MANILA, Philippines — Nationwide College’s new coach Sherwin Meneses, one of the crucial profitable coaches within the professionals, might be examined on the collegiate stage in opposition to 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 be to assist the Woman Bulldogs full a ‘three-peat’ within the SSL in opposition to the undefeated La Salle College in Sport 1 on Friday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
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“The environment and stage of the sport are completely different now, so I feel it’s a great match,” stated Meneses.
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“We have to restrict our primary 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 Sport 2 on Sunday.
Meneses and the Woman Bulldogs are additionally looking for payback after their 28-game unbeaten run relationship again to the league’s inauguration in 2022 was ended by the Woman 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 Woman Bulldogs are additionally banking on Alexa Mata, Erin Pangilinan, Arah Panique, Sheena Toring, and setter Lams Lamina in opposition to 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 at all times remind them that our opponents are sturdy, so they should stick with the system. It’s essential to keep up our passing and never lose persistence in what we’re doing,” stated La Salle assistant coach Noel Orcullo.
The Woman Spikers surprised 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 might be performed on Sunday.