NU Bulldogs’ Jade Disquitado throughout the UAAP Season 86 males’s volleyball event in opposition to FEU Tamaraws.–UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Joshua Retamar and Jade Disquitado tallied their career-highs in scoring to raise defending champion Nationwide College previous erstwhile-unbeaten Far Jap College, 25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 23-25, 18-16, within the UAAP Season 86 males’s volleyball event on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Area.

Retamar matched his career-high 12 factors for the second straight sport, highlighted by six aces and 4 blocks, and dished out 22 glorious units because the 19-year-old Disquitado unleashed his UAAP career-high 29 factors off 24 spikes, 4 aces, and a block to drive a three-way tie on high with FEU and La Salle with an identical 4-1 information.

“FEU is a robust workforce. They know how you can assault and who to focus on,” mentioned the graduating setter, who grew to become the primary setter to tally back-to-back double-double performances.

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 86 volleyball first round

NU wanted to avoid wasting FEU’s 16-15 matchpoint benefit within the fifth adopted by two consecutive assault errors of the Tamaraws to steal the matchpoint, 17-16. Choi Diao delivered the game-winning fast assault to finish the two-hour and 19-minute match.

Leo Aringo and Nico Almendras had been additionally instrumental for the Bulldogs with 16 and 15 factors, respectively.

“It was a troublesome match in opposition to FEU, no surprise they’re on high. What’s essential for us is that we realized from this case,” mentioned NU coach Dante Alinsunurin.

READ: UAAP volleyball: Retamar, NU Bulldogs make it three in a row

Dryx Saavedra led FEU’s balanced assault with 19 factors. Andrei Delicana and Jayjay Javelona had 12 and 11 factors, respectively. Martin Bugaoan added 10 factors of their first defeat of the season.

FEU will search to regain its profitable methods on Saturday in opposition to Adamson College (2-2) whereas NU will goal to get its streak going in opposition to the College of the East on Sunday. Each shall be on the similar Pasay venue.

In the meantime, Vince Maglinao fired 16 factors on 13 assaults, two blocks, and an ace as La Salle earned its third straight win after beating the winless College of the East, 25-14, 25-20, 31-29.

Noel Kampton and JM Ronquillo backstopped Maglinao with 13 factors every because the Inexperienced Archers gained 4 of their first 5 video games.

UE remained winless with Joshua Pozas carrying the Purple Warriors with 14 factors on high of 5 digs.