Cignal HD Spikers within the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Cignal made its goal clear as early as its first win: The HD Spikers want nothing wanting a Premier Volleyball League crown.
“To be honest, we’re targeting a championship,” coach Shaq delos Santos said in Filipino after Cignal fought back for a hard-fought victory against Akari.
And that 21-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-18 victory against the Chargers on Saturday at Smart-Araneta Coliseum is a testament to simply how much the HD Spikers need to end that title drought.
Delos Santos believes they now have what they should just do that.
“Especially having Dawn [Macandili-Catindig] and Jovelyn Fernandez, they’ve made such a huge effect as you possibly can see from our performance today especially with our floor defense,” Delos Santos added.
“We’re working so hard for this on a regular basis, but though the performance is improving, it’ll be good to have it a lot better. That’s the goal,” he added.
Cignal has not tasted a PVL crown because it joined the league in 2021. The closest that the HD Spikers have come is a silver-finish within the Reinforced Conference in 2022, in between a listing of third-place finishes.
In the course of the offseason, libero Catindig and young spiker Fernandez signed up with Cignal after the disbandment of F2 Logistics. The 2 will attempt to be the catalysts for the HD Spikers to finally have a breakthrough title.
Best libero
Catindig proved her price her latest team from as early as their PNVF Champions League silver finish where she was hailed as the most effective libero.
And he or she wants that to translate intto the true deal together along with her whole squad, which incorporates young stalwart Vanie Gandler, Ces Molina and Jovelyn Gonzaga.
“I’m pleased with this latest team and that I actually have a brand new family. I’m very grateful and I’m just taking it someday at a time,” Catindig said as Delos Santos also shared the identical sentiment.
“We’re coping with it one game at a time. We are going to give our greatest but after all it would all come from our preparations so we’d like to work for it until the top,” Delos Santos said. “That’s where we’re at all times falling short.”
Gandler continues to be Cignal’s spark plug after ending with 19 points while old reliable Rose Doria and Ces Molina chipped in 16 points apiece.
Meanwhile, Kung Fu Reyes is seeing his Chery Tiggo perform the best way he wants them to because the Crossovers encountered little fight back from Strong Group, 25-12, 25-17, 25-19, and cruised to its second straight win.
