NU Girl Bulldogs throughout a 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship recreation. –SSL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide College gave coach Sherwin Meneses a successful 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship debut after overcoming a second set loss to Ateneo, 25-12, 25-27, 25-16, 25-17, on Friday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Meneses, essentially the most profitable PVL coach of Creamline, lastly made his comeback official within the Philippine collegiate volleyball scene as NU opened its ‘three-peat’ bid on a excessive notice in Pool A.
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Erin Pangilinan was dominant within the center, nailing seven of the staff’s 14 blocks and scoring 9 kills to complete with 17 factors, whereas Vange Alinsug stepped up with 14 factors, restoring the order for the Girl Bulldogs after dropping the second set.
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Alinsug believes NU nonetheless has lots to work on underneath Meneses, who changed Norman Miguel and simply began dealing with the staff of their participation within the AVC girls’s membership championship in Thailand.
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“We nonetheless have lots to be taught as a result of the match is lengthy,” stated Alinsug. “Ateneo gained confidence [in the second set] and our second stringers felt some stress, however we all know they might bounce again as a result of we all know them properly.”
UAAP two-time MVP Bella Belen had eight factors, whereas Alyssa Solomon added seven of their first recreation within the SSL since sweeping the Nationwide Invitationals in July.
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Ateneo dropped to a 1-1 card as nobody scored in double figures with Lyann De Guzman and Zey Pacia main the cost with 9 and eight factors, respectively.
UE, Arellano triumph
In the meantime, Casiey Dongallo dropped 11 factors to steer the College of the East to its second straight win in Pool B with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-15 sweep of the debuting College of Perpetual Assist.
Dongallo scored seven of her manufacturing within the third body together with 5 within the Girl Warriors’ 8-0 blitz that turned a slim two-point lead right into a 21-11 separation.
“Earlier than the beginning of the sport, assistant coach Doc Obet (Very important) advised us to not be complacent, regardless of who the opponent is. We actually should play primarily based on what we’ve ready,” stated Dongallo, who solely scored one level in a single set of motion within the opener final week.
Riza Nogales chipped in eight factors whereas Bea Zamudio, Yesha Rojo, and Kayce Balingit added 5 every for the Girl Warriors, who obtained 26 free factors off the Girl Altas’ errors. Jelai Gajero, who had 20 factors in opposition to the Girl Pirates, solely performed within the opening set and scored one level earlier than sitting out the subsequent two.
UE, although, will miss Dongallo in opposition to Mapua on Saturday because of a scheduled platelet-rich plasma injection for her injured proper hand.
Cyrill Alemaniana led Perpetual Assist with 11 factors in a dropping effort.
Kristine Adnte of Arellano goes for successful throughout a 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship recreation. –AUGUST DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER
Within the different Pool A match, Arellano rallied from a 1-2 match deficit to frustrate San Beda, 25-19, 22-25, 20-25, 25-10, 15-6, for a 2-0 begin within the match.
The Girl Chiefs rode the momentum of their robust fourth set outing for a 5-0 result in begin the deciding body earlier than burying the Girl Pink Spikers deeper, 14-5.
Center blocker Fhaye Mangubat blasted a game-high 20 factors together with eight in Arellano’s fourth set. Marianne Padillon added 13 markers together with her final coming off a through-the-block kill after San Beda saved a match level.
Arellano, which swept Emilio Aguinaldo School final week, misplaced major winger Laika Tudlasan to a left ankle damage following a foul touchdown whereas trailing, 17-14, within the third set.
It fired up the Girl Chiefs to mount a fightback and ultimately hand the winless Girl Pink Spikers their second five-set loss after struggling a reverse sweep in opposition to Ateneo final week.
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Angel Habacon and Sophie Cagalawan completed with 14 and 12 factors, respectively, for San Beda.
