LIVE UPDATES: NU vs La Salle – UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball finals Game 1

MANILA, Philippines – For the third time in the last four years, the NU Lady Bulldogs and the La Salle Lady Spikers clash in the UAAP women’s volleyball finals, starting with the Season 87 finals Game 1 on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11, at the Araneta Coliseum.

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THIRD SET

• LA SALLE 24-13: Vange Alinsug combi play
• LA SALLE 24-12: Alyssa Solomon serve out
• LA SALLE 23-12: Chammy Maaya scores
• LA SALLE 23-11: Amie Provido quick attack
• LA SALLE 22-11: Alexa Mata quick attack
• LA SALLE 22-10: Angel Canino crosscourt hit, 10th point of set
• LA SALLE 21-10: Alexa Mata quick attack
• LA SALLE 21-9: Angel Canino through the block, 13-2 run
• LA SALLE 20-9: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 19-9: Bella Belen through the block
• LA SALLE 19-8: Shevana Laput crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 18-8: Arah Panique crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 18-7: Abe Pono double contact, 10-0 run
• LA SALLE 17-7: Lilay del Castillo quick attack, 9-0 run
• LA SALLE 16-7: Angel Canino off the block, 8-0 run
• LA SALLE 15-7: Angel Canino off-speed hit, 7-0 run
• LA SALLE 14-7: Erin Pangilinan not over, 6-0 run
• LA SALLE 13-7: Lams Lamina net touch, timeout NU
• LA SALLE 12-7: Angel Canino three straight hits
• LA SALLE 11-7: Angel Canino back-to-back hits
• LA SALLE 10-7: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 9-7: Shevana Laput off the block
• LA SALLE 8-7: Shevana Laput serve long
• LA SALLE 8-6: Alleiah Malaluan off-speed hit
• LA SALLE 7-6: Vange Alinsug crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 7-5: Lilay del Castillo not over
• LA SALLE 7-4: Erin Pangilinan drop ball
• LA SALLE 7-3: Alyssa Solomon backrow out
• LA SALLE 6-3: Amie Provido quick attack
• LA SALLE 5-3: Vange Alinsug off the block
• LA SALLE 5-2: Amie Provido hit off the overreceive
• LA SALLE 4-2: Vange Alinsug crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 4-1: Bella Belen crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 4-0: Amie Provido blocks Alyssa Solomon, timeout NU
• LA SALLE 3-0: Alexa Mata quick attack out
• LA SALLE 2-0: Angel Canino back-to-back hits
• LA SALLE 1-0: Angel Canino scores

SECOND SET

• END OF SET 2: NU rides a 10-2 run midway through Set 2 to seize a two-set lead over La Salle, 25-21.
• NU 25-21: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt hit
• NU 24-21: Amie Provido ace
• NU 24-20: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• NU 24-19: Alyssa Solomon combi play
• NU 23-19: Lams Lamina serve to net
• NU 23-18: Mikole Reyes serve long
• NU 22-18: Shevana Laput blocks Bella Belen
• NU 22-17: Erin Pangilinan serve out
• NU 22-16: Arah Panique off-speed hit, 10-2 run
• NU 21-16: Bella Belen hit off the overreceive, 9-2 run
• NU 20-16: Arah Panique through the block
• NU 19-16: Erin Pangilinan ace
• NU 18-16: Erin Pangilinan blocks Alleiah Malaluan
• NU 17-16: Shevana Laput backrow hit
• NU 17-15: Arah Panique off the block
• NU 16-15: Angel Canino backrow out
• 15-15: Shevana Laput backrow hit
• NU 15-14: Arah Panique blocks Angel Canino
• 14-14: Abe Pono ace
• LA SALLE 14-13: Shevana Laput serve long
• LA SALLE 14-12: Alexa Mata serve long
• LA SALLE 13-12: Vange Alinsug off-speed hit
• LA SALLE 13-11: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 12-11: Angel Canino blocks Alyssa Solomon
• 11-11: Shaira Jardio scores on the ball save
• LA SALLE 11-10: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• 10-10: Shevana Laput through the block
• NU 10-9: Bella Belen down the line, 4-0 run
• 9-9: Lams Lamina ace
• LA SALLE 9-8: Bella Belen through the block
• LA SALLE 9-7: Bella Belen crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 9-6: Alleiah Malaluan through the block
• LA SALLE 8-6: Bella Belen crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 8-5: Alleiah Malaluan crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 7-5: Vange Alinsug through the block
• LA SALLE 7-4: Alyssa Solomon serve out
• LA SALLE 6-4: Vange Alinsug scores
• LA SALLE 6-3: Shevana Laput crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 5-3: Vange Alinsug through the block
• LA SALLE 5-2: Mikole Reyes ace
• LA SALLE 4-2: Angel Canino off the block
• LA SALLE 3-2: Bella Belen crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 3-1: Shevana Laput crosscourt hit
• LA SALLE 2-1: Shevana Laput through the block
• 1-1: Alleiah Malaluan scores
• NU 1-0: Bella Belen combi play

