๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ข๐ฃ | NCF Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Team notch championship at the First Bicol Open Invitational One-Day League Volleyball Tournament.
Setting to develop home-grown talents and ace opportunities for the Bicolano athletes, the Provincial Government of Albay, through Governor Noel E. Rosal, launched the first-ever Bicol Open Invitational One-Day League Volleyball Tournament for men and women, last September 10 and 11, 2022, respectively, at the Albay Astrodome.
The said tournament was participated by two school-based teams, the Naga College Foundation, Inc. (NCF) Tigers and the University of Nueva Caceres (UNC) Greyhounds. The other 14 teams, on the other hand, are club-based and organized from various provinces and cities in Bicol Region.
๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ 15 ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
Equipped with sufficient ball training, NCF Lady Tigers defeated Titanium, UNC Greyhounds, FHM, and Team SD from the elimination round until the ‘battle for third’ and counter-attacked the strong offenses and defenses of PACHOY in their championship match, thereby securing the Gold Medallion.
Meanwhile, four lady tigers showed excellence in their positions and roles in the heated court:
โข Arah Ellah Panique, Most Valuable Player and Best Open Spiker
โข Angela Ann Louise Zamudio, Best Setter
โข Natazha Kaye Bombita, Best Opposite Spiker
โข Hizkhi Zhik Flores, Best Libero
Furthermore, the NCF women’s volleyball team is in preparation for the return of Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League (BUCAL) games, under the supervision of Coach Parley Tupaz.
๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐น
Unlike the Lady Tigers, the Men’s Volleyball Team of NCF was hesitant to join the tournament, considering their series of conditioning for the return of Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League (BUCAL) games, as well as the fact that the team was fresh from the tournament where competitors are the same to this invitational league.
Upon the encouragement of NCF President Mario C. Villanueva, the NCF men’s volleyball team accepted the challenges and proceeded to one-week time training – mastering the change of play, the position of the setter and the libero.
Coach Ian Jake Olaso revealed that the one-week time training focuses on the mastery of the team to the new play and the techniques as opponents, particularly the San Miguel (SMB) – the NCF long-time rival in men’s volleyball, were already familiar with how the NCF Tigers administer offenses and build defenses.
“We anticipated facing SMB in the finals,” Coach Olaso added.
“The training was conducted and the change of play was made to ascertain the championship against SMB,” Coach Olaso furthered.
The heated match between NCF Tigers and San Miguel was a close fight, both exhibiting floor and net defense.
“We expected this heated match, this is just like before. The only difference is, this time, we won,” Coach Olaso said.
When asked about the edge of NCF Men’s Volleyball Team over the other 15 competing teams, Coach Olaso said: “chemistry and communication” – citing these two as significant ingredients in a volleyball team inside and outside the court.
“It is on the Libero that our team leaned onโฆ they are the unsung heroes,” Coach Olaso added.
Meanwhile, aside from winning the gold, four tigers showed excellence in their positions and roles in the heated court:
โข Regan Oarde, Most Valuable Player and Best Setter
โข Marjon Belgica, Best Opposite Spiker
โข Mark Joseph Palmero, Best Server
โข Marshall Nerva, Best Libero (a tiger athlete who played under the flag of SMB)
From the elimination until the championship match, NCF Men’s Volleyball Team won over B-One, Powerhorse, UNC Greyhounds, Arriba Iriga, and San Miguel.
Parallel to the NCF Lady Tigers, the men’s team is in preparation for the return of Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League (BUCAL) games on October 8, 2022.
With the loudest roar, the Tigers’ Den is immensely proud of these successes. Congratulations and thank you for defending the title of NCF as Home of the Champions!
Photo courtesy of:
Joe Escolano
Albay Gov. Noel E. Rosal FB Page
Budyong Online
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