UAAP Player of the Game Highlights: Roma Doromal's double-double anchors Ateneo win

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Roma Mae Doromal finished with a strong double-double of 23 receptions and 23 digs to anchor Ateneo's win over UE.

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00:00 You might not win the match but then you have a really you know fulfilling game

00:04 and you can carry that on with you to the rest of the conference or the rest

00:08 of the season. The rest of your career I think these are the things you learn in

00:13 Actually, those breakballs are hard.

00:17 And certainly is showing a lot of maturity. We're talking about Leanne

00:21 Guzman earlier. We'll talk more about her later but she's one of those who really

00:26 evolved from last year. And here goes Leanne again.

00:31 Cassie Dongalia with the pick up there. Kai Sepada picked up by Doromal.

00:37 Good defense from Yui. And from Ateneo we have a rally.

00:45 Shunoshima will get that one. Faith Desperos, Vanny Gambler no longer there. So this is

00:51 the kind of thing that they have to contend with this season.

00:54 It's their time now.

00:58 Another chance here. Slide attack. Perfectly executed by Deminer going deep.

01:07 Well, they just couldn't kill it. I guess it's a tribute to the

01:12 tribute to the defense that Ateneo is showing. Right.

01:17 Shunoshima coming from the right pin. That left the advantage clearly.

01:22 It's a Sunday volleyball day. And that's one of the best things that we see coming out

01:27 also of the Ateneo story this season. A lot of the alumni, a lot of the

01:34 supporters coming back out and showing their support.

01:38 And Buena again finding her groove. Some adjustments that Yui might need to make.

01:45 Might be a little too late for this first set as we have multiple set points for

01:50 the Blue Eagles. Let's see if they can put an end to the set now. Buena will do it for Ateneo.

01:58 So the adjustments already made and I'm sure a lot of studying.

02:03 Donggalio is a marked man here for Yui. And so is Lian, but that's a good chase by Taks.

02:11 Broken play here. I think it's just luck. I don't know.

02:16 So I wouldn't say that they are swept. Because that was just a while ago.

02:22 Two in the first set. The girls in their training the past few days taking you guys back to how they prepare.

02:28 The girls took no day offs from their regular programming. Their day started as early as 6 a.m.

02:33 for strength and conditioning. At the highest point. Yeah. Good timing.

02:39 And Lian made a comeback. And the approach of the middle. It looked as if she was going to send.

02:47 Fujimoto was going to send. She also has that thing going on with Taks.

02:52 Yup. They've been together for a long time.

02:56 Sobe on the other hand. And we always talk about this very uncanny and unorthodox approach.

03:02 You can see it's hard to read. It's behind her head. And it's coming off.

03:09 Cortez pushing it out to Lian de Guzman. That can be a point for Lian.

03:18 Just hitting it off the blockers. 9 for de Guzman. She has the most points for Ateneo.

03:23 Followed by Buena with 8.

03:25 Tsutashima in minor both with 7.

03:28 And on your screens earlier it was Faith Bulan and Nikki Cressini, former UE players.

03:35 Out of the alumni coming out enjoying the action live.

03:39 However, Ateneo is still fighting in this set.

03:43 UE has the lead. Still has the lead. They're at match point.

03:56 And AC minor.

03:58 That went outside but she's looking for a check ball.

04:03 But you know, Cortez was able to find AC minor and AC minor adjusting the tempo of her attack there.

04:09 And a broken play. This time Zell going up.

04:14 Another broken play.

04:16 A replay that the official wanted to see.

04:20 Actually, that's true.

04:23 The one who can start the video challenge is the official himself.

04:28 In any case, it did go the way of UE.

04:32 But Ateneo still with a one point lead.

04:34 Back row attack de Guzman.

04:36 That was smart.

04:38 And again, these are things that we don't see very often.

04:42 So if there's no president, we need to see sometimes.

04:45 Now they'll come back if that happens again.

04:48 And Ateneo will gain the point some other way.

04:52 I think Leanne de Guzman here getting her groove once again.

04:57 This time on the right.

04:59 De Guzman there trying to go across court.

05:07 Slate in this third set.

05:09 The spike of the set brought to you by Duncan Pasalubong, Nangbayan.

05:13 That was an exciting one.

05:16 Challenges are crucial.

05:18 Oh, De Guzman gets it off.

05:21 Single block.

05:23 But hard way in the third set.

05:28 No one can stop it.

05:32 The style that both teams are going to just that drop in zone 2.

05:38 And still, in beast mode, Leanne de Guzman now with 20 points.

05:44 And we are just at the start of set 4.

05:47 No matter where she is in the court, from the right side or the left side.

05:52 Ball still alive. Good defense.

06:01 Ateneo will get a chance again to go.

06:09 There's a proper set up to Leanne de Guzman.

06:12 Don Gallo with a nice pass.

06:14 Zapata.

06:15 Doug Baizel.

06:17 Castillo read that one.

06:21 Leanne wanting to go longer.

06:28 Even though it's not a solid block, but finally she's not there.

06:33 She couldn't block it.

06:35 Corner pocket shot for Leanne.

06:38 And the feeling behind Ateneo, all of a sudden, they're tied at 11-all.

06:42 Oh!

06:44 Look at Pasha.

06:46 Well, in their previous match, she only scored one point.

06:50 So she's already outdone herself.

06:52 Open set there. That was long.

07:00 Yeah.

07:01 Trying to outsmart each other. Such a good set here.

07:06 (upbeat music)

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