National University Lady Bulldogs team captain Bella Belen won her third MVP award in four years. She was also awarded as the First Best Outside Spiker.
Adamson University team captain Shaina Nitura took home the Rookie of the Year Award after finishing second in the MVP race with 74.25 statistical points.
Here’s the full list of the individual awardees in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
National University’s Bella Belen
National University Lady Bulldogs team captain Bella Belen earned the season MVP award for the third time in her collegiate career.
At the end of the elimination round, Belen led in Statistical Points with 96.22 after leading in the Best Attacker and Best Server skills. Belen was the fourth-best scorer, fifth-best digger, and third-best receiver.
Aside from the MVP, Belen was also awarded as the first Best Outside Spiker with 891 points.
Accepting her awards, Belen became emotional as she thanked everyone who supported her. She said, “Unang-una, gusto ko pong magpasalamat kay Lord kasi hindi ko po makakamit kung wala po Siya. Thank you din po sa family ko. Thank you sa walang sawang pag-support sa ‘kin.”
“Sa teammates ko, hindi ko ito makukuha kung wala kayo and mahal na mahal ko kayo. Sa coaches and sa manager po namin, maraming salamat sa walang sawang pagsuporta at pag-guide sa team.
“Sa NU community, maraming salamat po kasi nagbibigay kayo ng oras para panoorin kami. Pinapangako ko na hindi kami papayag na maagaw ang korona sa Jhocson.”
After the game, Belen and the rest of the National University Lady Bulldogs successfully defended the crown against the De La Salle University Lady Spikers in straight sets, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Adamson University’s Shaina Nitura
Adamson University rookie team captain Shaina Nitura finished second in the MVP race, but she was the clear frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year Award with 74.26 Statistical Points.
After the elimination round, Nitura finished as the Best Scorer with 371 points, ninth Best Spiker with 34.65% efficiency, eighth Best Blocker averaging 0.46 blocks per set, and sixth Best Server averaging 0.24 aces per set.
De La Salle University’s Angel Canino
De La Salle University Lady Spikers team captain Angel Canino took home the Second Best Outside Spiker with a total of 250 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Canino finished fourth Best Spiker with 35.78% efficiency, ninth Best Blocker, averaging 0.45 blocks per set, and seventh Best Receiver with 41.64% efficiency.
De La Salle University’s Shevana Laput
Shevana Laput of the De La Salle University Lady Spikers won the Best Opposite Spiker with a total of 275 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Laput finished second Best Spiker with 37.43% efficiency, fifth Best Blocker averaging 0.51 blocks per set, and second Best Server averaging 0.40 aces per set.
De La Salle University’s Amie Provido
De La Salle University middle blocker Amie Provido was awarded as the First Best Middle Blocker with a total of 179 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Provido was the second-best blocker, averaging 0.55 blocks per set.
University of the Philippines’ Niña Ytang
University of the Philippines middle blocker Amie Provido was awarded as the Second Best Middle Blocker with a total of 166 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Ytang was the third-best blocker, averaging 0.54 blocks per set.
National University’s Lams Lamina
National University Lady Bulldogs senior setter Lams Lamina won the Best Setter award for the second time with 185 points, winning the same award she won in her rookie year in Season 84.
At the end of the elimination round, Lamina was the Best Setter, averaging 5.34 excellent sets per set.
De La Salle University’s Lyka De Leon
De La Salle University Lady Spikers libero Lyka De Leon was awarded the Best Libero with 210 points.
At the end of the elimination round, De Leon was Best Receiver with 47.31% efficiency, and the fourth Best Digger with 2.84 excellent digs per set.
