HIGHLIGHTS: UAAP Season 87 volleyball Finals Game 2 – La Salle vs NU

• • The NU Lady Bulldogs complete the sweep La Salle Lady Spikers to successful defend the UAAP women’s volleyall crown. Earlier, NU Bulldogs for a decider for the Season 87 men’s title, equalizing against FEU Tamaraws.
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UAAP: Bella Belen caps storied NU run with MVP hat trick, title repeat

MANILA, Philippines —As promised, Bella Belen is leaving National University with a new crown on her head.

Belen finished her UAAP career as a three-time MVP after NU completed a series sweep of La Salle to complete a title repeat in Season 87 in front of 18,514 fans on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

“Honestly, I’m overwhelmed. I feel everything—happiness, sadness, excitement—all at once,” said Belen after the 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 Game 2 win where she finished18 points, 11 digs, and eight excellent receptions.

UAAP: Alinsug, Jardio start NU takeover with shared Finals MVP plum

MANILA, Philippines — In a league first, the Finals MVP award was shared by the face of National University’s future–Vange Alinsug and Shaira Jardio–after the Lady Bulldogs’ successful title defense in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball Finals.

The unprecedented decision by the school to award co-MVPs underscored the Lady Bulldogs’ depth and team-first mindset in defending their crown.

“That decision came from our NU coaching staff. They really talked it through. I’m happy with it, because honestly, for me, everyone on the team is an MVP. From Game 1 to now, this win was truly a team effort,” said NU coach Sherwin Meneses in Filipino.

IN PHOTOS: NU Lady Bulldogs beat La Salle Lady Spikers in UAAP Finals Game 2

WATCH: NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate back to back UAAP titles

CoFinals MVP Shaira Jardio and Bella Belen on the school’s third championship in four years. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/yCt5LEr1cM

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

NU coach Sherwin Meneses, Finals MVP Vange Alinsug, Alyssa Solomon, and Lams Lamina after winning the #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/aQeBbiHHdk

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Alyssa Solomon after winning the championship.#UAAPSeason87 @inquirersports pic.twitter.com/wT90mLdkFa

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Jaja Santiago celebrates with the NU seniors. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/QybKTSu0JU

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Former NU players celebrate the Lady Bulldogs’ success. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/vyuZ7btfZt

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Bella Belen talks about NU’s third title in four years. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/27Hv41EZlr

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Shaira Jardio and Vange Alinsug are co-Finals MVP. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/IoVMCWF91P

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

The champs are here! #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/q0A9GSXFVq

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Coach Sherwin Meneses after his first UAAP title! #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/3KWQmkuzuR

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Championship circle. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/rt478GLtXF

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Belen 🤝 Canino

Sportsmanship rules! #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/bbmhfV8MvW

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

UAAP Finals: NU wins 2nd straight title, sweeps La Salle

MANILA, Philippines–National University cemented its status as the new standard in UAAP women’s volleyball on Wednesday night after putting away old power La Salle in Game 2 of the Season 87 championship series.

The Lady Bulldogs, on the shoulders of outgoing skipper and newly-minted Most Valuable Player Bella Belen, carved out an authoritative 25-19, 25-18, 25-19, triumph at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, clinching a second-straight championship—the first in program history.

Vange Alinsug for the championship! #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/SK7dtD7UhC

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Vange Alinsug, installed as heir apparent to cornerstones Belen and Alyssa Solomon, fittingly delivered the championship point for the Jhocson squad.

Bella Belen raises 3rd UAAP MVP then delivers on NU title promise

MANILA, Philippines–Before Bella Belen and the National University chase a second crown, the league’s brightest star already tabbed one of her own on Wednesday.

The Lady Bulldogs cornerstone was named Season 87 Most Valuable Player ahead of the championship series’ Game 2 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

With a whopping 96.226 statistical points to her name, Belen blew the competition out of the water, claiming her third MVP trophy in four seasons.

But she made sure NU was also going to bring home the hardware that matters.

UAAP women’s volleyball Finals live scores: La Salle vs NU (Game 2)

• • • GOLDEN REPEAT! FINAL: Bella Belen and the NU Lady Bulldogs rule the  UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament after sweeping La Salle, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
    • Alinsug pushes NU’s lead to 15-11.
    • Belen continues to dazzle! NU leads, 10-6..
    • Belen down the line. Block point for Pangilinan. NU with a 7-5 lead.
    • Malaluan ace! La Salle with a 5-4 lead to start Set 3.
    • END OF SET 2: NU 25, La Salle 18 NU is a set away from a successful title defense!
    • Belen with her ninth point in the set. NU set point, 24-17
    • Bella Belen mounts a 7-point lead for NU, 18-11.
    • Provido and Malaluan cut the lead down to four, 11-15.
    • Belen blocks Laput to stretch NU’s lead to 15-9.
    • NU takes a three-point lead, 12-9, after Belen’s off-the-block hit.
    • Shevana Laput from the back row! La Salle with an 8-7 lead to start the second set
    • END OF SET 1: NU 25, La Salle 19 Solomon clinches the opening set for NU!
    • NU continues to dominate La Salle with a 15-7 lead.
    • NU with a 7-3 lead vs La Salle to start.
    • Game time! NU vs La Salle, Game 2!

