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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana standout Niña Ytang from the College of the Philippines (UP) capped her season on a excessive observe after being named one of many Finest Center Blockers within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event.
The 23-year-old native of Liloan, northern Cebu, shared the celebrated particular person honor with De La Salle College’s Amie Provido. The awards have been handed out in the course of the finals held earlier this week on the SM Mall of Asia Enviornment.
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This marks Ytang’s third consecutive Finest Center Blocker award, additional solidifying her fame as one of many league’s most formidable forces on the internet.
Ytang showcased her all-around prowess this season, ending with 81 blocks, 36 assaults, 29 service aces, and 20 digs for a complete of 166 factors, inserting her simply behind Provido, who tallied 179 factors.
Trailing Ytang within the statistical race have been College of the East’s Riza Nogales (161 factors), Ateneo de Manila College’s Alexis Ciarra Miner (153 factors), and Far Jap College’s Jazlyn Ann Ellarina (145 factors).
Earlier this yr, Ytang made headlines with a career-high 30-point explosion—constructed on 27 assaults and three blocks—throughout UP’s five-set upset victory over eventual champions, the NU Woman Bulldogs, final March 26.
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It was the very best particular person scoring efficiency by a UP participant since Tots Carlos’ 32-point recreation in 2018 and echoed the dominance of Jaja Santiago for NU again in 2017.
In UP’s last recreation of the season, Ytang delivered one other sturdy efficiency, ending with 16 factors (13 assaults and three blocks) in a dropping effort in opposition to the College of Santo Tomas.
As her collegiate chapter attracts to a detailed, Ytang stays undecided on whether or not to return for an additional yr with UP or start her journey into the skilled volleyball ranks.
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