National University maintains its strong second round as the Lady Bulldogs sweep the University of the East.
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00:00 The first round it was a straight set win by NU.
00:04 13-25, 19-25 and 16-25.
00:08 We talked about it a while ago, they had that weak break.
00:11 So we're expecting a lot from these two squads.
00:13 Definitely different.
00:14 And the challenge continues as well here for the UE Lady Warriors.
00:18 NU up by one point, here comes Cassie.
00:21 Lamina will settle over to Alinsug.
00:24 Dug up by Sepada, Donggalio again.
00:27 They're gonna chase it.
00:30 Alinsug with a drop.
00:32 Ball is still alive, Balinget will try.
00:35 Lamina to Maaya.
00:38 Donggalio again.
00:41 And she gets a point for UE as we turn it over to Alyssa.
00:45 Go ahead Alyssa.
00:46 The East Riza being only the middle blocker retained from last year,
00:49 really took this as an opportunity to step up more.
00:52 She added training with the National Women's Volleyball Team last year
00:55 has particularly helped her.
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01:07 Thank you so much for that Alyssa.
01:09 And spoken like a true warrior.
01:11 You're really stronger.
01:12 You're a really good fighter.
01:14 Redemption and championship glory.
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01:22 and experience UE.
01:23 Well, for a fact, Pauline also was the captain for NU the previous season.
01:27 Yeah.
01:28 And my current teammate now in the pros.
01:31 It's so nice that the players are coming in to support the old school
01:37 that they represent.
01:39 And look nice.
01:40 Support as well definitely as you take a look at Alyssa Solomon
01:45 with the hammer here for the NU Lady Bulldogs.
01:48 That will be a violation called on Vanjie Alinsug if I'm not mistaken.
01:52 It's now a three-point lead.
01:54 Lamina will go to Pangilinan as we send it to our first technical timeout.
02:02 NU with the lead 8-4.
02:03 If they have the free ball.
02:04 Absolutely.
02:05 They need also that sense of urgency, especially against a team like NU.
02:09 Well, so far they're down by two here in our game.
02:12 Nogales and that is inside.
02:15 This is the freestyle.
02:18 Some adjustments that we're seeing here for UE as Bella Belen hammers one.
02:25 One of the most versatile players we have in the league right now.
02:29 And this spike of the set is brought to you by Duncan Pasalubong Nang Bayan.
02:36 Which will give UE some breathing room here to play catch up in our first set.
02:42 Lamina passes to Bella, changes tempo.
02:46 Those hard balls, it was perfect just to switch it off.
02:50 They were expecting also an attack or a strong lead.
02:56 That says a lot about her volleyball IQ as well.
03:01 Four excellent sets for Camila Lamina.
03:04 And a quick one from Belen, knowing exactly what to do.
03:08 It really is a float serve.
03:10 She's not turning.
03:12 And she has mastered that as well.
03:14 Here comes Balinget, denied.
03:16 Great blocking so far for NU.
03:18 Longayo from the back.
03:20 Gotta give credit also to the careless mistakes that can't be afforded.
03:28 Again, they need that sense of urgency, especially against NU.
03:33 And a great point coming off a time out here.
03:36 The way that she has progressed in such a short amount of time from her rookie year is really amazing.
03:43 At the level of play that she has now.
03:46 The blockers, the setting actually able to deceive the blocking of NU.
03:52 Lunatzepada would only have one blocker.
03:55 Solomon.
03:59 Out of system here.
04:03 Chance for NU.
04:04 Lamina to Bella.
04:06 Finds the open space, that open spot.
04:11 They're able to execute.
04:13 No one was there for her, so she's just spiking.
04:18 We'll see how this one goes.
04:22 Belen.
04:26 And that is it.
04:28 Belen goes cross court.
04:30 From the Lady Warriors.
04:31 Let's take a look at this last play.
04:34 Bella Belen going for the cross court.
04:38 Big margin in the air that you can go through.
04:41 You can go through her forearms, you know, through the fingers.
04:44 Just what Vanjie Alinsug was doing, right?
04:46 Right.
04:47 So they need to be more aggressive.
04:48 Talking about this UE team.
04:50 That's the first point, Vanjie Alinsug.
04:54 Great play from Camila Lamina.
04:59 Yeah, and the aggressiveness.
05:01 Sometimes the ball will really land.
05:03 If you're the opponent.
05:05 Or sometimes you're in front, but the ball will suddenly turn.
05:08 That's Lamina's set.
05:33 They'll deliver.
05:34 They're really ready.
05:35 At any given moment.
05:37 Anyone from the NU team can shine.
05:39 As we turn it over to Jules Israel of NU Captain.
05:44 And she will serve.
05:45 They're gonna chase it.
05:47 Donggalio.
05:49 They set up Bella.
05:52 And she was born to play volleyball.
05:57 Like I said, Bella is not the tallest player on the court.
06:02 But she plays with the way she puts in the work.
06:05 And that set didn't come from Lamina.
06:07 Because Lamina was the one who dug the ball up.
06:09 It came from Turing.
06:11 But they had the ball being surrounded already.
06:15 By a couple of NU Lady Bulldogs.
06:17 Hesitation on the part of five Lady Bulldogs.
06:21 Will cost them and will give them points.
06:23 Smart play from the Lady Warriors.
06:27 Lamina will go to Alinsug.
06:30 Flying from the back.
06:31 Madriaga to Donggalio.
06:33 Lambs will go to Bella.
06:37 Donggalio.
06:40 Lambs.
06:42 And Turing is blocked.
06:44 Still ongoing here.
06:45 Cepada.
06:47 Ends that rally.
06:49 And slowly you can see that the NU team is waking up.
06:55 That's exactly on signal.
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07:01 Billy Capistrano with Pauline Gaston.
