The Champions
Determination,
resiliency and consistency - these are just some traits that champions are made
of. True enough the determined and resilient spikers from Sta. Maria Bulacan
willed their way to the championship and stuck with their consistency on their
attacks to eke out a hard earned 25 – 18, 23 – 25, 25 – 20, 25 – 20 win over
the hard fighting STI College Global City team. The win enabled STI
College Sta. Maria to capture the first STI Women’s Volleyball Challenge that
was participated by 24 STI schools.
Margie Bermeo skies for the ball
STI
College Sta. Maria started like a house on fire as they raised to an early lead
in the first set and held on to it and never relinquished it. The
Sta. Maria spikers wanted to start on a good note since they played catch up
against STI College Santa Rosa in the semifinals. The team wanted to show much
energy and it rubbed on to the rest of the team.
A spectacular joust at the net
Leading
the way for STI College Sta. Maria was the awesome twosome of Margie Bermeo and
Josephine Victorio. Prior to the game the two high flyers received special
awards with Bermeo getting the best attacker award and Victorio the Best Spiker
award. On the other side of the court STI College Global City’s Daisy
Salimbacod was given the Best Blocker award while Dyanara Daquil garnered the
Best Server award. Victorio also joined Global City’s captain Lyka Caniya as
part of the Mythical 6.
The Best Offense vs. The Best Defense
Looking
at the resume of the players on both sides gives you a sense of excitement for
the match. That excitement came in the second set when both teams bled for
every point with STI College Global City equalizing on the account of a 25 –
23 hard-earned second set win. In their past two games, STI College
Global City would lose badly the first set but come back strong to take the
next three sets and with them equalizing, the championship was on to a
thrilling finale with both teams now in full gear.
Lyka Caniya attacks the Sta. Maria defense
At
the top of the third set, STI College Global City’s renewed confidence fueled
their games as they fought their Bulacan based opponents for every point. Five
feet Ten inch middle blocker Daisy Salimbacod was an intimidating force in the
middle that kept Bermeo and Victorio from scoring at will. STI College Global
City’s Paula Princesa on the other hand alternated with Lyka Caniya in Global
City’s attack on the Sta. Maria team that gave them the upper-hand early on.
Sta. Maria players on the same page
This
prompted the STI College Sta. Maria team to regroup, come out more determined
in answering back the Global City attack and more resilient in attacking their
opponent’s defense. The result was a 25 – 20 third set win that put the Bulacan
spikers one step closer to the title. After that third set win, the
Sta. Maria Bulacan team’s renewed confidence made them gear up for the
knock-out punch to put their opponents away. But STI College Global City did
not go out without a fight. Trailing 14 – 18 in the fourth set, 4th year
Travel Management Senior and team Captain Lyka Caniya carried her team one last
time as they equalized 18 – all with Caniya rifling off three aces.
The Tournament MVP Margie Bermeo
That
was the cue that Sta. Maria Spiker Margie Bermeo needed to fuel her team’s
attack once again as her booming hits penetrated the Global City defense that
helped STI College Sta. Maria end the set with a 25 – 20 win and claim the
crown. Margie Bermeo was declared the tournament Most Valuable Player as she
displayed her all around brilliance with monster numbers to boot as she came
out with her best performance in the biggest stage as she scored 32 big points.
Congratulations STI College Sta. Maria the 2017 STI Women’s Volleyball
Challenge Champions.
STI College Sta. Maria and STI College Global City players pose for a pic after the game
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