Tag: Bulldogs
NU Lady Bulldogs flex might with National Invitationals crown
NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate their National Invitationals crown in the Shakey’s Super League. -SSL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — They may have tempered expectations heading into the tournament, but NU Lady Bulldogs still showed how formidable their college program is with their first National Invitationals crown in the Shakey’s Super League. The Lady Bulldogs didn’t field…
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Bella Belen back for UAAP title repeat bid with NU Lady Bulldogs
Bella Belen is returning for her fourth year with National University in the UAAP.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Bella Belen has made her fourth year of eligibility for National University official as she expressed her intention to win a third UAAP championship next year in the Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. Belen, who politely declined…
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Bulldogs champs; Bella beats Poyos in tight MVP race
UST Golden Spikers’ Josh Ybanez. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The Bulldogs wasted precious little time closing out University of Santo Tomas (UST). “I saw in my players going into this game that they really wanted to win today,” NU coach Dante Alinsunurin said on Wednesday, after a 25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15 Game 2 victory over the TIger…
Read MoreWith nerves of steel, NU Lady Bulldogs reclaim UAAP crown
NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball championship with a sweep of UST Tigresses. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net It all came down to that third frame Wednesday night, with National University (NU) facing set point in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Bella Belen, who had earlier won…
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NU Lady Bulldogs sweep UST Tigresses, win UAAP volleyball title
NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball championship with a sweep of UST Tigresses. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Alyssa Solomon slid from the back row and knelt before setting up Bella Belen for an authoritative cross court hit, bringing the National University Lady Bulldogs a point away from collaring the UAAP Season…
Read MoreNU Lady Bulldogs, UST Tigresses open UAAP title series
NU Lady Bulldogs’ star Bella Belen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net This is a battle that has been waged for years on high school grounds. This time, National University (NU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) elevated their rivalry to the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final. “It crossed our minds that if NU would win in the…
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Lady Bulldogs bracing for hunger-fueled Tigresses
NU Lady Bulldogs during the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final Four game against FEU Lady Tamaraws. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net As difficult as things have been for National University (NU) so far during its UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball campaign, the Lady Bulldogs know it won’t get any easier from here as they battle University of…
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NU Lady Bulldogs oust FEU, face UST in Finals
NU Lady Bulldogs are aheaded to the the UAAP women’s volleyball Finals anew. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net National University forged a Finals matchup against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament after a 25-13, 27-25, 25-15 revenge act against Far Eastern University on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. After absorbing a stunning Game 1…
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NU Bulldogs off to UAAP volleyball Finals, eliminating La Salle
Owa Retamar and the NU Bulldogs are headed to the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — On the eve of his graduation day, Owa Retamar made sure to bring National University to its second straight finals in his last playing year in the UAAP men’s volleyball tournament. Facing their toughest…
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Lady Bulldogs get unwired to bond and stay focused on UAAP volleyball bid
Alyssa Solomon (left) fiddling with a Rubik’s cube during a post-game interview with Bella Belen in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –LANCE AGCAOILI/INQUIRER.net Quartered somewhere away from their respective families, it’s not social media that keeps the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs busy before bedtime. The Bulldogs have turned to a more conventional…
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