Santiago sizzles for Blaze Spikers
Aleona Denise Santiago showed why she’s the top rookie draft pick as she almost single-handedly carried Petron to a rousing 25-27, 25-23, 1 9-25, 24-26, 15-10 win over PLDT Home TVolution in the 2014 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference on Wednesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. The 20-year-old center attacker toyed with the PLDT defense to finish with 37 points, 36 of which are kills that the Power Attackers failed to stop at the net. "My teammates have all long faces so I reminded them to just enjoy the game and relax. We need to work as a team for us to win,” said Santiago in Filipino, who also had one block. “Coach [George Pascua] told me to just remain focused and think nothing else but this game." "Dindin [Santiago] showed why she’s the first-round draft pick. All our offensive plays were designed for her because of her height advantage and skills,” said Pascua after the match. The Power At...