Terrence Fortea's hot shooting came up big during the UP Fighting Maroons' huge rally to overcome the Adamson Soaring Falcons in UAAP Season 87.
Amid the UP Fighting Maroons’ poor shooting start against the Adamson Soaring Falcons, veteran guard Terrence Fortea reminded everyone why he’s a top-notch shooter in the league.
During State U’s massive run in the third quarter, Fortea hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Fighting Maroons the lead and the momentum in the match.
The 23-year-old guard finished with 13 points on 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc, with five rebounds, one assist, and two steals.
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Fortea is coming off an injury-riddled Season 86, where he saw limited minutes due to a right knee injury.
But now fully healthy, Fortea continues to stay ready whenever called upon by coach Goldwin Monteverde.
“Wala naman kasi talagang promise sa'min kung gagamitin kami or ilan minutes mo. Lagi lang kami nagre-remind sa isa’t isa, lalo ‘yung off the bench, maging ready kasi hindi mo alam kung sino bubunutin,” Fortea told One Sports.
“Kung binunot ka, siguro ibigay mo na lahat. Same lang kami mindset ng mga off the bench na kung anong mangyari, ibigay namin lahat,” he added.
Fortea has also made sure to forget about his past struggles, focusing instead on UP’s campaign this season.
“Siguro masaya talaga kasi alam naman natin kung ano nangyari last season. Pero sabi nga sa akin ni coach Gold tapos na ‘yun,” Fortea explained. “Wala naman na mangyayari kung iisipin ko pa ‘yung injury ko na ‘yun.
"Siguro mas kontrolado ko ‘yung sitwasyon ngayon, ibibigay ko lahat kung ano man ‘yung mangyayari," he added.
Having played sparingly to start Season 87, the streaky guard readied himself to shoot his way into form for the Fighting Maroons—doing so in a rather convincing fashion.
“Hindi ko rin alam ano mangyayari pero siguro ready lang talaga kahit nasa bench pag nanonood, mina-mindset sarili ko na once pumasok ako, bigay ‘yung strength ko [na] three-point shooting and kung ano man ‘yung ibigay sakin ng depensa,” said Fortea.
Fortea will look to continue his hot shooting in the Fighting Maroons' upcoming match against the UST Growling Tigers on Wednesday, October 2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.