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Bella Belen hopes for more 'tapang, puso' for Capital1 next PVL tournament

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Bella Belen hopes to see a &quot;more courageous&quot; and &quot;heart-driven&quot; Capital1 for the next Premier Volleyball League (PVL) tournament.As the Capital1 super rookie&#x27;s PVL All-Filipino campaign ended abruptly after a 20-25, 16-25, 28-30 loss to Galeries in the play-in tournament, Belen lamented the team&#x27;s lack of heart and courage in tough games she claimed were &quot;winnable.&quot;Belen also regrets that she could have &quot;done more,&quot; although she already had an all-around game of 21 points, 12 digs, and nine receptions — including clutch hits late in Set 3 that kept the squad alive, but ultimately went to waste.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/24/pvl-galeries-takes-down-capital1-to-advance-in-play-ins-1754">READ: PVL: Galeries takes down Capital1 to advance in play-ins </a></div>&quot;Kapag tough situations, I feel like kaya ko. Pero siguro, mas magiging maganda nga siguro kung buong team siguro. Pinag-usap nga kami ni coach Jorge [de Brito] kanina na parang it’s all about mental game talaga siya — &#x27;yung tapang, &#x27;yung puso sa paglalaro kailangan nandoon,&quot; she told reporters on Tuesday at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.&quot;Nakakalungkot kasi pakiramdam ko kaya naman sana namin. I feel like meron pa sana akong ginawa to contribute sana sa team para mapanalo sana namin,&quot; she added.&quot;Sana maipanalo namin &#x27;yung mga games namin na kaya naman talaga naming ipanalo. &#x27;Yun &#x27;yung nakaka-frustrate, kasi &#x27;yung alam mong kaya sana namin talunin &#x27;yung team na &#x27;yun, kaya namin ipanalo &#x27;yung game pero &#x27;di namin nagawa.&quot;Belen also hopes to see discipline and better on-court decision-making for the team.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/21/pvl-capital1-weathers-galeries-scare-to-earn-win-to-conclude-prelims-1752">READ: PVL: Capital1 weathers Galeries scare to earn win to conclude prelims </a></div>&quot;Siguro &#x27;yun, pero before mangyari &#x27;yun, kailangan mag-umpisa talaga sa discipline ng player. Pro na po kami, so kailangan mas disiplinado na kami kaysa sa mga collegiate players. So ayun, &#x27;yun lang naman gusto ko makita sa team — kung paano kami lumaban sa dikdikan na laban at sa mga laban na dapat namin ipanalo,&quot; she said.&quot;Siguro lahat lalo na &#x27;yung in-game adjustments namin. Feeling ko, &#x27;yun &#x27;yung nilamang sa amin ng ibang teams — kumbaga mabilis silang mag-adjust during games, lalo na &#x27;yung mga decision-making and all. Feeling ko doon nag-lack &#x27;yung team kasi &#x27;yung skills, nandiyan na. Siguro konting tapang pa for the team.&quot;

The Capital1 super rookie's PVL All-Filipino campaign ended abruptly after a 20-25, 16-25, 28-30 loss to Galeries in the play-in tournament.

The Capital1 super rookie's PVL All-Filipino campaign ended abruptly after a 20-25, 16-25, 28-30 loss to Galeries in the play-in tournament.