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NU-Nazareth School celebrates its victory against Adamson in the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila.  UAAP Media

NU-Nazareth School celebrates its victory against Adamson in the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733559613631UAAPS87 HSVB - Denesse Daylisan-4388.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Action between NU-Nazareth and Adamson in Game 2 of the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila. UAAP Media"/>Action between NU-Nazareth and Adamson in Game 2 of the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila.  UAAP MediaMANILA -- National University-Nazareth School completed a two-game sweep of Adamson University in the Finals to emerge as champions of the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament on Saturday.</div>The Lady Bullpups secured a 33-31, 25-19, 25-17 triumph against the Baby Falcons at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila, dethroning their Finals opponent and gaining a measure of revenge for last season&#x27;s loss.This is the seventh championship for NU-Nazareth in girls&#x27; volleyball, making them the second-winningest team in the tournament&#x27;s history, behind De La Salle Zobel&#x27;s 10 titles.The Lady Bullpups&#x27; last triumph came in Season 85, also at the expense of the Lady Baby Falcons, led by standouts Abegail Pono, Kianne Olango, and Celine Marsh.  NUNS is 3-1 overall against Adamson in the Girls&#x27; Volleyball Finals.&quot;In terms of &#x27;yung composition kasi ng team parang naging mabilis &#x27;yung mga changes. So nakakatuwa lang na naka-adjust lahat even ako as coach since first ko mag-head sa high school, and then &#x27;yung hard work namin paid off naman,&quot; said Lady Bullpups head coach Karl Dimaculangan, who was also the head coach of the Lady Bulldogs during their title run in Season 84 that ended a 65-year drought.A hard-earned triumph in the opening set fueled the Lady Bullpups&#x27; eventual sweep.They reached set point off an ace by Rihanna Navarro, but Adamson&#x27;s Janna Dizon tied it at 24-all with a clutch block. Both teams exchanged blows in a thrilling deuce battle that extended eight times. Ultimately, Finals MVP Harlyn Serneche delivered back-to-back kills to secure the set, 33-31.  The Lady Bullpups rode the momentum into the second set, racing to a commanding 19-11 lead behind the Lady Falcons&#x27; series of errors.Despite a late push from Adamson, a crucial block from Kate Dela Peña put NUNS at set point, and a net touch by Adamson sealed it, 25-19.  In the third set, NUNS went on a decisive nine-point stretch, fueled by attack errors from Adamson and precise strikes from Denesse Daylisan.An error from Kristal Martin gave NUNS championship point, and another error from Martin sealed the title for the Lady Bullpups.  <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733559639131UAAPS87 HSVB - NUNS Champion-00345.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NU-Nazareth School celebrates its victory against Adamson in the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila. UAAP Media"/>NU-Nazareth School celebrates its victory against Adamson in the finals of the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 7, 2024 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena in Manila.  UAAP MediaDaylisan was the top scorer for NUNS, recording 18 points on 17 kills and an ace. She was ably supported by Diza Berayo, who added 11 points, and Serneche, who tallied nine points on six attacks, two aces, and a block and collected nine digs.</div>Serneche also contributed nine points in Game 1, earning her the Finals MVP honor to cap her high school career on a triumphant note.  &quot;Syempre po nakaka-speechless &#x27;yung nangyari samin since nandiyan &#x27;yung mga ates namin na grumaduate, and meron po kasi kaming pinag-usapan na ibabalik po talaga namin &#x27;yung korona sa hanggang sa abot ng makakaya namin,&quot; said the 17-year-old opposite spiker from Bataan.Adamson&#x27;s standout performers in the losing effort included Season 87 Rookie of the Year Ellaine Gonzalvo, who tallied 12 points; MVP Sam Cantada, who added 10; and team captain Abby Segui, who contributed nine.  <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2024/12/7/uaap-adamsons-cantada-named-mvp-of-girls-volleyball-1547">READ: Adamson&#x27;s Cantada named MVP of girls&#x27; volleyball</a></div>Navarro orchestrated the NUNS offense with five excellent sets, while Atasha Doroja anchored the defense with nine digs in the one-hour-and-36-minute match.  The Lady Bullpups endured just one loss all season, falling to the FEU-Diliman Lady Baby Tamaraws in the elimination round on September 22, 20-25, 25-19, 24-26, 19-25.They had won Game 1 via an emphatic sweep, 25-16, 25-21, 25-13, to set the tone for their Game 2 triumph.

National University-Nazareth School completed a two-game sweep of Adamson University in the Finals to emerge as champions of the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament on Saturday.

National University-Nazareth School completed a two-game sweep of Adamson University in the Finals to emerge as champions of the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament on Saturday.

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UAAP: NU-Nazareth sweeps Adamson to regain girls' volleyball title

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