The NU Lady Bulldogs showed their championship composure with a sensational comeback win over the FEU Lady Tamaraws in UAAP Season 88 women's volleyball.
There's no stopping the champs.
Down 0-2 to FEU, the NU Lady Bulldogs were forced to dig deep before completing a reverse sweep, 17-25, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-12, in the first round of UAAP Season 88 at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, February 21.
NU got its act together in time thanks to a career-high showing from Arah Panique and the key playmaking of veteran setter Lams Lamina.
In the fifth set, NU went on a pivotal scoring run to turn the tides after going down 7-11.
Rookie Sam Cantada provided crucial points to get NU back in the game at 12-all, before Alexa Mata and Panique scored three straight points to finish the job.
Overall, it was an 8-1 closing run for the win for the Lady Bulldogs.
Panique unleashed a game-high 27 points on 23 attacks, with three blocks and one service ace.
Lamina, meanwhile, came off the bench and tossed 19 excellent sets, guiding NU to a 3-0 record.
Meanwhile, FEU was led by Gerz Petallo with 14 points as the Lady Tamaraws drop to 1-2.
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Luisa Morales is a sports writer with a special interest in promoting women’s sports.
Her coverage highlights include the UAAP, PVL, Southeast Asian Games, and the FIBA World Cup. She also follows Alex Eala, the Philippine women’s national football team, and mixed martial art