NU Woman Bulldogs have fun their Nationwide Invitationals crown within the Shakey’s Tremendous League. -SSL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — They might have tempered expectations heading into the match, however NU Woman Bulldogs nonetheless confirmed how formidable their school program is with their first Nationwide Invitationals crown within the Shakey’s Tremendous League.
The Woman Bulldogs didn’t area UAAP Season 86 Finals MVP Alyssa Solomon to get well from her harm and additionally they weren’t anticipating Bella Belen and Arah Panique to complete the match as a result of their dedication to Alas Pilipinas.
However the stars nonetheless aligned for NU after Alas Pilipinas’ flight to Japan was moved to a later date, permitting the pair to finish their title quest.
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Of their second straight five-setter championship sport, Panique and Belen mixed for 52 factors to finish NU’s comeback and title-clinching 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10 win over the gritty Far Jap College in Recreation 2 on Tuesday evening at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Woman Bulldogs additionally missed Vange Alinsug and Sheena Toring within the championship-clinching sport.
“I have to say that the NU volleyball program established the best method from highschool to school. Although it’s not all the time excellent however the outcomes proved that we’re attaining,” mentioned NU coach Norman Miguel in Filipino.
Panique unleashed a tournament-high 27 factors and Belen, who emerged because the Nationwide Invitationals MVP, delivered 25 factors to finish a sequence sweep of the Woman Tamaraws in back-to-back five-setters inside 48 hours.
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“We’re fortunate as a result of the celebrities aligned and their flight to Japan was rescheduled. So the morale of the gamers went up and so they labored tougher,” mentioned Miguel of the the nationwide pair who was imagined to solely play within the group stage.
NU, which dominated the 2 SSL preseason tournaments, remained unbeaten in 24 video games capped with its first Nationwide Invitational title since becoming a member of the league two years in the past.
“We have been so blissful to win this championship as a result of our preparation was a bit shaky since most of our gamers got here from South Korea [for a trip] and we solely had 5 days to organize,” Miguel mentioned. “We additionally needed to handle the a great deal of our injured gamers and nationwide staff gamers. You must mix the gamers to have publicity however on the identical time keep the successful tradition.”
The Woman Bulldogs acquired their second crown of the 12 months after finishing a title-redemption bid within the UAAP Season 86 final Could. They are going to be eyeing a hat trick within the Collegiate Preseason Championship in September.
Belen was additionally named 1st Greatest Exterior Spiker with teammates Lams Lamina (Greatest Setter) and Shaira Jardio (Greatest Libero) additionally successful particular person recognitions.
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Different particular person award winners have been third placer Faculty of Saint Benilde’s Wewe Estoque (2nd Greatest Exterior Spiker) and Zam Nolasco (1st Greatest Center Blocker), FEU’s Jean Asis (2nd Greatest Center Blocker) and Letran’s Judielle Nitura (Greatest Reverse Hitter).