07:03 It's NU versus UE.
07:05 As Harjo will pass this one to Solomon.
07:09 And this time finally hitting the mark in the corner.
07:13 Gusto sana ng i-execute in that previous play.
07:17 Going to the right side of Nogales.
07:23 That is her fifth point of the game.
07:27 Three-point lead for NU.
07:29 Madriaga.
07:30 Alinsug.
07:35 Ball is still alive.
07:37 Solomon will try again.
07:42 And this time she's also successful.
07:44 Back-to-back hoists for Alisa.
07:46 One step forward, two steps back.
07:53 And that has been the story here for UE.
07:56 That's a good serve from Bella.
07:58 But it is still alive.
08:00 Play continues.
08:01 Harjo to Lam.
08:03 Silver to Solomon.
08:04 But you know, Riza was there.
08:09 There's too much power on that.
08:11 And Riza, two of the tallest players that we have right now on the court.
08:15 As Madriaga to Nogales.
08:19 That was a pretty scrappy play.
08:24 Easy ball, over the line.
08:26 Great read of the other side as well.
08:31 To set.
08:33 In view of Lam's lamina.
08:37 Pono has been doing a good job as well, taking on the setting duties.
08:41 Whenever Lam's is on the bench.
08:43 Belen!
08:44 That was a good dig from UE.
08:47 That definitely was a super spike.
08:54 And Madriaga just put it up.
08:55 Please, Kasi, kill it.
08:57 And she did deliver.
08:58 A lot of trust as well that we saw in that last play.
09:01 We have the team captain, continues to serve.
09:05 Madriaga with a smart play.
09:09 And she has been doing that a lot in the past couple of games.
09:13 Whether they play volleyball or maybe other sports.
09:17 Nogales, challenging the blockers.
09:23 Botched play for NU.
09:25 Chance here for UE.
09:27 Madriaga to Castillo is denied.
09:33 Well, when you have Turing and Solobon.
09:39 Six point push for NU.
09:42 So far so good for the White Shirts as Madriaga will go to Castillo.
09:47 Denura with a dig.
09:51 They're going to set it back to Kasi.
09:53 Panique for the back row.
09:58 Panique able to deliver here.
10:05 Pono doing a good job as well.
10:08 Taking on the setting duties as we said from Lam's Lamina.
10:12 Giving Lam's a breather to catch her breath.
10:16 That's going to be the first putt for NU at set point.
10:21 Pono serving.
10:23 Madriaga.
10:25 That's going to be it for our second set.
10:29 Lam's Lamina on deck to serve.
10:32 Baling it will try as Madriaga finds Don Gallo.
10:38 Chami Maaya, she turned her back around for a split second.
10:45 Things happen so fast here.
10:47 Well, it should be. I mean for UE, it is the third set.
10:51 So they really need to pick it up.
10:54 But what about Maaya with a quick...
10:57 We're tied at one.
11:01 And Alinsug will go for the drop as we send it over to Alison Ko.
11:07 Go ahead, Alison.
11:09 Echoing her words and their recent huddle, let's get back to it.
11:11 The game is not over yet.
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11:23 Back to you, Paulina and Billy.
11:25 Thank you for that, Alison.
11:27 And that's exactly what you want to hear from these young players.
11:31 It's the growth mindset, Billy, when you're talking about how you recover
11:36 and actually use the losses as motivations to extend the winning streak.
11:40 Especially after that big, big win against UST.
11:44 Lamina one-hand set tries to make do.
11:46 That was Vanjie Alinsug.
11:48 Madreaga to Tonggalio.
11:50 Solomon powers through as we send it over to Jules Israel of NU.
11:59 ...who hope to swiftly finish the match today in their favor.
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12:16 At the bottom half of the standings.
12:19 Yeah, and it seems as if they are not playing complacently.
12:22 They seem hungry.
12:24 That's right. Which is exactly what we want to see from them.
12:27 Alinsug was waiting for it. She knew exactly what she wanted to do.
12:32 Vanjie Alinsug is amazing.
12:35 Again, she's only just a sophomore here in the UAAP.
12:40 Lots of years of growing for her with NU.
12:42 That was her sixth point of the game.
12:45 Chance here for UE. Madreaga!
12:51 It's a lie!
12:54 A little too late for NU and Madreaga.
12:57 Really eyes the back of her head.
13:00 Which they haven't had in a while.
13:03 Madreaga to Castillo.
13:06 Good dig!
13:08 Solomon fires one!
13:12 In getting the lead and then a painful error.
13:17 Unforced error.
13:19 But Malignet will try to avenge the service error.
13:23 But we'll see how things go here.
13:28 That was an over-receive on the part of UE.
13:33 That's why she has to rely on the other teammates here to do their job.
13:38 Here comes Malignet.
13:39 Blocked.
13:41 Right now she has six in this match.
13:45 Castillo!
13:49 But that's going to be a point for...
13:53 And play continues.
13:56 Nogales with six attack points now.
13:58 Maaya!
14:00 Blocked by Tonggalio.
14:02 Solomon!
14:04 Finds a corner.
14:06 There it is.
14:07 She got it back.
14:09 To her advantage.
14:10 That is her twelfth point of the game.
14:13 Bella on the other hand.
14:14 Thirteen for her.
14:15 Maaya!
14:17 Another gift for Chami Maaya.
14:21 Placement from Castillo.
14:26 Lams!
14:28 They go for the push.
14:30 Castillo!
14:32 Back to UE.
14:34 And Lamina!
14:38 To Escanlar.
14:39 It's blocked.
14:41 They're going to keep trying.
14:44 And that is it!
14:46 And that's going to be...
14:48 That's going to be Myrtle Escanlar finishing the game for the NU Lady Bulldogs.