Johna Dolorito has been consistent for Lyceum of the Philippines University, making her the second top scorer of the Lady Pirates following Jaja Tulang.
In the win against Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Dolorito scored 18 points on 16 attacks.
Despite the stellar offensive output, Dolorito admitted that she had a hard time at it at first.
"Nung una po, medyo nahirapan ako kasi 'yung blockers nila matataas din. Nung nakuha ko na kung saan dadalhin 'yung bola, dun nagtuloy-tuloy ang offense ko," she said on Saturday after their win against the Lady Knights.
However, putting the offensive focus on Dolorito and on Jewel Maligmat was apparently part of head coach Cromwell Garcia's strategy.
"Ang prediction talaga namin nung nag-read ako, ang gagawin ng Letran, paghahandaan si Tulang," Garcia said.
True enough, Tulang was limited to just 11 points for this game.
"Sabi ko sa kanilang dalawa, kay Dolorito and Maligmat, kailangan mag-step up kasi 'yung much focus, nandito na kay Tulang. [Ang] kagandahan din gumana 'yung gitna namin kaya maayos ang tinakbo namin," he added.
Maligmat finished with 11 points in the LPU win, which gave them a 3-2 card.
—JMB, GMA News
