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Morente, Maraguinot shrug off subpar performances

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/03/23/ateneo-032317.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ateneo&#x27;s Jhoana Maraguinot had 10 attack faults against NU. File. <cite>Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo veterans Jhoana Maraguinot and Michelle Morente refused to dwell too deeply on their subpar performances during the Lady Eagles&#x27; grueling five-set loss to National University in the UAAP Season 79 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.In what was their fourth game in 12 days, the Lady Eagles succumbed to fatigue and had no answer for NU&#x27;s Jaja Santiago. The Lady Bulldogs claimed a thrilling 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13 win to complete a season sweep of the Lady Eagles.Maraguinot had 18 points, but she converted only 14 of her 41 spikes. Ten of her attacks were faults, the last of which handed the victory to NU. She also had four aces, but committed a crucial service error in the fifth set as well.Morente, by far Ateneo&#x27;s most versatile player, struggled on both ends for most of the game and was briefly benched in the fourth set in favor of rookie Jules Samonte. She still finished with 12 points, including five aces, along with 12 excellent digs and 16 excellent receptions.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li>Read: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/03/22/meneses-says-ateneo-s-100-percent-wasn-t-enough-nu-23631">Meneses says Ateneo’s 100% wasn’t enough against NU </a></li></ul>&quot;Pagod, and si Jaja ang bantay ko kanina,&quot; Maraguinot said when asked of the reasons for her subpar attack percentage. &quot;Nag-iisip ako kung paano ako lulusot sa kanya.&quot; (I&#x27;m tired, but moreover, Jaja was the one blocking me earlier. I had to think of ways to get the ball past her.)Their poor service reception was also a huge factor, as setter Jia Morado was unable to run quick plays for their middle hitters. Instead, 79 of their 145 attack attempts went to Maraguinot and to their other open hitter, Kat Tolentino.&quot;Nataranta kami sa first ball,&quot; Maraguinot admitted.(We were panicking about our first ball.)Morente, who is the team&#x27;s best receiver, openly admits her shortcomings on defense. &quot;For me, nawalan ako ng receive, and nawalan ng palo, so off talaga ako today.&quot;(I couldn&#x27;t receive, and I couldn&#x27;t hit. I was really off today.)&quot;And ang ganda ng laro ng NU (NU played very well),&quot; Morente added. &quot;The serves of NU were really great.&quot;&quot;Nawalan kami ng receive… so &#x27;di maka-set si Jia. I think that&#x27;s what happened. &#x27;Di maka-set si Jia ng quick, &#x27;di kami maka-plays, hindi maka-ikot ang players namin,&quot; she explained.(We couldn&#x27;t receive, so Jia couldn&#x27;t set our plays. Jia couldn&#x27;t set up the quick hits, we couldn&#x27;t run our plays, and we couldn&#x27;t rotate.)Nevertheless, both players are mostly upbeat. The Lady Eagles feel encouraged at having pushed the Lady Bulldogs to five sets, as they had lost in four frames back in the first round. Moreover, they survived the difficult 12-day stretch with three victories against Final 4 caliber opponents.&quot;Okay naman, kasi kahit papaano talaga, lumaban pa rin kami. Hindi namin binitawan lahat ng game,&quot; said Maraguinot.(It&#x27;s okay because we still fought hard.)&quot;Okay naman kami,&quot; added Morente. &quot;I think it&#x27;s a wake-up call for us, that we have to push ourselves and madami pang kailangan i-improve. Kailangan naming mag-double time, kailangang i-push ang sarili namin, para next time na makaharap namin ang NU, makabawi kami.&quot;(We&#x27;re okay, but I think that it&#x27;s a wake-up call for us, that we have to push ourselves and we have a lot to improve. We need to work double time so next time we face NU, we can bounce back against them.)National U is the only team that Ateneo has yet to beat in Season 79.(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

Ateneo veterans Jhoana Maraguinot and Michelle Morente refused to dwell too deeply on their subpar performances during the Lady Eagles' grueling five-set loss to National University in the UAAP Season 79 women's volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

Ateneo veterans Jhoana Maraguinot and Michelle Morente refused to dwell too deeply on their subpar performances during the Lady Eagles' grueling five-set loss to National University in the UAAP Season 79 women's volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

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Morente, Maraguinot shrug off subpar performances

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Mar 23, 2017 03:06 PM PHT

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