UAAP volleyball Finals Game 2 schedule of games (May 15)
Mall of Asia Arena (MOA Arena)
1 p.m. – UAAP Season 86 volleyball awarding
2 p.m. – UST Golden Spikers vs NU Bulldogs (Men’s Finals)
4 p.m. – NU Lady Bulldogs vs UST Tigresses (Women’s Finals)
FULL SCHEDULE HERE.
UAAP: NU men’s and women’s teams want crowns headed their way
The NU men’s team is looking to extend its dominance. —PHOTO BY UAAP MEDIA
There was no sign of hesitation on coach Dante Alinsunurin’s part when he spoke of his team’s intentions in the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournament.
“We are focused on our goal to dominate volleyball here in the UAAP,” Alinsunurin said.
He was speaking about the National University (NU) Bulldogs, who are looking to annex a fourth straight men’s crown on Wednesday.
But he might have been referring to the Lady Bulldogs as well. FULL STORY
UAAP: Tiny but mighty Detdet Pepito captures hearts of UST community
UST fans poses with their Detdet Pepito tarpaulin in Game 1 of the UAAP women’s volleyball Finals. –MELO FUERTES/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament wasn’t Detdet Pepito’s breakout game, by any means.
It was her coronation.
Not really as a UAAP champion. No, that situation is quite far from her grasp as the Golden Tigresses succumbed to National University in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Finals.
It was her coronation of being the Thomasian’s champion. FULL STORY
UAAP: History repeats itself even in bad way for UST Tigresses
UST Tigresses’ rookie Angge Poyos suffers an injury in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Some University of Santo Tomas (UST) diehards had held up a sign during the Golden Tigresses’ Final Four match against De La Salle University that read: History Repeats, 5/5/2019.
That streamer talked about how the Tigresses bundled out the defending champion Lady Spikers also in the same phase of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament that year. Surely, those fans want a different ending this season.
But history certainly has a way of repeating itself, even in the most horrific ways. FULL STORY
UAAP: Avoiding Detdet Pepito a joke, but it’s no laughing matter
Bella Belen (left) and Detdet Pepito–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
On the eve of the championship series of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, University of Santo Tomas (UST) skipper Detdet Pepito joked about making a deal with friend and rival Bella Belen about not being targeted by the National University (NU) star spiker.
“Oh, we’ve already talked about it,” the Tigresses’ ace libero told the Inquirer, laughing, after practice at UST gym. “She won’t won’t target me.”
That might be more than just a punchline, though. FULL STORY
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