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UAAP volleyball: NU coach not sweating Final 4 match-up against La Salle

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/04/18/babes-castillo-041818.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>NU coach Babes Castillo signals to his players during their first round game against La Salle. Richard Esguerra, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – At the end of the first round of the UAAP Season 80 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament, it appeared that defending champion De La Salle University and National University (NU) were on a collision course for the title.The Lady Bulldogs had compiled a 6-1 record after the first round, while La Salle was not far behind at 5-2.As it turned out, a finals showdown between NU and La Salle was not meant to be. The Lady Spikers rolled through the second round, winning all seven of their assignments, and clinched the No. 1 seed with their 12-2 record.The Lady Bulldogs, in contrast, fell apart. After going 6-1 in the first round, they won only one more game the rest of the way. From looking to be a lock for one of the top two seeds, NU instead fell all the way to the fourth seed. Thus, the Lady Bulldogs will play La Salle much earlier than they had hoped. The two squads will face off in the Final 4 on Sunday, with the Lady Spikers owning a twice-to-beat advantage.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/04/17/uaap-80-volleyball-s-greatest-hits-elimination-round-39223">READ: UAAP 80 Volleyball&#x27;s Greatest Hits of the elimination round</a></li></ul>&quot;Dito mate-test &#x27;yung aming systems,&quot; said NU head coach Babes Castillo of their upcoming Final 4 assignment. &quot;You have to realize that me with the team, we&#x27;re only spending a year (together).&quot;&quot;Anticipated ko &#x27;yun. Nakita ko, these systems will be the first thing you have to set,&quot; he added.NU will clearly be the underdog against La Salle in the Final 4. Not only are the Lady Spikers riding an eight-match winning streak, they also easily dismissed the Lady Bulldogs when they played in the second round.Nevertheless, Castillo is quite optimistic of their chances against the defending champions.&quot;I like that. Always kasi, you always compete with the best,&quot; said Castillo, who took over the NU women&#x27;s volleyball team after leading their girls&#x27; program to great success over the past five years.&quot;Doon mo lang makikita kung anong meron ka,&quot; he continued. &quot;That&#x27;s why in that regard, gusto ko &#x27;yun. I like that.&quot;While NU enters the Final 4 on the heels of another demoralizing loss – this time to Far Eastern University – an upset is not entirely out of the question.After all, the Lady Bulldogs were able to overcome the Lady Spikers in five sets when they played in the first round.For Castillo, it will be crucial for them to return to what worked for them in the first round, while at the same time match La Salle&#x27;s intensity in the Final 4.&quot;La Salle became more consistent eh,&quot; said Castillo. &quot;Makikita mo &#x27;yun. Lalo na sa serve, lalo na sa passing. Everybody in the team ng La Salle can pass.&quot;&quot;Those were the things na nakita mong mag-build up, from the first day until the very end. Dapat, may ganoon din kami.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

At the end of the first round of the UAAP Season 80 women's volleyball tournament, it appeared that defending champion De La Salle University and National University were on a collision course for the title.

At the end of the first round of the UAAP Season 80 women's volleyball tournament, it appeared that defending champion De La Salle University and National University were on a collision course for the title.

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UAAP volleyball: NU coach not sweating Final 4 match-up against La Salle

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 18, 2018 04:07 PM PHT

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