Jia De Guzman is back!

She’s here at MOA Arena to watch the finals game 2 between NU and La Salle. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/wYLO6OSfIn

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Jaja Santiago (Sachi Minowa) is here to support NU in Game 2 vs La Salle. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/4ygV5rOe6Y

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball individual awardees

• • • MVP & BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER: Bella Belem
    • ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Shaina Nitura
    • BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER: Angel Canino
    • BEST OPPOSITE SPIKER: Shevana Laputa
    • BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER: Amie Provida, Niña Ytang
    • BEST SETTER: Lams Lamina
    • BEST LIBERO: Lyka de Leon

The UST Tigresses receive the #UAAPSeason87 3rd place trophy. pic.twitter.com/YrmL6wMVzz

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Bella Belen delivers an emotional MVP speech.#UAAPSeason87 pic.twitter.com/UNTQ1vp1bO

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

UAAP: NU spoils FEU’s title plans as finals goes the distance

MANILA, Philippines — Never doubt the heart of a champion as National University kept its five-peat dream alive, staving off Far Eastern University, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 15-11, in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball finals Game 2 on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

The five-peat-seeking Bulldogs blew another 2-1 advantage but this time they hung tight to force a rubber match on Saturday at the same venue in Pasay City.

Jade Disquitado nailed the game-winning block on Dryx Saavedra as NU ended the match with a 5-1 run to spoil FEU’s title plans.

UAAP men’s volleyball Finals live scores: NU vs FEU (Game 2)

NEVER DOUBT THE HEART OF A CHAMPION

NU survives FEU in five sets, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 15-11 to force a winner-take-all Game 3.#UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/u0pdZvQo7w

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

• • • FINAL: NU survives FEU in five sets, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 18-25, 15-11 to force a winner-take-all Game 3 in the UAAP men’s volleyball Finals.
    • Taguibolos block! NU, 12-10.
    • Buddin makes up for his mistake. NU regains the lead, 11-10.
    • Buddin attack error. We’re tied at 10.
    • Absin attack out. NU takes the lead, 9-8.
    • Espartero attack error. NU trims FEU’s lead to one, 7-8.
    • Back to back points for Bituin. FEU, 6-4.
    • Disquitado blocks Saavedra. NU ties the set at 4-all
    • Saavedra scores his third point in the fifth set. FEU, 4-2.
    • WE’RE GOING 5! END OF SET 4: FEU 25, NU 18.
    • Ordiales attack out. FEU, 22-15.
    • FEU looking to force a decider with an 18-13 spread.
    • Saavedra down the line! 12-10 lead for FEU in Set 4.
    • END OF SET 3: NU 25, FEU 15 The Bulldogs dominate the third set to inch a frame closer to forcing Game 3.
    • Buddin wins the joust! NU, 20-11
    • Ordiales stretches the lead to 15-6.
    • Another ace for Ordiales! Make that a 6-2 start.
    • Ordiales ace! NU with a 5-2 lead to open Set 3.
    • END OF SET 2: FEU 25, NU 22 Saavedra nails the cross court kill to level the match at 1-1.
    • Ordiales attack out. FEU at set point, 24-22
    • Absin and Mendoza give FEU a 19-18 lead.
    • Peng Taguibolos block! NU regains the lead, 18-17
    • 3-0 run by NU. We’re tied at 17 in the second set.
    • Jelord Talisayan with back to back points as FEU unleashes an 8-1 run for a 17-14 lead.
    • Martinez ace! FEU takes a set 2 lead, 14-13.
    • END OF SET 1: NU 25, FEU 20 Obed Mukaba regalo to clinch the first set!
    • Ordiales converts a combination play, gives NU a 23-20 breather.
    • The Bulldogs continue to dominate Set 1 with a 16-12 lead.
    • Blazing 6-2 start for NU in Game 2 of the men’s Finals. The Bulldogs are looking to force a decider for the title.

#UAAPSeason87 men’s volleyball finals Game 2

FEU goes for sweep, as NU seeks to live another day. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/dWD6kx7uyB

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

UAAP MVP Ken Batas aims to take Ateneo to greater heights next season

MANILA, Philippines — After becoming the first Ateneo Blue Eagle to win the MVP since Marck Espejo in 2018, Ken Batas is eager to put his team on the pedestal next UAAP men’s volleyball season.

