NU Lady Bulldogs clinch Final Four bonus after FEU sweep

NU Lady Bulldogs’ Bella Belen and Camilla Lamina in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net National University secured the first twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-22 victory over fellow semifinal-bound Far Eastern University on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Alyssa Solomon sealed the…

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UAAP: NU Lady Bulldogs rediscover bite vs UST, look to sustain run

There was something different in National University (NU) when it took on University of Santo Tomas (UST) for the second time around this season of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament. Nine games into Season 86, the Lady Bulldogs have patiently worked on themselves to be the cohesive unit everyone—including themselves—knew they were capable of being

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UAAP: NU Lady Bulldogs embark on redemption tour in Currys

NU Lady Bulldogs.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The National University Lady Bulldogs are not to be outdone in the shoe game in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. NU has been rocking the Curry Brand after sweeping the Season 84 two years ago to end the school’s 65-year title drought.  This season, Bella Belen…

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Lady Bulldogs bare teeth to shred Lady Falcons for second straight win

Alyssa Solomon and the NU Lady Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net National University’s (NU) string of difficult matchups did not knock its sights off its ultimate target in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. And with the Lady Bulldogs slowly getting their machine humming, they want to keep…

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Belen, Lady Bulldogs try to right ship vs Eagles

Four teams that dropped their opening weekend matches, counting title-favorite National University, return to the floor Saturday to try and get their Season 86 UAAP women’s volleyball campaigns back on track at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Lady Bulldogs, champions two seasons ago and losing finalists to La Salle last year, try…

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No time to sulk for NU Bulldogs after wake-up call

NU Bulldogs.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — National University coach Dante Alinsunurin wants the Bulldogs to take the opening loss to University of Santo Tomas–their first defeat in five years–in stride as they seek to recover from it in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament. The Bulldogs opened their “four-peat” quest off the wrong foot…

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Tigresses open post-Eya era with clinical dismantling of Lady Bulldogs

UST setter Cassie Carballo.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Spikers Regina Jurado and Jonna Perdido and rookie Angeline Poyos just unveiled themselves as a formidable scoring trio in a jolting victory that University of Santo Tomas (UST) pulled off at the expense of perennial title contender National University. With freshman middle blocker Mary Margaret Banagua and sophomore Bianca Plaza…

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UST Tigresses ease past NU Lady Bulldogs in UAAP volleyball

UST Golden Tigresses celebrate after beating NU Lady Bulldogs in straight sets in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Cassie Carballo positioned herself on the right flank, saw a gaping hole and drove it down with all her might at match point. University of Santo Tomas caught a big prey on its…

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UST Golden Spikers deal NU Bulldogs rare loss

UST Golden Spikers celebrate after toppling defending champions NU Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas snapped the defending champion National University’s 34-game winning streak with a rousing 25-23, 26-24, 25-19 victory in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Mall of…

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NU Lady Bulldogs eager for redemption in UAAP Season 86

NU Lady Bulldogs’ Vange Alinsug during the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball presser.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Vange Alinsug eyes nothing but the championship for National University in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, which fires off on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. The sophomore spiker, who was the representative of the Lady…

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