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The NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the 2025 SSL Preseason Unity Cup, November 15, 2025 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Handout/Shakey's

he NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the 2025 SSL Preseason Unity Cup, November 15, 2025 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763365354596NU SSL Champs.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the 2025 SSL Preseason Unity Cup, November 15, 2025 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Handout/Shakey&#x27;s" width="960"/>The NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the 2025 SSL Preseason Unity Cup, November 15, 2025 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Handout/Shakey&#x27;s</div>MANILA -- Amid the exit of their top stars and a shakeup of their coaching staff, National University showed they remain a force to be reckoned with after a dominant campaign in the 2025 Shakey&#x27;s Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup.Behind holdovers Vange Alinsug, Chams Maaya, playmaker Lams Lamina and defense specialist Shaira Jardio, the Lady Bulldogs completed a four-peat in the preseason competition that saw them overcome a strong field.They capped their campaign with a come-from-behind 22-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 15-10 win over the University of Santo Tomas in Game 2 of the best-of-3 Finals last Saturday to wrap up a 10-game sweep of the tournament.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/11/15/volleyball-nu-outlasts-ust-to-clinch-another-shakey-s-preseason-crown-2119">READ: NU outlasts UST to clinch another Shakey&#x27;s preseason crown</a></div>The Lady Bulldogs also completed a season sweep for the second straight year after ruling the National Invitationals Davao Leg last August.It is a positive development for a National U squad that lost three-time UAAP Most Valuable Player Bella Belen, Alyssa Solomon, Sheena Toring and Erin Pangilinan to graduation after winning back-to-back UAAP crowns earlier this year.&quot;From the start, I told them na- because marami &#x27;yung nawala, we have to do this together. We have to work as a team now, because significant &#x27;yung mga nawala. We have to fill in those shoes, but to get there, we have to grow together ng sabay-sabay. We have to be a team,&quot; said head coach Regine Diego, who won her first crown as NU&#x27;s mentor after replacing Sherwin Meneses in September.&quot;Kasi last time, individually, malalakas talaga. This time, we can do this as a team, sabi ko, and that will help us defend the title.&quot;Overall, NU went 13-0 this season, including its three-game domination of the National Invitationals, where prized rookie Sam Cantada emerged as the Best Player, introducing herself as the team&#x27;s newest weapon.Cantada teamed up with Alinsug, Kaye Bombita and Maaya on offense in the championship series clincher, finishing with 24 points as NU replicated a come-from-behind Game 1 win that also went the full five sets.&quot;First of all, medyo pressured kasi kami na lang din yung naiiwan dito and yung seniors namin, ayun nga, umalis na din. Happy lang ako kasi lahat ng mga bata nag-step up and nagtitiwala sila sa amin, sa coaches namin, sa sistema, kaya ayun happy talaga ako na nakuha namin yung championship na to,&quot; said Lamina, who was named tournament MVP and Best Setter.Alinsug, who was given the tough task as NU skipper, expressed confidence in the current batch of Lady Bulldogs as they shift their focus to preparing for their main goal – a three-peat in the UAAP early next year.&quot;Sana maging lesson namin ito talaga hanggang UAAP kasi gusto naming paghugutan ito na kaya naming manalo. Alam din namin na maaraming nagda-doubt sa amin kasi rebuilding kami, and naging testimony sa amin ito,&quot; she said.  Meanwhile, long-time SSL partner Shakey&#x27;s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI), through its Shakey&#x27;s Pizza SSL Bundle initiative, has donated a total of P11,845,100 to all 16 participating teams.&quot;We hope that those amounts will help the school programs and make their teams even stronger,&quot; SPAVI President and CEO Vic Gregorio said.Ateneo de Manila University received the lion&#x27;s share of P1,201,925 in financial support, followed by Adamson (P1,163,275), Arellano University (P1,147,175), University of the Philippines (P862,725), Jose Rizal University (P850,375), NU (P692,925), Lyceum of the Philippines University (P689,575) and UST (P682,825).University of Perpetual Help System Dalta got P666,725 followed by Far Eastern University  (P636,125), Emilio Aguinaldo College (P597,625), San Sebastian College (P584,975), Mapua University (P576,675), Letran ((P519,425), College of Saint Benilde (P487,175) and San Beda University (P485,575).

Amid the exit of their top stars and a shakeup of their coaching staff, National University showed they remain a force to be reckoned with after a dominant campaign in the 2025 Shakey's Super League Preseason Unity Cup.

Amid the exit of their top stars and a shakeup of their coaching staff, National University showed they remain a force to be reckoned with after a dominant campaign in the 2025 Shakey's Super League Preseason Unity Cup.

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