Seeing her teammates’ hard work to reach the PVL Finals is fuel for Anna DeBeer to deliver a dream championship for the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles.
DeBeer dropped 30 points in straight sets as ZUS Coffee ousted two-time champion PLDT, 25-22, 28-26, 25-22, and set a winner-take-all Reinforced Conference championship game against Petro Gazz at Smart Araneta Coliseum. ‘Just seeing how much it means to them just makes it mean so much more to me,’ said DeBeer on Thursday.
‘Seeing their emotion and all the work they’ve put in over the years and to know this is the first time for this program and first time for me being here. Just not really knowing what to expect coming in, but seeing how far we’ve come from the very beginning. And this whole season we’ve worked so hard to get here and it’s finally paying off.’
Despite being the leader of ZUS Coffee in her first overseas stint, DeBeer attributed their success to her teammates.
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‘I think it’s really awesome at times, but I have everyone around me who does so much that can sometimes go unnoticed. And I just want to give them credit because the middles are holding the blocks to allow me to be able to score one-on-one,’ she said. ‘There’s just so much that goes on behind the scenes that a lot of people don’t see all the time. So I totally give credit to the teammates for passing, setting, and all-around. It allows me to be able to do what I can.’ Interestingly, DeBeer faced Petro Gazz import Lindsey Vander Weide in the Major League Volleyball finals this year with her team, Indy Ignite, losing to the latter’s Orlando Valkyries.
‘It would be awesome. I honestly didn’t think about that. We just played each other months ago. It will be fun to battle it out against her on Sunday,’ said DeBeer. With a chance to win the title, DeBeer vows to keep anchoring the Thunderbelles.
‘The stakes obviously get higher each time. And the pressure is going to get more and more intense as we get into the finals. And it can go either way. Everyone is good. And I know Petro Gazz is really good,’ she said. ‘So I think just a few steps up in those moments. And I love those high-pressure moments. So I’m really looking forward to it.’