NU Girl Bulldogs’ Bella Belen in opposition to La Salle Girl Spikers within the UAAP Season 86 ladies’s volleyball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—It’s thoughts over matter for Bella Belen, who nonetheless performed an important function in Nationwide College’s win over La Salle on Sunday within the UAAP Season 86 ladies’s volleyball event regardless of nursing a again damage.
Belen mentioned being a Psychology scholar helped her to push previous ache and contribute 14 factors and 14 wonderful receptions in the Girl Bulldogs’ 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 victory that snapped a five-game skid in opposition to the Girl Spikers relationship again to final season.
“As a psychology scholar, it’s all within the thoughts. Kaya pag tinatanong ako ng coach ko kung masakit likod ko, sinasabi ko na lang hindi,” mentioned Belen after staying unbeaten within the second spherical with a five-game profitable 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 enjoying their hearts out to win their first sport 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.web
“Na-feel ko yung assist ng bawat isa sa amin. Kung might masakit man o wala, talagang binigay yung finest. Di lang naman ako yung might nararamdaman sa katawan,” mentioned 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 sport as a consequence of a lower on her proper arm. However the Girl Bulldogs remained centered on their objective 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 workforce sport,” Belen mentioned. “Talagang sabi namin hangga’t buo kami, hangga’t walang naliligaw sa amin, hangga’t isa lang yung objective 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 Closing 4.
“I feel we’re peaking on the proper time at yung ang gusto po talaga namin mangyari ngayong season,” she mentioned. “Lagi lang naman kaming one sport 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 might kapalit.”
