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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739428192497UAAP87 VB - BELLA BELEN-6236.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bella Belen at the UAAP Season 87 women volleyball press conference on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Two-time UAAP MVP and National University (NU) star Bella Belen confirmed Thursday that Season 87 would be her final playing year at the collegiate level.</p><p>Belen, 22, a two-time champion already and the reigning top plum recipient, seeks to exit the UAAP with flying colors by keeping the women&#x27;s volleyball crown in NU.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/16/uaap-will-bella-belen-return-to-national-u-for-season-87-1859"><strong>READ: UAAP: Will Bella Belen return to National U for Season 87?<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Sobrang excited ako to play ngayon kasi this is my final year na nga with NU and siyempre gusto namin mag-back-to-back,&quot; Belen told reporters during the press conference for the Season 87 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.</p><p>&quot;Hindi namin siya nagawa nung [Season] 85, so ngayon mas iba &#x27;yung mindset nung team, kasi mas mahirap mag-defend ng crown kaysa umagaw ng crown,&quot; she went on.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/9/bella-belen-embraces-greater-leadership-role-for-lady-bulldogs-1322"><strong>READ: UAAP: Bella Belen embraces greater leadership role for Lady Bulldogs</strong></a></div><p>The Lady Bulldogs spiker said her focus right now is with her current team and not her future career at the pro level.</p><p>&quot;Ako po kasi personally, hindi ko pa po siya masyado naiisip, like kung ano &#x27;yung dapat kong i-perform ko sa pro. &#x27;Yung mindset ko po ngayon is UAAP muna. Tatapusin ko muna &#x27;yung UAAP season ko with NU nang maganda,&quot; Belen said.</p><p>&quot;Tsaka ko na iisipin &#x27;yung future. Sa present muna ako nag-iisip,&quot; she concluded.</p><p>This time, the Lady Bulldogs are on title defense mode under the mentorship of Premier Volleyball League (PVL) grand slam champion coach Sherwin Meneses.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABURnEcqNR8ysQo7&amp;activation=adfill&amp;vip_mode=no"></script>

<p>"Sobrang excited ako to play ngayon kasi this is my final year na nga with NU and siyempre gusto namin mag-back-to-back," the two-time UAAP champion said.</p>

"Sobrang excited ako to play ngayon kasi this is my final year na nga with NU and siyempre gusto namin mag-back-to-back," the two-time UAAP champion said.

NU's Bella Belen says Season 87 is her final playing year in UAAP

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NU's Bella Belen says Season 87 is her final playing year in UAAP

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published February 13, 2025 03:01 PM PHT

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