Lady Spikers up for clash with Lady Bulldogs after ripping Lady Falcons

La Salle rallied from a lethargic first set against Adamson on Sunday to win, 22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-19, needing a wake-up call from coach Noel Orcullo to stay perfect in the UAAP women’s volleyball championship. and prime up for a blockbuster clash against an old enemy in three days.

And Angel Canino, a freshman who seems to be the tip of the sword for the Lady Spikers in their return to National University (NU) after being swept last season, also went prima donna to the match.

“Season 84 is different, this is a very different team from Season 85,” Canino said in Filipino, referring to the La Salle crew that won its sixth game and could complete a first-round sweep on Wednesday against the defending champion Lady Bulldogs at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

“You can guarantee that we will play our hearts out,” Canino, who finished with 21 points against the Lady Falcons, said. “We will definitely show all our true worth, what we do – as individual players and as a team.”

NU is also coming off a swashbuckling win, carved up on Saturday when the Lady Bulldogs desperately pummeled the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws in straight sets.

Most Valuable Player Ane Bella Belen will battle Canino for the first time since their high school rivalry, where Canino led La Salle-Zobel to victory in 2018 defeating Nazareth School (NS)-NU four. -year of the reign of the UAAP girls.

‘walk’

“Now they have players to look up to. They’re really good compared to before,” Belen said during Saturday’s 25-21, 25-9, 25-18 win over FEU, Canino said. “Now we can see that they are really fighting and attacking, so it will be a challenge for us. We will prepare and see what we have to add.

Belen said that he is very excited about the upcoming match, which we can see a lot of for the title later.

“Of course we are excited [to play them]. It’s been a while since we’ve faced him (Canino) so we’re looking forward to Wednesday,” Belen said, referring to Sheena Toring, a Lady Bulldogs teammate who also played on that NS-NU team.

Canino got off to a slow start with just two points in the first set before being unstoppable in the last three, and that was the reason why the Lady Falcons were able to win the set.

“We had a shaky start because Angel was still adjusting,” Orcullo said in Filipino, confirming that it was Canino’s team that would lead. “He missed training last time because he was under the weather. He returned to training yesterday.

“I just reminded him after the first set back. Good, I was able to wake him up.

Adamson was sent back down to earth as La Salle ended the Lady Falcons’ three-game winning streak with a 4-2 record. La Salle had a season-high 14 blocks.

Trisha Tubu had 13 points to lead the Lady Falcons. Kate Santiago had 12 points, 15 digs and 10 receptions, while Lucille Almonte added nine points and 10 receptions.

The end of the skid

Meanwhile, Vanie Gandler and Faith Nisperos brought Ateneo back to winning ways, with a 25-16, 25-20, 25-22 win over a skidding University of the Philippines (UP), which snapped its fourth straight loss.

Gandler delivered the goods for the Blue Eagles with 17 points built on 13 attacks, two blocks and two aces as Ateneo ended its first round schedule with a 2-7 record.

“Of course, it’s a frustrating first round so it feels good to finally get another win,” said Gandler. “Hopefully, we can use this as momentum in the second half. The fight is not over, so we will keep going.”

Nisperos had 14 points, including a clutch attack in the third set.

UP suffered its fourth straight loss, dropping to a 1-5 record before finishing the first round against Adamson on Wednesday.

—With a report from Rommel R. Fuertes INQ

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