Bella Belen leads NU Woman Bulldogs to twice-to-beat edge in UAAP ladies’s volleyball. –UAAP PHOTO
At this level, Nationwide College (NU) will proceed to cleansing up its recreation so it may possibly proceed with the enterprise of defending its crown.
And the Woman Bulldogs had a number of of these kinks uncovered of their final elimination spherical recreation of the season.
“We’ll try what actually occurred to us on this recreation,” stated Bella Belen after NU needed to battle again from two units down at the beginning of the match earlier than holding off also-ran Ateneo, 21-25, 28-30, 25-14, 25-13, 15-13, on Saturday to formally lay declare to the second twice-to-beat bonus within the UAAP Season 85 ladies’s volleyball event.
“We’re joyful that we bought the twice-to-beat, however now we have to play higher subsequent time by beginning the sport proper,’’ added final 12 months’s Rookie of the 12 months-Most Precious Participant winner after ending with 26 factors on 25 assaults whereas including 19 receptions and 15 digs.
Surprisingly, the Woman Bulldogs wanted each piece of her efficiency. And they’ll want it transferring ahead, too.
The Ultimate 4 pairings gained’t be cemented till Sunday’s schedule however until destiny intervenes, NU’s title protection will ultimately run by way of league-leading La Salle in a extremely anticipated championship showdown.
And the Woman Spikers closed out their elimination spherical calendar far more convincingly than the reigning queens did.
La Salle yielded nothing to College of the East and ran off with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 victory within the different match at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
La Salle appears to be in the appropriate head area too because it presses on with its title bid.
Work more durable
La Salle Woman Spikers within the UAAP Season 85. –UAAP PHOTO
“We can’t afford to loosen up. We wish to preserve our efficiency at a excessive degree as we method the semifinals,’’ stated La Salle assistant coach Noel Orcullo.
La Salle (13-1, win-loss) will battle the No. 4 staff whereas NU (11-3) will tackle. the No. 3 seed within the semifinals. College of Santo Tomas and Adamson are tied at 9-4 and, after Sunday’s matches repair their last positions, might want to beat their semifinal foes twice in a row to progress to the Finals.
“We’re trying ahead to the semis,” stated rookie Angel Canino, who had 13 factors for the Woman Spikers. “We’ll are available in ready no matter who we face.’’
Nevertheless the pairings go, NU is aware of it might want to work more durable than final season after they cruised to the crown undefeated.
“We’ll research our previous video games, what occurred, why the result was the way in which it was, why we carried out the way in which we did and solely then will we take a look at our opponents. We’ll begin [working] on ourselves,” setter Camilla Lamina stated.
Similar confidence
However whereas the defending champions not have the luxurious of an unbeaten run, they nonetheless possess the identical confidence degree.
“We’d not have gained all our video games this time, however the season isn’t over but. We’ll simply follow our aim and to the issues we have to do to attain that aim,’’ stated Belen.
“We simply must be assured in what we do. We have now to be disciplined on the ground and decrease these errors,’’ stated Lamina.
Alyssa Solomon had 25 factors constructed on 22 kills towards Ateneo whereas Sheena Toring added 13 factors and 4 blocks. Princess Robles contributed 11 factors for the Woman Bulldogs, who will soar into the Ultimate 4 on the wings on a six-game successful run.
Vanessa Gandler, enjoying her last season with Ateneo, scored on 16 assaults en route to twenty factors whereas amassing and 16 receptions. Religion Nisperos, who was noncommittal on a return to Katipunan, posted 17 factors, eight digs and three blocks.
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