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<\/p>\nLa Salle\u2019s Thea Gagate in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 85 girls\u2019s volleyball finals. UAAP PHOTO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MANILA, Philippines\u2014Thea Gagate apologized to Sheena Toring, who damage her knee after touchdown on the La Salle center blocker\u2019s foot following a block try within the fifth set of the UAAP Season 85 girls\u2019s volleyball Finals Game 1 on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.<\/p>\n
With La Salle holding a slim 13-12 lead within the fifth set, Toring tried to cease Angel Canino\u2019s assault earlier than the National University star went down and was stretchered off the court docket.<\/p>\n
Gagate, who completed with 17 factors together with 4 blocks, stated it wasn\u2019t intentional.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, akala ko siya yung pumasok pero ako pala. Syempre na feel bad ako kasi hindi ko naman yun sinasadya,\u201d stated Gagate, the reigning Best Middle Blocker. \u201cSana lang hindi super masama yung injury niya and magpagaling na. Syempre as a friend din, i\u2019m sorry sa nangyari.\u201d<\/p>\n
(To be trustworthy, I assumed she was the one who went inside but it surely was me as an alternative. Of course I really feel unhealthy as a result of I didn’t do it on function. I simply hope her damage isn\u2019t that unhealthy and I want her nicely. Of course, as a buddy, I\u2019m sorry for what occurred.)<\/p>\n
The Lady Spikers pulled off a comeback win, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13, over the Lady Bulldogs to inch a win nearer from ending a five-year title drought.<\/p>\n
Toring, who completed with six factors, admitted she was annoyed to depart the sport after they had been making an attempt to combat again within the fifth set.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaapakan ko po si Thea. Doon ko naramdaman iyong paa niya. Bigla nalang may pumitik from ankle to knee,\u201d stated final season\u2019s 2nd Best Middle Blocker. \u201cDisappointed siyempre kasi Game 1 championship iyong laro namin. Kailangan talaga- lalo na ginagamit ako, first six ako. Siguro part of the game lang. Move on nalang siguro. Wala na akong time mag-emote. Patapos na iyong season.\u201d<\/p>\n
NU Physical Therapist Dwight Demayo stated Toring\u2019s damage is \u201cnothing serious so far\u201d and they’re hopeful that Toring will return in Game 2 subsequent week when the Lady Bulldogs attempt to prolong the sequence on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, (her knee) is intact. But it depends on how she will quickly respond to her rehab. But so far, she\u2019s okay, nothing serious,\u201d Demayo stated in Filipino.<\/p>\n
NU faces a tall order in defending its title because it hasn\u2019t crushed La Salle in three matches up to now this season.<\/p>\n