Alyssa Solomon leads the NU Girl Bulldogs to a Sport 1 win over the UST Tigresses within the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball Finals Sport 1. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.web
Nationwide College moved inside only a win of clinching the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball throne after dominating College of Santo Tomas, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20, in Sport 1 on Saturday at Good-Araneta Coliseum.
After having quiet performances in NU’s final two outings, Alyssa Solomon confirmed her high type once more with 17 factors from 14 assaults, three blocks and an ace to assist the Girl Bulldogs pull forward within the best-of-three Finals sequence.
“‘Yung naging efficiency namin kanina, very pleased kasi nakita namin kung paano kami mag-work sa workforce talaga,” Solomon advised the media.
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“Hindi namin pinabayaan, although, might occasions na nagre-relax kami and nakakalimutan namin na main pala kami, so parang nakakalimutan namin na tapusin na kasi pag nabigyan pa ng kumpiyansa, mababago pa laro. Very pleased sa efficiency sa workforce pero reduce sana ‘yung errors. ‘Yun nalang siguro kailangan pa i-improve,” she mentioned.
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Bella Belen continued displaying her splendid sport and delivered 13 assault factors, Vange Alinsug 12 factors and Sheena Toring 10 factors, three coming from defending the online.
“We’re very pleased kasi na-apply po namin yung mga pinagtrainingan namin and yung mga sport adjsutements namin para sa UST,” Belen mentioned. “Siguro for Sport 2, kailangan hindi kami makampante, kailangan isipin namin na syempre UST ‘yan, palaban yung workforce na ‘yan.”
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UST, a set down already, misplaced its strongest weapon rookie Angge Poyos within the second body with the sport tied at 11. After trying a block, Poyos landed her proper foot badly on the foot of teammate Em Banagua.
Poyos was helped off the court docket and coach KungFu Reyes mentioned his wards’ foot swelled up however would want to endure exams to confirm the gravity of her harm.
UST Tigresses’ rookie Angge Poyos suffers an harm in Sport 1 of the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball finals towards the NU Girl Bulldogs. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Sophomore hitter Jonna Perdido one way or the other tried to fill within the hole left by Poyos with 17 factors from 15 assaults, an ace and UST’s solely block of the one-hour and 48-minute contest.
Regina Jurado was the opposite who tried to step up for the Tigresses with 10 factors coming from 9 assaults and an ace.
With the win inside NU’s view, Belen despatched a down the road hit to provide the Girl Bulldogs a four-point lead, 19-15 within the third set. Ren Penafiel sneaked an off the block hit earlier than Solomon dedicated a service error.
Belen landed a service on the web as Solomon’s cross-court assault sailed out that narrowed the margin to 21-19.
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Toring unloaded a fast assault earlier than stopping a kill from Pierre Abellana, 23-19, earlier than Abellana nailed UST’s final level. Alinsug had sufficient and hammered an off the block assault within the center to lastly transfer NU nearer to its objective.
“Kailangan yung mindset namin is tapusin na namin sa Sport 2 … kailangan hindi na namin paabutin ng do-or-die pa, ‘wag na kami maghanap ng problem. Hanggat kaya naming tapusin nga Sport 2, tapusin namin,” mentioned Belen after NU needed to undergo a rubber match in its semifinal encounter with Far Jap earlier than transferring on to the Finals.
