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Spikers' Turf: 'Maturity' will be Cignal HD's advantage vs. Sta. Elena in finals, says coach

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Marck Espejo is expected to provide the leadership for Cignal HD in the Finals against NU-Sta. Elena. PVL Media." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/09/29/20220929-st_cignal-hd.jpg"/><figcaption>Marck Espejo is expected to provide the leadership for Cignal HD in the Finals against NU-Sta. Elena. <em>PVL Media.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- Cignal HD head coach Dexter Clamor is counting on the collective experience and maturity of his players to boost their bid for the 2022 Spikers&#x27; Turf Open Conference championship.</p><p>The HD Spikers will be up against a youthful National University-Sta. Elena squad, composed of the core of the reigning UAAP champions. Game 1 of the best-of-3 series is set for Thursday, 5:30 p.m., at the Paco Arena.</p><p>Cignal HD and NU-Sta. Elena split their first two meetings in the conference. The HD Spikers swept their elimination round encounter, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22, but the Nationals came away with a 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-10 triumph when they met in the semifinals just last week.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung NU talaga, promising team talaga sila eh. Matitibay &#x27;yung bata, may international exposure,&quot; said Clamor after Cignal HD snatched the second and last semifinals spot by beating Navy on Tuesday night. </p><p>The coach noted that while the Nationals played in overseas tournaments, the HD Spikers made do with intrasquad scrimmages and practice sessions.</p><p>Their advantage, said Clamor, is that their roster is composed of more experienced, more mature players. While NU-Sta. Elena has a bevy of youthful players — some of whom already have experience with the national team — Cignal HD will rely on veterans such as Marck Espejo, Ysay Marasigan, and Rex Intal. </p><p>JP Bugaoan has been superb for Cignal HD as well, while Owen Suarez and Geuel Asia are alternating playmaking duties for the team.</p><p>&quot;Siguro, it boils down to maturity. It boils down to maturity ng bawat isa. So, siguro, &#x27;yun ang I think advantage namin,&quot; said Clamor. &quot;Basta meron kang Marck Espejo at Ysay Marasigan na magli-lead sa team, &#x27;yung maturity ng bawat isa, &#x27;yun ang tingin kong No. 1 factor na advantage namin against NU.&quot;</p><p>Still, it&#x27;s no assurance that Cignal HD will come out on top in the finals series. Clamor himself did not make any predictions or promises, only that he expects good matches.</p><p>&quot;I think these finals is a very exciting game. Tinalo namin sila during elimination, binawian nila kami ng semi finals. So again, paghahandaan namin maigi ang Sta. Elena,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MjaFFzKJ0C8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Cignal HD head coach Dexter Clamor is counting on the collective experience and maturity of his players to boost their bid for the 2022 Spikers' Turf Open Conference championship.

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Spikers' Turf: 'Maturity' will be Cignal HD's advantage vs. Sta. Elena in finals, says coach

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Sep 29, 2022 06:19 AM PHT

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