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NU cruises past UE for fifth straight win

Published Mar 10, 2024 08:11 am

At A Glance

  • National University cruised to its fifth straight win after making quick work of University of the East, 25-13, 25-19, 25-16, in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament on Sunday, March 10, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

National University cruised to its fifth straight win after making quick work of University of the East, 25-13, 25-19, 25-16, in the first round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday, March 10, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

After their straight-set opening day loss against top seed University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses, the Lady Bulldogs have gone on to win five games in a row and climbed to a 5-1 record in the standings.

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NU’s Bella Belen. (UAAP Media)


Meanwhile, the same thing can’t be said for the Lady Warriors, who haven’t tasted victory since claiming a stunning four-set victory against Ateneo Blue Eagles in their opening match.

With the loss, the now embattled UE dropped its fifth consecutive game for a 1-5 slate in the table.

The balanced attack saw all players score for NU with former rookie-MVP Bella Belen leading the way with 11 points in the brief encounter which was built on 10 attacks and one block that went with 10 digs.

Vange Alinsug, for her part, had nine points which was good enough to help sustain Belen’s offensive effort.

Rising star and league-leading scorer Casiey Dongallo paced UE with a new career-low performance of 11 markers following a previous 15-point output in the Lady Warriors’ similar straight-set loss against defending champion De La Salle Lady Spikers last March 6.

UE’s additional reinforcements have yet to materialize for the squad as Kurashiki Ablaze assistant coach Shota Sato and opposite spiker Asaka Tamaru joined the coaching staff to fill the void of head coach Jerry Yee’s absence at the game venue due to his season-long suspension.

The Lady Bulldogs were simply dominant from start until the match point and refused to give up control of the momentum as they headed straight to the victory.

In the third set, Dongallo gave UE some sort of fighting chance after pulling the squad within five, 18-13, with an off-the-block hit.

However, NU quickly countered with a 7-3 finishing kick punctuated by Belen’s back-to-back shots to wrap up the brief affair before the rookie could do serious damage in the front row.

National U is now looking to finish strong as it takes on last season’s finals rival La Salle on Saturday, March 16, to end their first round campaign.

On the other hand, UE should come out huge when it tackles equally struggling and still winless University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons to close out the early eliminations next week.

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