Green Hornets reign kicks in Futsal

The stingy and twice to beat Green Hornets (College of Arts and Sciences) determinedly vanquished the roaring Red Lions (Business College) with the score of 5-3 in the Futsal Championship Game of University Week 2014 of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University held at the NDDU Covered Area 2 last February 14, 2014.

            The College of Arts and Sciences correspondingly defeatedthe White Eagles (College of Education and Health Sciences) and the Orange Foxes (College of Engineering and Technology) during the preliminary games. The Hornets portrayed eagerness and grit as they are booting to bring home the bacon. But of course, the Lionsare defending their goals zealously for the opponents not to score.

            Together with the strategies and tactics applied by both strong-minded teams, the wit of the College of Arts and Sciences kicked off the rest as a free kick was luckily goaled by player number 07, RichelDumpa of the latter team that made the Hornets declared as Champion in Futsal of NDDU University Week 2014.

            “We have the team work and the optimism. We really deserve to win,”a proud line quoted by player number 11, Mercenanie Cortez of CAS.

            The College of Arts and Sciences celebrates for another victory brought by their Futsal kickers who lashed out other colleges and did their best boots for their respective college.

Ramayanah L. Parcon

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NDDU Kingfishers outrages NDTC Lions

Nerve-breaking kill attacks, smashes, spikes, and flares made the Kingfishers of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) as the ruling champion in the friendly match of men’s volleyball during the Notre Dame Educational Association Friendship Game ’13 against the hardened players from Notre Dame of Tacurong College (NDTC) Lions, trailed in NDDU Campus on October 23 with an outscored sets of 2-0: 25-18, 25-22 under complex match points.

As the Kingfishers grabbed the limelight in their successive wins on the same date; defeating the Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (NDKC) with a straight two sets, another overwhelming victory they blasted in the final face-off against NDTC which ended within their control. An off-speed error from the Lions concluded the declaration of Kingfishers as the winner.

Both teams were hungry for scoring to prove their supremacy on the court. The Kingfishers played 1:1 ratio with the Lions as they shook off the cobwebs in set 1, reigning with quick push of the ball over the net while leaving the opponent gasping for breath, 15-9. Aiming to drive an earnest game, the NDTC returned with aggressiveness that added more stress to NDDU. Players exhibited long rallies that made the crowd went wild. It continued up to tie up period 16-16, but the smart fake-toss of Kingfishers crushed the deuce in 25-18.

The match concluded in set 2 where visible errors displayed: service and reception errors, due to the fact that championship title laid upon their hands. Players with win-win attitude showcased skills in the end line: forcibly dig and spike the ball to gain every point. Finally, the tight match ended as the NDDU Kingfishers took successive overhand pass with gnashing of kill attacks that resulted to 16-14. An error from the NDTC added one point from the 24 score of NDDU to a winning score of 25.

“We really prepared for this game; we practiced for two weeks, in-house training to have team building, and develop trust for one another.”, Web Galzote (no. 15), one of the star player of the champion team. The game ended nothing but basic form of sportsmanship and friendship. Both teams congratulated one another and NDDU Kingfishers attested their superiority in volleyball tourney.

                                                                                               

                                                                                                Jonnafe Mae A. Prongco

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ADDU spikes for the win

On July 25, 2013, at 4:43 of Thursday afternoon at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Covered Area held the friendship match of Volleyball Women where Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) won over our very own Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.

They made a strong start after the first set of the game with a score 25 over NDDU’s 16. By second set a change of favor took place letting NDDU have 25 over ADDU’s 22. The rally heated up further by third set where two slides occurred and still NDDU did not lose its favor of 27 over the opponent’s 25. ADDU kept its hope, went on and won the fourth set with 25 over NDDU’s 19.

Much more eager to en and win the game at once, ADDU performed and played with all their might and made it to the last set with 15-8.

           After winning three out of five sets, the game was successfully concluded with ADDU as champions.  

Fernaline Joy Galopo

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