NU Girl Bulldogs’ Alyssa Solomon over La Salle Inexperienced Archers Angel Canino throughout a 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League Collegiate Pre-season Championship recreation. –HANDOUT PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide College’s new coach Sherwin Meneses, one of the profitable coaches within the execs, will likely be examined on the collegiate degree towards La Salle’s successful tradition constructed by Ramil De Jesus within the 2024 Shakey’s Tremendous League Collegiate Pre-season Championship best-of-three finals.
Meneses, who steered Creamline to a historic grand slam within the PVL, seems to assist the Girl Bulldogs full a ‘three-peat’ within the SSL towards the undefeated La Salle College in Recreation 1 on Friday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
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“The ambiance and degree of the sport are completely different now, so I feel it’s an excellent match,” mentioned Meneses.
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“We have to restrict our fundamental errors. That’s our primary goal—to keep away from these easy errors.”
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The rematch of the 2022 Shakey’s Finals opens at 6:30 p.m., adopted by Recreation 2 on Sunday.
Meneses and the Girl Bulldogs are additionally in search of payback after their 28-game unbeaten run courting again to the league’s inauguration in 2022 was ended by the Girl Spikers in 4 units throughout their second-round collision final month.
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NU parades the deadly trio of reigning MVP Alyssa Solomon, Bella Belen, and Vange Alinsug, who dominated the Nationwide Invitationals this 12 months and eradicated the erstwhile unbeaten Far Japanese College, 25-16, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, within the knockout semifinal.
The Girl Bulldogs are additionally banking on Alexa Mata, Erin Pangilinan, Arah Panique, Sheena Toring, and setter Lams Lamina towards their UAAP Season 84 and 85 Finals rivals.
La Salle will proceed to show to stars Angel Canino and 2023 Nationwide Invitationals MVP Shevana Laput in addition to Amie Provido and Jyne Soreno.
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“We all the time remind them that our opponents are sturdy, so they should stick with the system. It’s necessary to keep up our passing and never lose endurance in what we’re doing,” mentioned La Salle assistant coach Noel Orcullo.
The Girl Spikers shocked final 12 months’s silver medalist, the College of Santo Tomas Tigresses, in 5 units, 26-28, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13, within the different semis pairing to increase their successful run to eight.
The one-game battle for bronze between UST and FEU will likely be performed on Sunday.