Lady Falcons stun Lady Bulldogs to stay in Final Four race

The Manila Times

Lady Falcons stun Lady Bulldogs to stay in Final Four race  The Adamson Lady Falcons stayed in UAAP Season 87 women's Final Four contention after a 25-23, 15-25, 28-26, 25-22 win over an Alyssa Solomon-less NU Lady Bulldogs at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on April 6, 2025.  Solomon is nursing a mild left ankle injury.  Shaina Nitura came through with her fourth 30 plus point-game as she fired 32 on 30 attacks and two blocks for Adamson, which elevated to 4-7 to tie Ateneo in sixth place.  Nitura added 10 digs and six receptions for the Lady Falcons, who will stay in semis contention as long as at least one in FEU (7-4) and UST (7-4) remain with just seven wins.  Reigning MVP Bella Belen smashed 19 points for the defending champs Lady Bulldogs, who are bound for the Final Four but dropped to 9-2, still at the top of the standings.  VIDEO BY NIEL MASOY  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #tmtnews  #sports

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00:00We have a 4-7 record and still in the final four contestant.

00:25We have Gold, KB UDED, China, KURA, and Miami.

00:31Gold, belated happy birthday.

00:33And congratulations from the students.

00:35Congratulations.

00:36Woo!

00:37Good luck, good luck, good luck.

00:38Happy birthday, sir.

00:39Thanks.

00:42Gold, this is a big birthday gift for you.

00:45And in honor of your number one team in the league,

00:50the NLU football.

00:51So what can you say about the effort of the kids?

00:55All proud of them.

00:56Well, first of all, it was a great time.

01:00I thank them for the win.

01:01Because if you really work hard on yourself,

01:04you will give us a lot of victory.

01:06And the work of the kids,

01:08no one can compete with you.

01:10Even if you're strong in the team,

01:12you can do it.

01:14Because of your work.

01:16So, I'm very proud of the kids.

01:20First of all, for me,

01:22I know that they're playing

01:25because they want to win this game.

01:29So, I saw that they want to win.

01:33They really want to win.

01:35Because the willingness to win

01:37is what they're playing for.

01:39So, there are times, there are lapses.

01:41I know.

01:43But still, I won't let it go.

01:45Because it's a part of the journey.

01:47It's a part of the journey.

01:49It's a challenge.

01:51And how to overcome it.

01:53Especially in the second set,

01:55when you have a bad spin,

01:57you'll feel better

01:59when it comes to the third forces.

02:01So, praise God for the win.

02:03Thank you, my young God.

02:05So, seven attacks, one drop,

02:07and three kicks.

02:09So, it has been a long time since

02:11I won a tournament.

02:13So, in high school,

02:16I won a tournament in Enso.

02:18What do you think

02:20about the airport of King?

02:22Today, what do you think?

02:26I don't know.

02:28I haven't been there yet.

02:30This is my first time

02:32in Enso.

02:34But I think it's impossible

02:36for it to happen.

02:38I've seen it in my teammates,

02:40in our coaches,

02:42they don't believe in it.

02:45I don't know how to respond.

02:47It's not easy.

02:49In the past,

02:51if we made a mistake,

02:53it would be our fault.

02:55But now,

02:59it's a good thing

03:01that I'm back here.

03:03Our response is good

03:05in every point.

03:07And

03:09it's overwhelming

03:11because

03:14it's our first time to win

03:16in Enso since high school.

03:18Actually,

03:20it's their badge

03:22that I won in high school.

03:24It's our badge.

03:26It's really beautiful.

03:28Thank you to our coaches

03:30and coaches.

03:36In China,

03:38the first lady who wins a football player

03:40has to score 30 plus

03:43points in a season.

03:4530 attacks, 2 blocks,

03:4710 games, and 6 exceptions.

03:49So, in that,

03:51finally, since Dobby

03:53got 30 points,

03:55he won this time.

03:57I want to know

03:59if this is one of your biggest wins

04:01in your career,

04:03again, in the defending camp.

04:05First of all,

04:07when I was in high school,

04:09even though I was a girl,

04:11if I was a girl,

04:13I wouldn't be able to win.

04:15So, thank you.

04:17Of course,

04:19it's our team's confidence

04:21to prove ourselves

04:23that we shouldn't underestimate ourselves

04:25because we know that we can do it.

04:29God's grace,

04:31we really won

04:33because in our past games,

04:35our confidence was low

04:37and we lost hope

04:40but

04:42God said,

04:44trust in God

04:46and of course,

04:48in that feeling,

04:50God will give you everything.

04:52So, happy birthday to us.

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