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UP's Bersola has only one regret after final season ends in loss

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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/04/05/up-2017-040517.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">UP&#x27;s Kathy Bersola scored seven points in her final game as a Lady Maroon. <cite>Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Kathy Bersola very nearly led University of the Philippines (UP) to a stunning comeback win. She had tied the third set of their match against Far Eastern University (FEU), 24-all, and the Lady Maroons were clearly fired up thanks to her efforts.Alas, it was not meant to be for Bersola and UP. They committed unforced errors in three of the next four rallies to gift FEU with free points, the last of which was a net violation that Bersola vociferously protested.&quot;I was really disappointed noong huling point, kasi nga, bad call,&quot; said Bersola after the game, her eyes still red with tears. &quot;Pero wala nang magagawa, &#x27;yun na &#x27;yun. Siyempre, ang hirap tanggapin. Nagtanong pa ako sa referee noong last point. Sabi niya, net daw talaga.&quot;[I was really disappointed during the last point. I think it was a bad call. It&#x27;s hard to accept, but we can&#x27;t do anything about it. I even talked to the referee, but he said it really was a net violation.]That net violation ended the match, and with it, UP&#x27;s Final 4 bid in the UAAP Season 79 tournament. FEU took a 25-16, 25-16, 27-25 victory in a match where the Lady Maroons (7-7) committed 25 unforced errors and took too long before finding any semblance of a rhythm.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/04/05/lady-tams-send-lady-maroons-packing-24242">Lady Tams send Lady Maroons packing</a></li></ul>The loss marked the end of the UAAP careers of Bersola and fellow seniors Nicole Tiamzon and Pia Gaiser. Gaiser, their veteran libero, actually saw the end of her career come in the first round, when she suffered an ACL injury in a match against National University.All three UP veterans were in tears at the end of the game, although afterward, they basked in the love and appreciation showed by the fans and alumni who came to watch their final match at the FilOil Flying V Centre.Later, Tiamzon said that she has no regrets, even though they failed to lead UP to a second straight Final 4 appearance. Even Gaiser said she is learning to accept the injury that abruptly ended her UAAP career.&quot;Everything happens for a reason,&quot; she said.Bersola, the former UAAP Best Blocker whose competitive fire is legendary in UP circles, said she has only one regret.&quot;Kaunti lang,&quot; she says. &quot;May mga bad games ako, lalo na noong losing streak namin noong end ng first round. May mga bad games talaga ako, and sobrang wala akong nako-contribute.&quot;&quot;Ang nire-regret ko lang is hinayaan ko na magkaganoon. Hindi ko inayos agad, and pinarating ko sa ganoong point. &#x27;Yun lang ang regret ko – na hindi ako 100% all throughout the 14 games,&quot; she adds.[I only have a few regrets. I had some bad games, especially during our losing streak in the first round. I had bad games, and I couldn&#x27;t contribute anything. What I really regret is that I let it reach that point, and that I didn&#x27;t fix it. I wasn&#x27;t 100% all throughout the 14 games.]Bersola&#x27;s stretch of poor play coincided with UP&#x27;s four-match losing streak that saw them drop from being the No. 1 team in the league to a middle-of-the-pack squad. That put them in a bad position in the second round, especially in their last match which was a must-win game against a surging FEU team.Even though Bersola leaves the UP women&#x27;s volleyball program with some regrets, she knows that she – along with Tiamzon and Gaiser – have also left a solid legacy. When the three players entered UP, the team was a perennial cellar-dweller, and they left it as a Final 4 contender.&quot;Kami &#x27;yung nag-start ng uprising,&quot; said Bersola. &quot;May mga na-achieve naman kami, kahit papaano. Siguro, ang pinaka-legacy naming is, tinry talaga naming ibalik ang winning ways ng UP.&quot;[We started the uprising. I think we did achieve something during our time. I think the legacy we left is that we really tried to bring back UP&#x27;s winning ways.]For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Kathy Bersola very nearly led University of the Philippines to a stunning comeback win. She had tied the third set of their match against Far Eastern University, 24-all, and the Lady Maroons were clearly fired up thanks to her efforts.

Kathy Bersola very nearly led University of the Philippines to a stunning comeback win. She had tied the third set of their match against Far Eastern University, 24-all, and the Lady Maroons were clearly fired up thanks to her efforts.

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UP's Bersola has only one regret after final season ends in loss

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Apr 05, 2017 08:14 PM PHT

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