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Bella Belen of NU, Josh Ybañez of UST win MVP plums
National University's Bella Belen has been named the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball Most Valuable Player (MVP).
This marks Belen's second MVP award, having previously won the honor as a rookie in Season 84.
She led the Lady Bulldogs in the elimination round with an average of 14.64 points per game, accumulating 296 statistical points.
Belen also ranked highly in scoring, spiking efficiency, serving, digging, and receiving.
University of Santo Tomas' Josh Ybañez also earned his second UAAP MVP award, a feat not achieved since Alyssa Valdez and Marck Espejo.
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Two-time UAAP MVP Bella Belen dedicated NU's second title in three years to those who doubted the team after they started Season 86 with a sweep loss to UST.
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Josh Ybañez of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) has successfully defended his Most Valuable Player (MVP) title in UAAP Season 86 men's volleyball, becoming the first to achieve this feat since Marck Espejo.
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The NU Lady Bulldogs have reclaimed the UAAP women's volleyball championship, sweeping the UST Golden Tigresses in the Season 86 finals.
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The NU Lady Bulldogs achieved a commanding three-set sweep against the UST Golden Tigresses in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball finals.
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The NU Lady Bulldogs secured their second UAAP women's volleyball championship in three seasons, defeating the UST Golden Tigresses in the Season 86 Finals.
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