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NU restores order with win over UP

Published Mar 20, 2024 09:46 am

At A Glance

  • It didn't take long for National University to restore order as the Lady Bulldogs turned back a feisty University of the Philippines, 25-21, 30-32, 25-17, 25-19, to kick off the second round of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament on Wednesday, March 20, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 

It didn’t take long for National University to restore order as the Lady Bulldogs turned back a feisty University of the Philippines, 25-21, 30-32, 25-17, 25-19, to kick off the second round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday, March 20, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 

The Lady Bulldogs bounced back from their sorry five-seat loss against finals rival De La Salle last week and improved with a 6-2 record, still good enough to keep the solo third place in the standings.

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NU’s Vange Alinsug (UAAP Media)

Unlike in their first round encounter where NU was dominant from start until endgame, UP actually came with more resistance and was poise to drag the reigning finalists into an extension. 

Sophomore Vange Alinsug showed the way for the Lady Bulldogs and carried the fight after leading all scorers with 24 points built on 20 attacks, one block and three service aces. 

Former Rookie of the Year-Most Valuable Player Bella Belen unloaded an equally reliable performance with 21 points highlighted by 18 attacks made that went with three services aces. 

After the opening salvo, both squads engaged in the most tightly contested set that saw UP come out the better side, forcing NU to dig deep in its bag of tricks. 

However, the Lady Bulldogs regained control before the Fighting Maroons could stage a full comeback for themselves at all. 

Steph Bustrillo, who led the way for UP with a team-high 24 points in its breakthrough win over University of the East Lady Warriors over the weekend to snap the squad’s 17-game losing skid, paced the Fighting Maroons anew with 17 markers this time around. 

Nica Celis, for her part, delivered 10 points in the losing cause while the two other Fighting Maroons who finished in double figures last time out, were limited to only a single digit production.

Pling Baclay reset her season-high defensive effort after tallying nine kill blocks to eventually finish with 11 points which was obviously still not enough to completely stop NU’s offensive masterclass. 

The loss dropped UP further in a 1-7 hole in the standings as it now races to the final round push for the highly coveted Final Four slot. 

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