NU Girl Bulldogs.–SSL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide College accomplished one other good title run because it staved off College of Santo Tomas’ valiant effort, 25-17, 15-25, 25-20, 25-20, to comb the Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Pre-Season Championship on Saturday evening at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
With the Girl Bulldogs pushed to their limits by the gritty Golden Tigresses trailing 13-16 within the fourth, Bella Belen took cost with 5 straight assaults to offer her workforce a 21-17 lead.
Sheena Toring drilled an important drop earlier than Belen nailed one other hit to achieve match level, 24-19. Angeline Poyos saved a degree for UST however she dedicated a expensive service error that allowed NU to clinch the crown.
The Girl Bulldogs leaned on the troika of Belen, Alyssa Solomon, and Vange Alinsug to seize their second straight SSL preseason title, extending their profitable streak to 18 video games for the reason that league was inaugurated final yr.
Belen, the primary rookie MVP in UAAP ladies’s volleyball, led the best way with 17 factors all coming from assaults. Alinsug delivered 15 factors, whereas Solomon, the reigning SSL MVP, had 14 factors off 10 kills, three aces, and a block.
“Sa totoo lang, nakakabilib ‘yung UST. For 2 consecutive days, maganda nilaro nila. Kami pa ‘yung lumalabas na unprepared sa nilalaro nila,” mentioned NU coach Norman Miguel. “Siguro, nandoon lang ‘yung konting maturity namin to surive the sport.”
Bella Belen.–SSL PHOTO
NU’s second-stringers emerged because the unsung heroes in Sport 1 as they helped their workforce get better from a first-set loss earlier than pulling off a 21-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 win within the collection opener lower than 24 hours in the past.
In Sport 2, it was UST’s bench flip to indicate up as substitute spiker Xyza Gula sparked the Tigresses to take the second set and equalize the match to at least one set apiece.
The Golden Tigresses continued to go toe-to-toe with the Girl Bulldogs as Gula saved them inside putting distance, 20-21, within the third set. However Belen scored three of NU’s final 4 factors for a 2-1 set lead.
NU’s final three championship runs have been all sweeps because the Girl Bulldogs swept the UAAP Season 84 in June of final yr adopted by an eight-game sweep of final yr’s Tremendous League.
“‘Yung stage of character ng bawat isa, nandoon. Highschool pa lang, champions na yang mga yan. Nagchampion pa sila sa UAAP ladies’s. ‘Yun ang bumubuhat sa kanila, ‘yung character talaga nila kaya ito ang resulta sa SSL,” mentioned Miguel.
The Girl Bulldogs, now a two-time SSL champion, are on a mission to reclaim the UAAP crown subsequent yr after getting swept by the Angel Canino-led La Salle Girl Spikers in Season 85 final Could.
UST performed Sport 2 with out coach Kungfu Reyes, who known as the photographs for Chery Tiggo within the Premier Volleyball League at Philsports Enviornment. Deputy coach Lerma Giron took cost of the younger Tigresses.
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Gula powered the Tigresses with 18 factors together with three aces. Poyos scattered seven kills, three blocks, and an ace to complete with 11 factors, whereas Regina Jurado had 10 markers just for them to accept silver within the college’s first preseason Finals look in 4 years.
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