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Championship, not 4th MVP trophy, is Espejo's goal

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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/tvpatrol/04/28/marck-espejo-uaap.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ateneo&#x27;s Marck Espejo is already a three-time UAAP MVP. <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 – No one will be surprised if Ateneo star Marck Espejo winds up taking home his fourth UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy ahead of Game 2 of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball Finals.Espejo&#x27;s trophy case is already overflowing, as he has won MVP honors in each of his first three seasons. He was also the Rookie of the Year in Season 76, has been the Best Attacker for the past two seasons, and was last season&#x27;s Best Server as well.Amazingly, Espejo improved even further in Season 79, as he played a huge role in Ateneo&#x27;s 14-0 sweep of the elimination round, totaling 235 points. Interestingly, this is the first time he has led the UAAP in scoring in his career.Espejo finished the season with 189 kills, converting a stunning 57.62% of his attempts. He was No. 3 in the league in blocks (0.64 per set); No. 2 in aces (0.38 per set); and was the third most efficient receiver in the league with a 56.51% rate.Yet for the fourth-year spiker, winning the MVP award in Season 79 is way down in his list of goals.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/04/26/bulldogs-take-advantage-rusty-blue-eagles-25248">READ: Bulldogs to take advantage of &#x27;rusty&#x27; Blue Eagles</a></li></ul>&quot;Hindi ko po iniisip talaga,&quot; he said Tuesday after the Blue Eagles wrapped up their practice ahead of the UAAP Finals. &quot;Gusto ko po &#x27;yung goal na gustong makuha ng team namin – team goal.&quot;&quot;&#x27;Yung individual award naman, darating siguro &#x27;yun pag nanalo ka. At saka hindi mo naman magagawa &#x27;yun kapag wala &#x27;yung tulong ng mga teammates mo,&quot; he added.&quot;Siguro, sukli sa teammates ko, ipapakita ko sa kanila na &#x27;yung goal namin, naka-set pa rin sa gold.&quot;[I don&#x27;t think about it. I&#x27;m focused on our team goal. I believe that individual awards will come if you keep winning, and besides, you can&#x27;t win individual awards if not for your teammates. I want to show our teammates that our goal is still on the gold.]Espejo repeatedly stressed that the &quot;gold&quot; – the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball title – is the foremost thing on his mind. It would be Ateneo&#x27;s third consecutive championship, and underscores their dominance of the men&#x27;s volleyball scene in the UAAP.If he does get a fourth MVP trophy, then Espejo said it will be another blessing in a career that has been full of them.&quot;Thankful po ako siguro kung ako ulit ang magiging MVP,&quot; he said. &quot;Pero naka-mind set po talaga ang utak ko na for the gold po talaga.&quot;[I&#x27;ll be thankful if I win the MVP again. But my mindset is really on the gold.]Espejo and the Blue Eagles return from a 23-day layoff on May 2, when they take on the National University Bulldogs in Game 1 of the best-of-3 Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

No one will be surprised if Ateneo star Marck Espejo winds up taking home his fourth UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy ahead of Game 2 of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball Finals.

No one will be surprised if Ateneo star Marck Espejo winds up taking home his fourth UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy ahead of Game 2 of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball Finals.

Championship, not 4th MVP trophy, is Espejo's goal

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Championship, not 4th MVP trophy, is Espejo's goal

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 28, 2017 11:57 AM PHT

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