NU Woman Bulldogs’ Bella Belen in opposition to La Salle Woman Spikers within the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—It’s thoughts over matter for Bella Belen, who nonetheless performed a vital function in Nationwide College’s win over La Salle on Sunday within the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball event regardless of nursing a again damage.
Belen stated being a Psychology pupil helped her to push previous ache and contribute 14 factors and 14 wonderful receptions within the Woman Bulldogs’ 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 victory that snapped a five-game skid in opposition to the Woman Spikers relationship again to final season.
“As a psychology pupil, it’s all within the thoughts. Kaya pag tinatanong ako ng coach ko kung masakit likod ko, sinasabi ko na lang hindi,” stated Belen after staying unbeaten within the second spherical with a five-game successful streak.
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“Feeling ko the extra na iisipin ko na masakit, the extra siya magiging hindrance sa paglalaro ko.”
Belen credited her teammates, led by Vange Alinsug and Alyssa Solomon, after taking part in their hearts out to win their first recreation in opposition to La Salle for the primary time since their title-clinching win within the Season 84 Finals Sport 2 two years in the past.
Bella Belen. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
“Na-feel ko yung assist ng bawat isa sa amin. Kung could masakit man o wala, talagang binigay yung greatest. Di lang naman ako yung could nararamdaman sa katawan,” stated Belen, the Season 84 rookie MVP. “Siyempre, yung iba meron ding masakit pero talagang nakita kong nag-perform nang maayos kanina na talagang 100% yung katawan namin.”
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La Salle performed with out Angel Canino for the third straight recreation on account of a minimize on her proper arm. However the Woman Bulldogs remained targeted on their purpose to lastly get one in opposition to their rivals.
“Kami po kasi, hindi namin inisip na hindi maglalaro si Angel. Yung preparation namin these previous few days, talagang inisip namin na maglalaro siya. Volleyball naman is a group sport,” Belen stated. “Talagang sabi namin hangga’t buo kami, hangga’t walang naliligaw sa amin, hangga’t isa lang yung purpose namin, magagawa namin and walang imposible.”
With a 10-2 report, Belen hopes to make use of their massive win over the defending champions to complete the elimination spherical sturdy earlier than coming into the Last 4.
“I feel we’re peaking on the proper time at yung ang gusto po talaga namin mangyari ngayong season,” she stated. “Lagi lang naman kaming one recreation at a time. Hindi namin iniisip yung future. Siguro yung championship, darating sa amin yan pag pagtrabahuan namin kasi naniniwala po ako na lahat ng pagod, lahat could kapalit.”
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