PVL: Sisi Rondina hailed Player of the Week as Choco Mucho takes solo lead

Sisi Rondina has been named the latest PVL Press Corps Player of the Week after continuing to assert her dominance in steering Choco Mucho to the solo lead in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.

The diminutive open spiker delivered 24 points and 22 excellent receptions as the Flying Titans overcame the gritty Petro Gazz Angels in a thrilling five-setter, 24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13, last Tuesday at the Philsports Arena.

She then followed it up with 23 points and 13 excellent receptions in a 25-9, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17 triumph against Chery Tiggo last Saturday for Choco Mucho's third straight victory in as many outings for the solo top spot at 3-0.

The former UST star edged Creamline's Tots Carlos — who posted a 31-point career game on Thursday against Akari — in the tight deliberation for the weekly honor given by sportswriters covering the flourishing professional league.

"Siyempre para rin magbigay inspirasyon sa mga katulad kong maliliit na hindi hadlang 'yung height para makapaglaro tayo at makatungtong kami dito sa ganitong liga," said the 5-foot-6 Rondina. 

"Ginawa ko lang talaga is kumbaga settled na 'ko, ganito na 'yung height ko, hindi na talaga ako tatangkad. So, ang kailangan ko lang gawin is magdisiplina sa talon ko, kung ano 'yung binigay ni Lord sa 'kin."

[Of course, it's to give inspiration to those like me who are small that height is not a barrier for them us to play and to reach this level of league... What I did was, I was settled, this is my height, I'm not growing taller. So what I need to do is to be disciplined in my jumps, in what the Lord gave me.]

Rondina, though, is not about to settle as she looks to help the Flyting Titans surpass their previous finish last conference, where they reached the franchis's first-ever finals appearance before falling to Creamline. 

"As long as you give your best, ‘yung heart talaga sa paglalaro, and alam mo ‘yung passion, makikita talaga ng mga tao na gustong-gusto mong maglaro," she said.

[As long as you give your best, your heart when you play, and the passion, the people how much you want to play.]

—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News