JRU Lady Bombers On Haunt for Upcoming Season

By: Jhon Marc Austria

After a successful bid last season 97, the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Lady Bombers looks to extend their stay on the podium for the upcoming season.

With the departure of the senior players of the Lady Bombers, Dolly Versoza and Kia Melgar, the team is looking for another leader to step up on the court.

Shakey’s Super League is from August to November. JRU is with the country’s top-performing universities in volleyball, Arellano University, National University, and Ateneo De Manila University. The Lady Bombers also clashed with a familiar opponent, Colegio De San Juan de Letran, for a classification match.

The Lady saw this as a challenge and an opportunity to find ways of winning. After four matches, they ended their run with a 0-4 record. They were classified as ranked 9-18 in the league. Even with no wins on their hands, it was an ecstatic preseason experience for the Lady Bombers.

Sydney Niegos, the captain, has been an excellent and vocal player on the court during the pre-season league. She has been the example throughout the tournament and the key to triggering the bomb. The rest sees it as an uphill battle before they can be a mainstay on the podium for back-to-back seasons.

The NCAA Volleyball tournament for both men’s and women’s divisions will be resumed after the Basketball tournament, which took place earlier this year.

The frontrunner for the upcoming season, the College of Saint Benilde looks to defend its title and possibly back-toback titles for the Lady Blazers in tournament history.

The upcoming season is expected - as fans have seen such an improvement for most NCAA teams in the Shakey’s Super League pre-tournament.