Parks, Bulldogs look forward to bigger task ahead in UAAP
By Mark Giongco
Being crowned preseason kings doesn’t guarantee anything. If any, championships won in June translates to burgeoning expectations to deliver in the UAAP season.
Being crowned preseason kings doesn’t guarantee anything. If any, championships won in June translates to burgeoning expectations to deliver in the UAAP season.
A GUNG-HO National University squad gave Ateneo no chance to score a sweep.
The pressure of its first V-League Finals appearance got the best of National University, admitted head coach Edjet Mabbayad.
National University skipper Dindin Santiago vowed to bounce back after her forgetful performance in the V-League Finals opener.
After a poor Game 1 outing, National University responded with a convincing 26-24, 25-23, 25-win to forge a deciding game for the Shakey’s V-League Season 10 First Conference championship at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
National University Bulldogs barged into the semifinals on top of a seven-game sweep of group A of the 9th Fr. Martin Summer Cup on Thursday at the Arellano gym in Manila.
Pre-season king National University added University of the Philippines to its list of victims in an unprecedented 19-game win streak dating back to last year.
Another gruelling five-setter, there was just different a victor.
Workmanlike effort from Angela Benting inspired Adamson to turn back National University in five sets, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13, Tuesday in the Shakey’s V-League Season 10 First Conference semifinals at the Arena in San Juan.
Ray Parks provided the clutch baskets as defending champion National University edged Adamson, 70-68, in overtime Monday in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
NATIONAL University and Arellano streaked to their third straight victories yesterday even as Far Eastern University overcame a gritty Perpetual Help squad in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup.
Robin Roño knocked down a triple at the buzzer to lift defending champion National University over College of St. Benilde, 70-67, Wednesday in the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
Bobby Ray Parks uncorked a triple to send National University into overtime then towed his squad to a 73-71 nipping of San Beda Saturday in the 2013 Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup at the Arena.
