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UAAP: Belen, Ybañez lead respective teams to crucial wins
National University's Bella Belen and University of Santo Tomas' Josh Ybañez have been named Players of the Week for the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments.
Belen, who previously won Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season, led the NU Lady Bulldogs to a 2-0 record last week.
She delivered strong performances, including 21 points, 12 excellent receptions, and eight excellent digs against UP, and 24 points, 13 digs, and 10 receptions against UST.
Belen's efforts were instrumental in ending UST's unbeaten streak in the tournament.
This marks the second time this season that Belen has received this weekly honor.
Belen secured the award through a unanimous vote, outperforming other notable players from various teams.
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The NU Lady Bulldogs defeated the previously undefeated UST Golden Tigresses in a four-set match, ending UST's 8-0 streak in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament.
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Angge Poyos and Josh Ybañez powered the UST women's and men's teams to a perfect week, earning them Collegiate Press Corps' UAAP Players of the Week honors.
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Bella Belen sees the NU Lady Bulldogs improving despite a recent five-set loss to defending champions La Salle.
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Josh Ybañez led the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to a stunning reverse sweep against defending champions National University (NU) in the UAAP Season 86 men's volleyball tournament, winning 28-30, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9.
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The National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs defeated the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in four sets, 25-21, 30-32, 25-17, 25-19, to open the second round of the UAAP season.
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