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NU SOLIDIFIES SECOND SPOT 

National University overpowered Adamson University, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21, to solidify its hold on the second spot in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Sunday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The Lady Bulldogs notched their second straight win, improving their record to 8-3, while also completing a sweep of their elimination round head-to-head […]

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FEU OUTLASTS NU IN FIVE 

Far Eastern University avenged its first-round loss to National University with a gutsy 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 21-25, 22-20 marathon win, earning a share of second place in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. Unlike their first-round defeat, where the Lady Bulldogs pulled off a thrilling reverse […]

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CANTADA ERUPTS FOR 32 PTS VS UP

Rookie Sam Cantada fired a career-best 32 points, leading National University to a vengeful 24-26, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8 victory over first-round tormentor University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. The Fighting Maroons had previously stunned the Lady Bulldogs on February 28 […]

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LADY SPIKERS SWEEP FIRST ROUND

Not one school has been able to stop De La Salle University in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament so far — not even back-to-back defending champion National University. La Salle completed a first-round sweep after outlasting National University in four sets, 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17, on Sunday in front of 18,351 fans […]

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NU OVERPOWERS ATENEO 

National University primed itself for a much-anticipated Finals rematch with De La Salle after dismantling Ateneo, 25-18, 25-18, 25-15, in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. With its second straight win, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-1 to hold solo second place, just behind the undefeated […]

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NU SWEEPS UE 

National University came alive after a sluggish start to sweep University of the East, 25-19, 25-10, 25-19, for a crucial bounce-back win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Coming off a shock reverse-sweep loss to the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons last Saturday, the […]

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NU STAYS UNBEATEN AT 2-0

Sam Cantada powered defending champion National University past her former school Adamson University, 25-23, 25-19, 28-26, securing the Lady Bulldogs’ second consecutive win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament, Wednesday afternoon at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. Fresh off her 21-point debut against the University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses last […]

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CANTADA LIFTS NU PAST UST 

Sam Cantada lived up to the hype as National University opened its ‘three-peat’ bid with a thrilling 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24 victory over University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 88 Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs and the Golden Tigresses delivered a gripping showdown in front of 15,215 fans at the SM Mall […]

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NU SWEEPS LA SALLE TO DEFEND UAAP CROWN

Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon achieved their storybook ending, leading National University to a second straight championship in the UAAP.  The Lady Bulldogs were relentless in their pursuit of back-to-back titles, once denied by the De La Salle Lady Spikers two years ago. NU dominated La Salle in Game 2 of the Season 87 Women’s […]

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NU SURVIVES FEU SCARE, RETURNS TO FINALS

National University remembered what happened last year and decided that it would not go the same path this UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Final Four.  After falling behind by two sets, the top-seeded Lady Bulldogs pulled out all the stops to eliminate fourth-ranked Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 17-15, and book […]