Lady Bulldogs zoom to 3rd straight win | Inquirer Sports

Lady Bulldogs zoom to 3rd straight win

/ 05:15 AM February 12, 2018

National University recovered from a dismal second set to beat University of the East, 25-15, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19, and stay undefeated in the UAAP Season 80 women’s volleyball tournament Sunday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

The Lady Bulldogs streaked to their third straight win while the Lady Warriors are at the bottom with a 0-3 card.

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After going back and forth against the Lady Warriors and trailing, 10-11, midway through the fourth set, the Lady Bulldogs went on a 13-2 run to take a 23-13 lead, with Aiko Urdas finishing it off with a through-the-block kill.

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NU head coach Babes Castillo said they had a good win, but after seeing his team falter in the second set he knew his players could do better.

“The win earlier was a good win, but it was not a good performance,” said Castillo in Filipino. “I told them to forget about the second set and let’s move on, it’s already marked on the card.”

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“My players’ captain responded on the dot on what the situation needed and the team will go with the captain,” Castillo said, referring to Jaja Santiago.

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When NU committed four straight errors that allowed UE to trim the deficit to six in the fourth set, 23-17, it was Santiago who stopped the Lady Warriors’ fun with a well-placed kill that put the Lady Bulldogs on match point, 24-17.

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Santiago led the Lady Bulldogs’ charge with 23 points while Roselyn Doria added 12 points.

Shaya Adorador and May Ann Mendrez led UE with 11 points apiece.

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In the other match, Ateneo notched its first win after taking down University of Santo Tomas, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.

The Lady Eagles tied the Tigresses at 1-2.

UST suffered a double whammy when it lost libero Rica Rivera to a right knee injury in the first set. Assistant coach Mark Alfafara said the initial assessment was a torn meniscus. —BONG LOZADA, INQUIRER.NET

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