The NU Lady Bulldogs continued their blazing streak through the UAAP competition with a 25-15, 25-10, 25-15 sweep of the UP Fighting Maroons on Saturday, June 4.
Super rookie Bella Belen did not even give the reeling Maroons a real chance at offense, as she fired off 16 points off 8 attacks, and a UAAP record-tying 8 aces for the 12-0 Lady Bulldogs, who have clinched the top seed with the win.
Sheena Toring added 11 points plus 8 excellent digs while star libero Jen Nierva chipped in 18 excellent digs in just 21 attempts, and 9 excellent receptions.
“I’m happy that we bounced back from last game where I almost got no services in,” Belen said in Filipino after tying Ateneo’s Dzi Gervacio’s 2013 ace record.
“When we were training, we focued on service receive which we lacked in the last game. We’re happy we applied it and we lessened our service errors,” she added.
Stephanie Bustrillo paced the loss with just 9 points while go-to scorers Jewel Encarnacion and top rookie Alyssa Bertolano got checked to just 4 and 2 points, respectively.
NU, now just two wins away from an outright finals appearance, will attempt to make quick work of free-falling FEU on Tuesday, June 7, 12:30 pm.
The sixth-ranked Maroons – moving closer to the brink of elimination with a 5-7 slate – will, on the other hand, go for a much-needed win against fourth-placer Adamson at 6:30 pm.
