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UST's Poyos, Ybañez earn Players of the Week honors

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1710756847071Angge Poyos.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST&#x27;s Angge Poyos. UAAP Media"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">UST&#x27;s Angge Poyos. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- Angge Poyos and Josh Ybañez continue to play bigger than their size as they powered the University of Santo Tomas women&#x27;s and men&#x27;s teams to a perfect week in the conclusion of the first round of the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leading the Golden Tigresses and the Golden Spikers to identical 2-0 records, Poyos and Ybañez earned the nod as the Collegiate Press Corps’ UAAP Players of the Week presented by San Miguel Corporation for the period of March 13 to March 17.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Poyos averaged 20.0 points in the past week, wherein UST scored victories over the University of the Philippines and Adamson University.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She had an all-around performance of 22 points, seven excellent digs, and seven excellent receptions in UST&#x27;s 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 sweep of UP on March 13. She then put up 18 points, 10 digs, and 10 receptions in the Golden Tigresses&#x27; 25-18, 25-22, 15-25, 28-26 win over the Lady Falcons on March 16.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Poyos&#x27; performances helped UST complete a seven-game sweep of the first round -- UST&#x27;s best start in the Final 4 era.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/16/ust-completes-first-round-sweep-with-win-over-adamson-2220"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/16/ust-completes-first-round-sweep-with-win-over-adamson-2220">READ: UST completes first round sweep with win over Adamson</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/17/tigresses-far-from-satisfied-despite-ust-s-historic-start-1731"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/17/tigresses-far-from-satisfied-despite-ust-s-historic-start-1731">READ: Pepito, Poyos, Carballo far from satisfied despite UST’s historic start</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But the rookie open hitter stressed that they have to improve as they brace for a tougher second round.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I know na marami pa kaming tatrabahuin and marami pa ring ia-adjust sa mga susunod pa na mga games at talagang bawal kaming mag-relax dahil may second round pa,&quot; said Poyos, who earned her second Player of the Week plum. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Poyos beat out La Salle&#x27;s Shevana Laput, FEU&#x27;s Chenie Tagaod, UP&#x27;s Steph Bustrillo, and Ateneo&#x27;s Lyann De Guzman for the weekly citation supported by minor sponsors Discovery Suites and Jockey.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1710756810952Josh Ybanez.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST&#x27;s Josh Ybañez. UAAP Media"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">UST&#x27;s Josh Ybañez. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, the 5-foot-7 Ybañez averaged 22.5 points starting with a 21-point game plus 11 receptions in the Golden Spikers&#x27; 25-23, 25-14, 25-16 blanking of the UP Fighting Maroons on March 13. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a hard-earned 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-10 victory over the Adamson Soaring Falcons on March 16, the reigning MVP then poured 24 points and 26 receptions.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ybañez and the Golden Spikers thus recovered from their three-game slide and ended the first round with back-to-back wins for a 4-3 slate, fourth best in the league.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/16/uaap-yba-ez-powers-ust-in-five-set-win-over-adamson-1809"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/16/uaap-yba-ez-powers-ust-in-five-set-win-over-adamson-1809">READ: Ybañez powers UST in five-set win over Adamson</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ybañez shared the credit with his teammates, saying: &quot;Masaya ako kasi nakita ko sa mga teammates ko na gustong-gusto nila manalo and of course ako din and ayun nga ginawa namin siya as a team, nanalo kami as a team.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The reigning MVP bested NU&#x27;s Leo Aringo, FEU&#x27;s Martin Bugaoan, UE&#x27;s Axel Defeo, and Adamson&#x27;s John Gay for the Player of the Week award given by the print and online scribes covering the beat.</span></div>

<p>Angge Poyos and Josh Ybañez continue to play bigger than their size as they powered the UST women's and men's teams to a perfect week in the conclusion of the first round of the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments.</p>

Angge Poyos and Josh Ybañez continue to play bigger than their size as they powered the UST women's and men's teams to a perfect week in the conclusion of the first round of the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments.