Rookie setter Dux Yambao continued his fine play for University of Sto. Tomas last Sunday.
Yambao steered the Tiger Spikers to a straight sets win over College of St. Benilde to officially claim the second seed in Pool A of the 2022 V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena.
He finished with a game-high 16 excellent sets to go along with two points in the win.
Yambao, who was recruited by the school from Davao, shared that the V-League Collegiate Challenge is his first-ever tournament here in Manila.
Moreover, he said that he will use this opportunity to form a bond with his new teammates as they gear up for the upcoming UAAP season.
“Di po ako nageexpect kasi first time ko po mag-laro sa Manila po. Ginawa ko lang yung ginagawa namin sa practice tapos dinala ko po yung tinuro sakin ng mga kuya ko, pinsan ko, saka papa ko sa Davao,” said Yambao.
“Malaking bagay yung V-League kasi ngayon may chemistry na kami. Syempre bago mag-UAAP may pinagsamahan na kami sa team so madali na lang pagdating sa UAAP kasi nag-gel na kami, ‘di na mahirap,” he added.
Aside from that, Yambao said that he is also looking to work on his consistency here in the V-League as well as his connection with his open spikers.
“Yung consistency ko po sa sets lalo na sa open kasi para sa akin, kuha ko sa middle pero yung both sides ‘di pa ako masyadong magaling don tapos sa depensa. Yung pagiging calm din kasi minsan nagmamadali, nawawala sa sistema,” he said.
UST will take on Far Eastern University in the quarterfinals on November 16, Wednesday.
