{"id":242859,"date":"2016-12-20T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=242859"},"modified":"2016-12-20T06:00:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:00:25","slug":"mba-stuns-mt-carmel-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mba-stuns-mt-carmel-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA stuns Mt. Carmel in finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Marianas Baptist Academy player uses his fingers to tap the ball, while a Mt. Carmel School player attempts to block it during the first set of their title game in the boys division of the 2016-2017 Coalition of Private Schools Sports Association Volleyball League last Thursday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marianas Baptist Academy played the spoiler\u2019s role in the boys high school division finals of the 2016-2017 Coalition of Private Schools Sports Association Volleyball League after outlasting Mt. Carmel School last Thursday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

The MBA Tigers lost the opening set of the title duel, 23-25, but recovered in the last two sets, 25-22, 15-12, to steal the victory from the heavily favored Knights. MBA\u2019s victory foiled Mt. Carmel\u2019s double celebration after the latter\u2019s girls team earlier defeated Saipan International School in their finals rematch.<\/p>\n

The Brendon Perez-coached MBA denied the Knights\u2019 bid for a sweep in the high school volleyball league despite having a 0-2 record against Mt. Carmel in the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost both of our games against Mt. Carmel before the finals and we only finished third in the regular season with our 5-3 record,\u201d said Perez, whose Tigers dethroned Saipan International School last Wednesday following a 25-22, 25-18 win in their semis game to set up a finals showdown against the top-ranked Knights.<\/p>\n

Mt. Carmel, with majority of the crowd cheering for the team, moved a set away from getting the championship it missed in the 2015-2016 season after drawing first blood in the finals. However, MBA battled back in the second set and pulled off a similar close win before completing the come-from-behind triumph with a 3-point victory in the deciding third set.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter we lost the first set, I told our players that the game is not yet over. We can still come back as long as we give our best and play to our full potential. We did not expect the finals will be played that close,\u201d said Perez, adding that his players got their acts together to upset the Knights.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeamwork was the biggest factor that helped the team win in the finals,\u201d the MBA coach said.<\/p>\n

The champion squad is made up of Stephen Joon Eo, Minsu Park, Paul Heo, Fritz Trinidad, Junsik Kim, Kevin Song, Gun Lee, Alex Hwang, Samuel Jin Park, Stephen Bartolo, Minseong Shin, Haesu Yeo, Hyun Jun Roh, Sungjun An, and Ensik Choi.<\/p>\n

Eo was later named to the Boys All-League for his notable performance this season and was joined on the select group by Agape Christian School\u2019s Tychicus Xu, Grace Christian Academy\u2019s Matthew Mamaril, SIS\u2019 Colin Ramsey, and MCS\u2019 Seok Jun Yun.<\/p>\n

The Girls All-League, on the other hand, had Agape\u2019s Claire Song, MBA\u2019s Katrina Reyes, SIS 2\u2019s Anna Qian, MCS 2\u2019s Rosalia Pangelinan, GCA\u2019s Cyril Salcedo, SIS 1\u2019s Julia Ishikawa, and MCS 1\u2019s Karleen Reyes as members. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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