Trisha Tubu showed why she is the reigning Season Most Valuable Player (MVP), spearheading the Farm Fresh Foxies’ charge to a second straight semifinals appearance in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series.
At the center of Farm Fresh’s continued rise is the five-time Best Opposite Spiker, who answered the call with explosive performances against Capital1 and PLDT to earn PVL Press Corps Player of the Week honors for the period of November 10-14.
The ever-reliable Adamson University product unleashed a 25-point performance against the Solar Spikers in Farm Fresh’s 25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23 victory on Saturday, which secured the Foxies at least a Top Four finish in the preliminary round.
Known for her spiking brilliance, Tubu finished with 25 kills on 54 attack attempts, outdueling Capital1 sophomore Bella Belen as Farm Fresh snapped its string of five-set matches by closing out the contest in four frames.
The impressive performance came on the heels of her 30-point explosion against contender PLDT earlier in the week.
Tubu took over in the endgame, donning the hero’s cape and delivering the crucial attacks that allowed Farm Fresh to complete a thrilling escape act, 20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 17-15, while ending the High Speed Hitters’ three-game winning streak in the process.
For the weekly citation, Tubu bested Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina and Deanna Wong, Nxled’s EJ Laure-Cariño, PLDT’s Savi Davison, and ZUS Coffee’s AC Miner.
Tubu shared that while all her former Farm Fresh mentors contributed to her development, current head coach Koji Tsuzurabara’s perfectionist approach and attention to detail have helped her minimize mistakes on the court.
"Lagi ko pong sinasabi sa naging coaches ko sa Farm Fresh [na] bawat isa po sa kanila may input po talaga sa 'kin personally. And kay coach Koji [Tsuzurabara], siguro po 'yung Japanese culture niya na perfectionist—lagi niyang sinasabi na one small mistake, mag-a-appear yan sa game," said Tubu after their match against Capital1.
"So, dapat sa training pa lang, pina-polish na. So siguro po 'yon, sa training pa lang, sabi nga ni Maicah [Larroza] na sobrang strict po niya sa mga maliliit na bagay," she added.
With Farm Fresh now holding a 5-2 win-loss record, a twice-to-beat advantage in the playoffs is firmly within reach—a bonus that Tubu and the Foxies are determined to secure in their upcoming clash against PVL powerhouse Creamline.
"Nasimulan na po namin, kailangan na po namin ituloy-tuloy," Tubu underscored. "'Di po namin alam ano pwede mangyari sa game namin sa Creamline kasi nilalaban din po nila 'yung spot nila for twice-to-beat, same as us."
"Both teams preparing, meron pa po kaming one week to prepare. Mahaba-haba po 'yun. So talagang sisiguraduhin po namin na bibigyan namin sila ng magandang game."