“This MVP is proof that our system really works. Even though we didn’t hit our goal this season, we know our team still has more potential. I believe we have a strong chance to bounce back next season,” said the newly-crowned Season 87 MVP Batas in Filipino on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Batas decided to return next season amid graduating with a course in Interdisciplinary Studies Tracks in Filipino Literature and Management Minor in Marketing and is determined to settle an unfinished business for Ateneo, which missed the Final Four for the third straight year with a 7-7 record.

Ken Batas on kween domination. #UAAPSeason87 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/YeqqMAtpUy

— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) May 14, 2025

UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball individual awardees

Ken Batas and JJ Macam share their thoughts after winning awards. #UAAPSeason87 | @LanceAgcaoilINQ pic.twitter.com/FdG6G03yVO

— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) May 14, 2025

#UAAPSeason87 men’s volleyball awardees
Best Outside Spikers: Ken Batas of Ateneo, JJ Macam of UST@INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/WIMfrrep18

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

Best Opposite Spiker: Amil Pacinio of Ateneo
Best Setter: Dux Yambao of UST
Best Libero: Menard Guerrero of La Salle#UAAPSeason87 pic.twitter.com/4ToMeolG68

— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) May 14, 2025

• • • MVP & BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER: KEN BATAS
    • ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, BEST OUTSIDE SPIKER: JJ MACAM
    • BEST OPPOSITE SPIKER: AMIL PACINIO 
    • BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER: POPOY COLINARES, LEO COGUIMBAL
    • BEST SETTER: DUX YAMBAO
    • BEST LIBERO: MENARD GUERRERO

On cusp of UAAP repeat, NU coach prepares team for ‘hardest part’

MANILA, Philippines — Coach Sherwin Meneses relished his first UAAP Finals experience, steering National University past La Salle and its multi-titled mentor Ramil De Jesus in Game 1 of their best-of-three series.

“This is my first finals, and of course, you can really feel that we’re playing for the pride of our school. There are a lot of people watching, the games are exciting, and I’m personally excited to try and get our first win,” said Meneses in Filipino after NU’s 25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17 victory in front of 15,192 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

“Playing in the Finals, whether it’s in the pros or college. There’s always a big crowd. I think this is a great example of how far volleyball has come in our community.”

UAAP: Bella Belen now a three-time MVP winner

MANILA, Philippines — National University star Bella Belen won her third MVP in her final UAAP playing year while Adamson’s Shaina Nitura was the runaway Season 87 Rookie of the Year after a record-breaking debut.

Belen has joined an elite club as a three-time MVP winner along with the likes of Alyssa Valdez of Ateneo from Seasons 76 to 78 and Far Eastern University’s Monica Aleta from 2000 to 2002.

The fourth-year Lady Bulldog garnered 96.23 Statistical Points, way ahead of runner-up Nitura, who had 74.26 SPs to become Adamson’s first Rookie of the Year in the women’s volleyball Final Four era.

Vange Alinsug, new face of NU for coming years, shows her worth

Vange Alinsug stepped up in a big way when one of National University’s big guns fired blanks on Sunday, and that was a big reason why the Lady Bulldogs have a chance to wrap up the Season 87 crown of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

She insisted, though, that there was nothing special behind what she did.

“We didn’t do anything different because what we are doing was not for ourselves alone but for the team,” Alinsug told the Inquirer in Filipino after firing 21 points, including the match-clinching point in a 25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17 Game 1 victory over La Salle.

UAAP: ‘Confident’ Shaira Jardio, NU go for sweep, title repeat

MANILA, Philippines — Shaira Jardio has no doubt National University can complete a historic repeat as it goes for a series sweep against La Salle in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball Finals on Wednesday.

The game will be played at Mall of Asia Arena, where the Lady Bulldogs captured their first two titles in the past three years.

With Bella Belen and Vange Alinsug doing the damage in offense, Jardio played the x-factor with her steady floor defense of 28 excellent receptions and 18 excellent digs to take Game 1 from La Salle, 25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17, on Sunday in front of 15,192 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

UAAP title reign in peril, NU still upbeat ahead of must-win game

MANILA, Philippines — Five-peat-seeking National University gave Far Eastern University its flowers after pulling off a come-from-behind win in five sets in Game 1.

The Bulldogs, though, vowed to live another day and force a rubber match in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball Finals on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

NU blew a 2-1 match advantage as FEU unleashed a spirited comeback led by main scorer Dryx Saavedra and rookie Amet Bituin to inch a win closer from ending its opponents’ four-year title reign with a 22-25, 25-22, 13-25, 25-22, 15-13 win on Sunday before an ecstatic crowd of 5,405 at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

UAAP Season 87 volleyball tournament FINALS SCHEDULE

Game 2 – May 14, Wednesday – Mall of Asia Arena

• 12:30pm – men’s awarding ceremony
• 1pm – NU Bulldogs vs FEU Tamaraws

separate tickets

• 4:30pm – Women’s Awarding Ceremony
• 5pm -La Salle Lady Spikers vs NU Lady Bulldogs

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