Two defeats worrying

The Manila Times

Two defeats worrying  Losing to lower ranked teams for the second time this UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament is a cause of alarm for Bella Belen and the defending champs NU Lady Bulldogs.  After its shock loss to UP on March 26, 2025, NU found itself on the wrong end of another upset defeat after bowing to Adamson, 23-25, 25-15, 26-28, 22-25, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on April 6.  The Final Four-bound Lady Bulldogs dropped to 9-2 but stayed at the top of the team standings.  VIDEO BY NIEL MASOY  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel -  vhttps://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  #volleyball

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00:00For the performance today, what can you say about Arayza's performance?

00:06Maybe for the performance of the team, I think we didn't do what we should have done.

00:16Like, what we talked about before.

00:20Because Coach Sherwin said earlier to our adults after the game,

00:26Not because one of us didn't play, we can't win.

00:33Because we're doing the same thing in training.

00:36Like what Ate Alay is doing, we're doing the same thing.

00:40So yeah, maybe we were really pushed.

00:46We didn't stop Shaina.

00:49Her performance was really good today.

00:51She's ready to fight.

00:53We didn't stop her today.

00:56We didn't find a way to stop her.

00:59We need to adjust to what Adam Sol is doing.

01:03That's it.

01:05Before the game, did you have an idea of what you're going to do?

01:12Yesterday, when the training was about to end,

01:17It was a minor sprain.

01:21We just found out earlier that there's a pain in the warm-up.

01:25So we thought that maybe we shouldn't play.

01:30Because of course, the health of the player is also important.

01:34We can't force it.

01:36Because it might get worse.

01:39Especially now, it's almost the end of the elimination.

01:43So yeah, the priority of the team is the health of Ate Alay.

01:48Bella, how big of a concern is it that your two losses came from lower-ranked teams?

01:55Maybe it's a bit alarming for us.

01:58Because, like what happened in UP,

02:02We had a team meeting last night.

02:06I said that the teams that we're going to face today,

02:12They're already our two losses.

02:14So they just want to do their best.

02:18They want to upset the ones at the top.

02:20So we should always be ready for that.

02:23So now, it happened again.

02:26So adjust again, adjust.

02:29What are the shortcomings that happened in the game,

02:35We need to solve it right away.

02:37Because like now, we have a game on Wednesday, then Sunday.

02:41After, the last game was the USD.

02:43So it's just one game after the other.

02:45So yeah, it's a bit sad.

02:47Especially in the dugout.

02:49Because in our minds, we can do it.

02:51We can win.

02:53But we didn't do it on purpose.

02:56Of course, we didn't want to cry.

02:58And of course, the frustration of a player,

03:02It won't go away.

03:04Especially when you know that you still have something to do.

03:09But you just didn't do it.

03:12Did you feel like you lost a part of the game?

03:15Like you lost again.

03:17Did you feel like you were being chased by the team?

03:21I think it really depends on the mindset of each player.

03:24We were reminded earlier by the coaches,

03:28That we should,

03:30Every time we play,

03:32We don't think that we will be given a chance.

03:36Especially when our opponents are the lower ranked teams.

03:40We will have a hard time.

03:43So in our next games,

03:46If we can dominate the game,

03:48We will do it.

03:50The coaches said earlier,

03:52That they know our game.

03:56So yeah,

03:58I can't really say what happened.

04:04Because of course, there's a factor.

04:06Adamson played well.

04:08So yeah,

04:10We'll go back to the drawing board,

04:12To the training.

04:13We'll watch our game again today.

04:16To see what we could've done better.

04:19And what we can change,

04:22So that in our next game,

04:24We won't lose.

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