NU, Adamson seek second wins

c/o UAAP

Standings W L

Women

UST 3 0

DLSU 2 1

FEU 2 1

AdU 1 1

NU 1 1

UE 1 2

Ateneo 0 2

UP 0 2

Men

FEU 3 0

UST 2 1

DLSU 2 1

NU 1 1

AdU 1 1

Ateneo 1 1

UP 0 2

UE 0 3

Games Wednesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum

10 a.m. – NU vs AdU (Men)

12 noon – Ateneo vs UP (Men)

2 p.m. – NU vs AdU (Women)

4 p.m. – Ateneo vs UP (Women)

National University and Adamson seek their second wins and a tie for second place as the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournament resumes at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs and the Soaring Falcons kick off the quadruple-header at 10am in men's action, with the defending champions coming off a straight sets win against Ateneo last Saturday, 25-22 25-15 25-17.

Adamson also is coming off a straight sets win as well, dispatching the University of the Philippines, 27-25 25-15 25-22.

On the women's side, this particular matchup is slated to take place at 2pm with the Season 84 champions having been put to the test by the Blue Eagles, battling back from being 2 sets down to emerge as 25-17 24-26 26-28 25-19 15-7 winners.

NU head coach Norman Miguel believes that his wards will be returning to the norm that got them back-to-back finals runs. He says, "Kailangang ma-relax ang mind eh. Iyon ang pinagdadaanan namin ngayon eh. Parang nago-overthink, siyempre di ba, yung may mga expectations. Yun lang, para mabalik ang connection with each other."

For this particular matchup, the returning mentor adds, "Adamson has a good pass. May passing skills sila na kapag nakakapag-set play sila ng mabilis. So kami kailangan namin makapag-adjust doon. Nag-adjust din kami, pinag-aralan namin ang Ateneo dahil high ball sila. Pero siyempre, ganoon pa rin nagte-training ang kabila para mapuntusan kami. The same thing, kung paano magte-train din ang Adamson, kami doubly hard ngayon na may mine-maintain kami, may talo kami. So as much as possible, tuloy-tuloy na ang wins namin. Doble trabaho talaga, blocking, passing and floor defense."

Even with the straight sets victory, the Lady Falcons were tested to the limit by the Fighting Maroons, 25-22 25-22 28-26.

JP Yude shared post-match after their win, "Ang sabi ko sa kanila na everytime, do your best and enjoy the game so that lalabas ang tunay na laro nila. Noong last game (against the Lady Spikers), medyo kumbaga na-overwhelm lang sila sa nangyayari, sa kalaban na malalaki. Sa nakikita ko sa kanila, ito na ang start na makakakuha sila ng kumpiyansa for the next game kasi matibay ang kalaban namin kasi NU."

The other volleyball matchup is the Katipunan derby, with both Ateneo and UP seeking to get their season on the right track.

Oliver Almadro seeks to get their first win of the season at 4pm against the team he previously mentored.

Their men's counterparts joust at noon, with UP seeking their first win of the season, while Ateneo seeks to join that logjam of teams in second place.