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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714985325875IMG_3747.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The NU Lady Bulldogs were shocked by the FEU Lady Tamaraws during the first game of their UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final Four faceoff.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/4/uaap-lady-tams-shock-lady-bulldogs-in-a-sweep-to-force-final-4-decider-1905">READ: Lady Tams shock Lady Bulldogs in sweep to force Final 4 decider</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/4/coach-reminds-lady-tams-job-s-not-finished-2028">READ: Coach reminds Lady Tams: &#x27;Job&#x27;s not finished&#x27;</a></div><p>The Jhocson spikers, seeded No. 1 at the end of the elimination round, lost in straight sets to the fourth seeded Lady Tamaraws on Saturday.</p><p>According to star open hitter Bella Belen, the reason for the defeat is National U&#x27;s complacency during the game.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714985365175IMG_3746.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted" style="text-align:left">NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Maganda po yung pinakita ng FEU, talagang na-outsmart po kami,&quot; Belen said just before she made her exit at the Araneta Coliseum. </p><p>&quot;Ako kasi lagi kong nire-remind yung teammates ko na meron talaga akong feeling na baka ma-relax kami kasi natalo namin ang FEU noong Rounds 1 and 2. Lagi ko silang nire-remind na &#x27;wag dapat kaming makampante.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Twice-to-beat kami, dapat hindi na namin paabutin sa do-or-die. Pero ngayon, umabot na so wala na kaming magagawa. Kailangan lang naming bumalik sa sistema namin, sa sipag namin, balikan namin kung ano yung goal namin, kung ano yung gusto naming makamit this season, and kailangan itatak namin sa utak at sa puso namin na hindi magiging madali yung laban,&quot; she continued. </p><p>The Lady Bulldogs committed 25 errors in the game which was five more than those of their Morayta-based counterparts. Also playing a factor in the loss was how FEU limited NU&#x27;s other offensive options, with Belen the only player to find her scoring touch.</p><p>&quot;Kanina, masyadong tense yung laro, parang yung pressure napunta sa amin,&quot; said Belen.</p><div><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space-collapse:preserve"></span><span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714985396076IMG_3744.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">NU’s Bella Belen against FEU. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Ni-remind ko kanina yung teammates ko nung Set 2 na hindi kami dapat ang na pe-pressure kasi yung FEU, pag natalo namin sila dito, laglag na sila. Yung pressure nasa kanila. Pero parang ang ending po, yung pressure na punta sa amin. So parang hindi kami makapag-loosen up kanina, hindi namin masyadong na-enjoy yung game,&quot; she explained.</p><p>&quot;Kaya dun na lumabas yung mga miscommunication, yung mga errors, masyado rin pong gigil eh. So siguro po babalik kami sa training pa rin, lagi namang magsa-start sa training. Kung anong ginagawa namin sa training, yun yung gagawin namin sa game,&quot; she added.</p><p>Belen, the frontrunner for Most Valuable Player honors in Season 86, offered no excuses for their performance.</p><p>&quot;Feeling ko hindi naman [naka-affect yung one week rest.] Nag te-training naman po kami, pero siguro binalikan talaga kami kasi merong training na hindi kami kumpleto dahil may class,&quot; she explained.</p><p>&quot;Siguro yun na lang din, kailangan priorities. Hindi ko naman sinabing hindi priority ang pag-aaral, pero kumbaga ito na to eh, padulo na. Hindi pa naman kami pa-finals sa class, so I think kailangan naming mag sipag pa. Hindi ako naniniwalang matagal masyado yung break kasi nasa sa amin yun eh. Kahit wala kaming training, kahit wala kaming game, hangga&#x27;t ang mindset namin ay mentally and physically nandun, hindi kami mahihirapan.&quot;</p><p>Moving onto Wednesday&#x27;s do-or-die clash, the only way that they could bounce back, according to this year&#x27;s leading opposite hitter, is to live up to their billing and give it their all.</p><p>&quot;Wala nang urungan. Kung matalo man kami, wala na, kung manalo kami, papasok kami sa Finals so kailangan naming ibigay lahat, ibuhos na namin lahat,&quot; said Belen.</p><p>&quot;Wala na pong mawawala kung gawin namin yung 100% effort, and sabi ko nga sa teammates ko, hindi ibibigay sa amin ito ni Lord kung hindi namin kaya. Lahat ng challenge na binibigay samin, kayang pagdadaanan ng isang tao kaya binibigay sa amin ni Lord,&quot; she continued, while also expressing her confidence that Alyssa Solomon, Vange Alinsug, and the rest of the Lady Bulldogs will bounce back.</p><p>&quot;Kilala ko yung teammates ko, kilala ko yung team ko, [alam] ko yung ano yung kaya naming gawin,&quot; she emphasized.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/5/final-4-exit-will-fuel-la-salle-s-fire-for-season-87-says-canino-2323">READ: Final Four exit will fuel La Salle&#x27;s fire for Season 87, says Angel Canino</a></div><p>&quot;Pangit man ang game kanina, masyadong maraming errors, merong mga off yung laro, pero alam kong babawi sila. Fighter po yung team namin eh. Talo kami, pero dito masusubok yung pagiging buo namin as a team, na hindi kami dapat mag sisihan. Tapos na eh. Kailangan na lang naming mag-move forward and magtrabaho,&quot; she ended.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/5/-thank-you-sa-mga-bashers-pepito-ust-answer-all-doubts-en-route-to-the-finals-2304">READ: &#x27;Thank you sa mga bashers&#x27;: Pepito, UST answer all doubts en route to the Finals</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/5/ust-back-in-women-s-volleyball-finals-after-dethroning-la-salle-2116">READ: UST ousts La Salle, returns to UAAP women&#x27;s volleyball Finals</a></div><p>First serve of NU and FEU&#x27;s Wednesday clash at the Big Dome is scheduled at 4 PM. The winner will be facing University of Santo Tomas in the best-of-three women&#x27;s volleyball Finals.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3029983"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>The NU Lady Bulldogs were shocked by the FEU Lady Tamaraws during the first game of their UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final Four faceoff.</p>

The NU Lady Bulldogs were shocked by the FEU Lady Tamaraws during the first game of their UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final Four faceoff.

‘Na-outsmart kami’: Bella Belen offers no excuses in defeat against FEU, vows to give it all in decider

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‘Na-outsmart kami’: Bella Belen offers no excuses in defeat against FEU, vows to give it all in decider

Romwel Anzures,

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Published May 06, 2024 05:45 PM PHT

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