NU Girl Bulldogs throughout a 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship sport. –SSL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide College gave coach Sherwin Meneses a profitable 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship debut after overcoming a second set loss to Ateneo, 25-12, 25-27, 25-16, 25-17, on Friday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Meneses, probably the most profitable PVL coach of Creamline, lastly made his comeback official within the Philippine collegiate volleyball scene as NU opened its ‘three-peat’ bid on a excessive notice in Pool A.
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Erin Pangilinan was dominant within the center, nailing seven of the crew’s 14 blocks and scoring 9 kills to complete with 17 factors, whereas Vange Alinsug stepped up with 14 factors, restoring the order for the Girl Bulldogs after dropping the second set.
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Alinsug believes NU nonetheless has loads to work on underneath Meneses, who changed Norman Miguel and simply began dealing with the crew of their participation within the AVC ladies’s membership championship in Thailand.
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“We nonetheless have loads to study as a result of the event is lengthy,” mentioned Alinsug. “Ateneo gained confidence [in the second set] and our second stringers felt some strain, however we all know they’d bounce again as a result of we all know them effectively.”
UAAP two-time MVP Bella Belen had eight factors, whereas Alyssa Solomon added seven of their first sport within the SSL since sweeping the Nationwide Invitationals in July.
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Ateneo dropped to a 1-1 card as nobody scored in double figures with Lyann De Guzman and Zey Pacia main the cost with 9 and eight factors, respectively.
UE, Arellano triumph
In the meantime, Casiey Dongallo dropped 11 factors to guide the College of the East to its second straight win in Pool B with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-15 sweep of the debuting College of Perpetual Assist.
Dongallo scored seven of her manufacturing within the third body together with 5 within the Girl Warriors’ 8-0 blitz that turned a slim two-point lead right into a 21-11 separation.
“Earlier than the beginning of the sport, assistant coach Doc Obet (Important) instructed us to not be complacent, regardless of who the opponent is. We actually need to play primarily based on what we’ve ready,” mentioned Dongallo, who solely scored one level in a single set of motion within the opener final week.
Riza Nogales chipped in eight factors whereas Bea Zamudio, Yesha Rojo, and Kayce Balingit added 5 every for the Girl Warriors, who obtained 26 free factors off the Girl Altas’ errors. Jelai Gajero, who had 20 factors towards the Girl Pirates, solely performed within the opening set and scored one level earlier than sitting out the subsequent two.
UE, although, will miss Dongallo towards Mapua on Saturday on account of a scheduled platelet-rich plasma injection for her injured proper hand.
Cyrill Alemaniana led Perpetual Assist with 11 factors in a shedding effort.
Kristine Adnte of Arellano goes for a success throughout a 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship sport. –AUGUST DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER
Within the different Pool A match, Arellano rallied from a 1-2 match deficit to frustrate San Beda, 25-19, 22-25, 20-25, 25-10, 15-6, for a 2-0 begin within the event.
The Girl Chiefs rode the momentum of their robust fourth set outing for a 5-0 result in begin the deciding body earlier than burying the Girl Crimson Spikers deeper, 14-5.
Center blocker Fhaye Mangubat blasted a game-high 20 factors together with eight in Arellano’s fourth set. Marianne Padillon added 13 markers along with her final coming off a through-the-block kill after San Beda saved a match level.
Arellano, which swept Emilio Aguinaldo Faculty final week, misplaced most important winger Laika Tudlasan to a left ankle harm following a nasty touchdown whereas trailing, 17-14, within the third set.
It fired up the Girl Chiefs to mount a fightback and finally hand the winless Girl Crimson Spikers their second five-set loss after struggling a reverse sweep towards Ateneo final week.
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Angel Habacon and Sophie Cagalawan completed with 14 and 12 factors, respectively, for San Beda.
