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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711290791183UAAP 86 WVB - Michaela Belen (3).JPG" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NU Lady Bulldogs&#x27; Bella Belen. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Former UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) Bella Belen and the rest of National University took to heart their attempt to take down league leader University of Santo Tomas.</p><p>And they were triumphant.</p><p>They ticked one item off their bucket list as they exited the UAAP taraflex on Sunday with a 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-20 victory over the Golden Tigresses in the UAAP Season 86 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament, in front of more than 6,000 attendees at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/24/no-sweep-belen-nu-end-ust-s-unbeaten-run-1856"><strong>READ: UAAP: No sweep! Belen, NU end UST&#x27;s unbeaten run</strong></a></div><p>UST (8-1) suffered its first loss in the collegiate league, while NU is now at 7-2.</p><p>&quot;I’m very happy lang po kasi lahat sa amin, talagang ginustong manalo sa laro na &#x27;to kasi &#x27;yung lagi ko kasing sinasabi sa teammates ko kanina, wala pa silang (UST) talo so mas masarap manalo,&quot; said Belen during the postgame press conference.</p><p>(I&#x27;m very happy because all of us wanted to win this game. I was telling them a while ago, that they were undefeated so getting this win would feel very good.)</p><p>Belen produced a game-high 24 points built on 21 attacks, two blocks, and an ace — and displayed her defensive prowess after tallying 13 excellent digs and 10 excellent receptions.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/20/uaap-ust-averts-disaster-pushes-back-ateneo-in-5-2030"><strong>READ: UAAP: UST averts disaster, pushes back Ateneo in 5</strong></a></div><p>The 21-year-old leader of NU did not act alone as Vange Alinsug contributed 18 points and Alyssa Solomon, who fired the matching-winning service ace, scored 17.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/24/uaap-nu-escapes-ateneo-in-5-sets-for-first-win-1933"><strong>READ: UAAP: NU escapes Ateneo in 5 sets for first win</strong></a></div><p><strong></strong>For Solomon, the win was all the more satisfying as they exacted revenge against the Espana spikers from their loss in the first round.</p><p>&quot;Same lang din naman po sa sinabi ni Bella na very happy kami sa naging result, naging performance ng team kasi halos lahat talaga gustong-gustong manalo since gusto naming bumawi dun sa talo namin sa kanila,&quot; Solomon told reporters.</p><p>(My thoughts are just the same as Bella&#x27;s, and we were just happy with the result and our performance because almost everyone really wanted to win and recover from our loss dealt by them.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/20/nu-opens-second-round-with-win-after-asserting-mastery-over-up-1547"><strong>READ: UAAP: NU opens second round with win after asserting mastery over UP</strong></a></div><p>&quot;And siguro worth it &#x27;yung mga hirap before this game talaga kasi &#x27;yung training namin parang wala kaming game kinabukasan, &#x27;yung ganung feeling. Pero &#x27;yon, nakita din naman &#x27;yung pinaghirapan namin sa training, na-apply namin sa game,&quot; Solomon said further.</p><p>(And all the difficulties before this game were worth it because our training felt like we didn&#x27;t have a game tomorrow. And what we worked hard during training, we applied it in the game.)</p><p>Belen also said they did not want regrets to haunt them after the game, so the Lady Bulldogs gave it all.</p><p>&quot;Parang, siguro naging mindset lang namin is dapat after nitong game, wala kaming what-ifs, kailangan ibigay talaga &#x27;yung best namin and &#x27;yun, naging emotional po kaming lahat kasi talagang nakita namin na binigay namin yung best namin,&quot; she said.</p><p>(Our mindset was we should not have what-ifs after this game, so we should give our best. We became emotional because we saw that we gave our all.)</p><p>Asked what was their biggest change from the start of the season, Belen underscored NU&#x27;s drive to win.</p><p>&quot;For me naman po [the biggest change] is &#x27;yung drive namin na manalo. Drive to win the game kasi every game, need dapat may improvement. So, &#x27;yun &#x27;yung nakikita sa teammates ko and sa team namin na kada game, talagang nag-i-improve kami.&quot;</p><p>(For me, the biggest change is our drive to win. We had improvement every after game. So that&#x27;s what I saw in my teammates. We were improving.)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EuqZgYbY2W8??si=gQSOdN7cqnEXndMe&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Former UAAP MVP Bella Belen and the rest of National University took to heart their attempt to take down league leader University of Santo Tomas.</p>

Former UAAP MVP Bella Belen and the rest of National University took to heart their attempt to take down league leader University of Santo Tomas.

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UAAP: NU's Bella Belen takes pride in inflicting UST's first loss

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Mar 24, 2024 11:00 PM PHT

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