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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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BELEN SET TO WIN THIRD UAAP MVP CROWN

Mhicaela Belen is poised to become a three-time UAAP Most Valuable Player. The graduating Belen will clinch the Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament MVP honors after leading her squad to the top spot at the end of the elimination round, leaving her mark across all departments. The NU senior will receive the award before Game […]

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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 […]

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LA SALLE DOWNS UST, RETURNS TO UAAP FINALS

Second seed De La Salle University ably recovered after a dismal second set to eliminate third-ranked University of Santo Tomas, 25-22, 11-25, 25-21, 25-21, and book a UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Finals date with National University on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Finals series is a rematch of the Season 85 championship […]

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BELEN POWERS NU PAST UST IN ELIMS FINALE

TOP-SEEDED National University sent University of Santo Tomas down to a playoff match for a twice-to-beat edge in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Final Four after a 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 15-9 gutsy five-set win to close its elimination round campaign on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Lady Bulldogs finished the eliminations […]

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UP STUNS LA SALLE IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

With University of the Philippines’ Final Four aspirations hanging by a thread, the Fighting Maroons found timely relief through Joan Monares, rookie standout Kianne Olango, and American middle blocker Kassandra Doering to keep their slim postseason hopes alive in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament. Powered by the trio’s contributions, UP pulled off another […]

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SHAINA NITURA DROPS 32 AS ADAMSON STUNS NU

Shaina Nitura continued to run the show for Adamson University, and this time, her 32-point explosion finally resulted in a timely win. The Lady Falcons staved off elimination by staging a monstrous upset over the Alyssa Solomon-less National University Lady Bulldogs, 25-23, 15-25, 28-26, 25-22, to pump life to its dimming Final Four chances in […]

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UST HOLDS OFF ADAMSON TO END LOSING STREAK

University of Santo Tomas overcame Shaina Nitura’s explosive 36-point performance, securing a thrilling 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-8 come-from-behind victory over Adamson University to snap a three-game losing streak for the Golden Tigresses in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament, held Wednesday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Leaning on the combined 47-point effort from […]

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UP SWEEPS UE TO STAY IN FINAL FOUR HUNT

RIDING from the momentum of its stunner over National University, University of the Philippines booted out University of the East, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17, to fan its Final Four aspirations in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Sunday. The Fighting Maroons evened out their record at 5-5, now at solo […]

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YTANG’S 30 LIFTS UP PAST NU IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

UNIVERSITY of the Philippines pulled off the biggest upset of the season, ending National University’s undefeated run in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament with a hard-fought 26-24, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-12 come-from-behind victory on Wednesday afternoon at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. Reeling from a narrow five-set defeat to the Ateneo […]