FIRST SET

• END OF SET 1: NU sets the tone with a 25-17 blowout of La Salle.
• NU 25-17: Alexa Mata quick attack.
• NU 24-17: Amie Provido running attack.
• NU 24-16: Bella Belen down the line.
• NU 23-16: Alleiah Malaluan through the block.
• NU 23-15: Angel Canino serve to net.
• NU 22-15: Alyssa Solomon backrow out.
• NU 22-14: Alyssa Solomon backrow hit.
• NU 21-14: Vange Alinsug scores.
• NU 20-14: Vange Alinsug crosscourt hit.
• NU 19-14: Erin Pangilinan quick attack.
• NU 18-14: Shevana Laput serve to net.
• NU 17-14: Erin Pangilinan attack wide.
• NU 17-13: Shevana Laput blocks Vange Alinsug.
• NU 17-12: Vange Alinsug down the line.
• NU 16-12: Alexa Mata quick attack.
• NU 15-12: Shevana Laput blocks Vange Alinsug.
• NU 15-11: Vange Alinsug crosscourt hit.
• NU 14-11: Bella Belen ace.
• NU 13-11: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt hit.
• NU 12-11: Lams Lamina net touch.
• NU 12-10: Shevana Laput through the block.
• NU 12-9: Bella Belen crosscourt hit. Timeout La Salle.
• NU 11-9: Alexa Mata blocks Alleiah Malaluan
• NU 10-9: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt hit
• 9-9: Mikole Reyes serve out
• LA SALLE 9-8: Amie Provido running attack
• 8-8: Bella Belen through the block
• LA SALLE 8-7: Alleiah Malaluan off the block
• 7-7: Mikole Reyes mis-set, Lilay del Castillo slips
• LA SALLE 7-6: Vange Alinsug off the block
• LA SALLE 7-5: Shevana Laput backrow hit
• LA SALLE 6-5: Angel Canino off the block
• 5-5: Vange Alinsug combi play
• LA SALLE 5-4: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt out
• 4-4: Shevana Laput ace
• NU 4-3: Angel Canino through the block
• NU 4-2: Alyssa Solomon through the block
• NU 3-2: Angel Canino crosscourt hit
• NU 3-1: Vange Alinsug off-speed hit
• NU 2-1: Bella Belen ace
• 1-1: Alexa Mata quick attack
• LA SALLE 1-0: Amie Provido quick attack
• NU STARTERS: Bella Belen, Vange Alinsug, Alexa Mata, Alyssa Solomon, Lams Lamina, Erin Pangilinan, Shaira Jardio (L)
• LA SALLE STARTERS: Alleiah Malaluan, Shevana Laput, Mikole Reyes, Angel Canino, Amie Provido, Lilay del Castillo, Lyka de Leon (L)

Winning one championship each over the other in Seasons 84 and 85, both squads look locked in for an exciting trilogy series to determine which side gets the proverbial leg up.

Now in the final stretch of her collegiate career, two-time MVP and potential three-time winner Bella Belen is expected to go all-out for NU in what’s very likely the last two to three games of her Lady Bulldogs’ career.

On the other side, one-time MVP Angel Canino seems deadset on making sure history repeats itself in the form of La Salle foiling another NU title defense like it did in Season 85 in 2023.

In terms of supporting casts, the outlook has not changed much for the Lady Bulldogs since their last finals defeat of the Lady Spikers, with Belen still flanked by import-caliber star opposite Alyssa Solomon, Best Setter frontrunner Lams Lamina, and veteran middle blockers Sheena Toring and Erin Pangilinan.

Meanwhile, the likes of rising star spiker Vange Alinsug, unsung libero Shaira Jardio, and middles Alexa Mata and Chammy Maaya emerged as the new prominent faces since the last time NU won gold at La Salle’s expense.

The Lady Spikers, on the other hand, flaunt almost an entirely new lineup since their last championship, as Canino and fellow vet Alleiah Malaluan now boast a support crew bannered by the vastly improved MVP candidate Shevana Laput, rookie setter Mikole Reyes, and middles Amie Provido and Lilay del Castillo.

Both teams have had their share of struggles in Season 87, with NU falling to complacency woes and La Salle struggling with offensive consistency beyond Canino and Laput.

But if the last few weeks of the season have been any indication, it’s that both sides have seemingly shaped up and postured as the title contenders they’re truly perceived to be. The only question is, which team will draw first blood?

First serve is at 5 pm, following the men’s finals Game 1 clash between defending champion NU and FEU. – Rappler.com