During the elimination round, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans recorded more losses than wins, finishing as the seventh seed with a 4-5 record. Now in the play-in tournament of the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference, Sisi Rondina and Maddie Madayag are determined to bring their team back to the semifinals.
The Flying Titans need to win three straight games to advance to the round-robin semifinals, and they are off to a strong start after defeating the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles in five sets, 21-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-11, 15-11, on Tuesday, March 24.
For Rondina and Madayag, they acknowledged that it was their own doing that put them in a position where they now have to climb back.
“Siyempre, inisip din namin na kagagawan din naman namin kung bakit kami nandito. So, ang ginawa lang namin is magtrabaho, at gusto pa rin namin. Ipipilit pa rin namin na makapasok sa gusto naming mangyari sa team namin,” said Rondina.
Madayag added, “Sobrang laking bagay na makita na kaya naming bawiin yung sarili namin. ‘Yun nga sabi ni Sisi, kagagawan namin kung bakit nasa seventh place kami.”
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In their crucial win over the Thunderbelles, Rondina scored 27 points built on 26 attacks, along with 15 excellent receptions, while Madayag added 19 points on 14 attacks, three blocks, and two aces.
Now that they have secured the first of three do-or-die victories, the Flying Titans remain focused on sustaining their momentum.
Madayag added, “Sinabi ko sa team namin na the journey will not get easy—it’s going to get much harder. Kasi pataas nang pataas yung competition. Siyempre, hindi rin papayag yung kalaban. Kailangan naming mag-focus sa isa’t isa, sa team namin, kung paano kami gumalaw, at kung paano namin iaangat yung sarili namin.”
