Romwel Anzures

The defending UAAP women’s volleyball champions National University in their Season 87 debut. Photo from UAAP Media.

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<div><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/1739701931276UAAP 87 WVB DLSU vs. NU - -1268.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The defending UAAP women’s volleyball champions National University in their Season 87 debut. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The defending UAAP women’s volleyball champions National University in their Season 87 debut. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — National University chalked up a statement victory over De La Salle University to start their UAAP women’s volleyball title-retention campaign.</p><p>The reigning champions swept the Lady Spikers, 25-23, 25-21, 25-18, in their Season 87 faceoff on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, and this gave new NU head coach Sherwin Meneses a triumphant return to the UAAP.</p><p>&quot;Syempre happy ako na nanalo kami, 5 sets or 3 sets pareho lang yan,&quot; said the Creamline Cool Smashers mentor, who previously led Adamson University. &quot;Syempre, yung 3 sets medyo mahirap gawin sa La Salle. Happy kami na nakuha namin sa straight sets.&quot;</p><p>Leading National U was Bella Belen, with the Season 86 MVP putting up 14 points and six receptions, and she said that there was a conscious effort from the defending champs to open the season with a victory. </p><p>&quot;Trinabaho po talaga ng team,&quot; said the outgoing star. &quot;Parang sa training pa lang, sinabi na namin na dapat first game maganda agad yung pasok namin as a team. Kailangan yung pagtatyaga namin, andon kasi yung La Salle, champion team po sila. Palaban yung La Salle, so dapat mas palaban po kami.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/2/13/bella-belen-says-season-87-is-her-final-playing-year-in-uaap-1502">READ: NU&#x27;s Bella Belen says Season 87 is her final playing year in UAAP</a></div><p>It was all the Lady Bulldogs right from the first serve, and they even went on to dominate DLSU by as much as 10, 21-11, later in the third set to impose their might and eventually seal the sweep.</p><p>La Salle even only committed 18 errors to National U’s 22, but the NU’s attack points were just too much for their Taft Avenue-based counterparts as they outscored DLSU in that department, 47-32.</p><p>Despite this impressive victory, however, the first-year NU coach maintained that they are yet to discover their potential as a unit. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Di lang kami nagsasawa na magsabi na meron pang ibang dapat gawin para maging mapadali yung mga games,&quot; he pointed out. </p><p>&quot;Tulong-tulong lang kami ng mga coaches na ma-improve every training lang talaga. Yung sistema lagi namang nandyan yan eh. Syempre time lang din talaga makakapagsabi kung talagang nagiging maganda o hindi, pero ayun nga, nagre-respond naman yung mga players so happy kami. Talagang yung sistema kahit papaano is naa-apply,&quot; he added.</p><p>On the other hand, Shevana Laput was the lone bright spot from La Salle as she put up 18 points which all came from attacks.</p><p>Angel Canino followed Laput with seven points and 13 receptions, while Amie Provido had five markers and two digs. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong> <script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABUZ0RgXESkNh6lv&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div>

<p>National University chalked up a statement victory over De La Salle University to start their UAAP women’s volleyball title-retention campaign. </p>

National University chalked up a statement victory over De La Salle University to start their UAAP women’s volleyball title-retention campaign.

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UAAP: National U makes a statement sweep of La Salle to start title-retention campaign

Rom Anzures,

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Published February 16, 2025 06:37 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2025 08:18 PM PHT

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