
NU Girl Bulldogs’ Bella Belen and Alexa Mata throughout a UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball match sport. –UAAP PHOTO
Nationwide College continued to wax sizzling in its title-defense bid after notching a fourth consecutive win in as many video games within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball match.
The Girl Bulldogs manhandled winless College of the East, 25-12, 25-11, 25-20, on Saturday at Mall of Asia Enviornment as captain Bella Belen led the way in which with 18 factors from 14 kills, three blocks and an ace to maintain NU’s document unblemished.
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“For me, regardless of who our opponent is, we all the time want to provide one hundred pc effort. We shouldn’t decide and select who to go all out towards,” Belen mentioned. “I’m very glad as a result of this was really a group effort.”
“It wasn’t only one one that labored for the win, and that’s precisely what we apply in coaching—whoever is available in, the group’s motion on the courtroom ought to keep the identical,” she added, as coach Sherwin Meneses was capable of make the most of most of his gamers.
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Vange Alinsug completed with 10 assault factors aside from 10 glorious digs as Lams Lamina tossed 12 glorious units.
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There was a stark distinction within the output of the 2 faculties with the defending champions placing up a 45-16 benefit in assaults, 19-6 in units and 42-20 in digs.
Though the Girl Bulldogs ran away within the first two units, the Girl Warriors tried to increase the sport and even led within the third body, 11-13, earlier than NU regained its footing as Alinsug nailed two cross-court hits and a mix hit, 19-15.
A 3-1 run put NU to a 22-17 benefit, then Khy Cepada responded with a kill earlier than being blocked by Erin Pangilinan. Aishat Bello launched an assault that went lengthy as one other error by Cepada despatched the Girl Bulldogs to match level.
Alyssa Solomon had her personal assault mishap earlier than Alexa Mata lastly landed a fast hit.
No Girl Warrior reached twin digits that put them in a 0-4 gap.
NU may have some break earlier than having a shot to increase its successful streak reverse Adamson on March 12, nonetheless within the Pasay Metropolis venue whereas the Warriors intention to finish the string of unhealthy luck battling Far Japanese U on Wednesday at FilOil EcoOil Centre.