Ateneo’s Faith Nisperos, NU’s Nico Almendras cop V-League MVP plums

MANILA, Philippines — National University standout Nico Almendras and Ateneo star Faith Nisperos were crowned Most Valuable Players of the 2022 V-League Collegiate Challenge on Wednesday at the Paco Arena.

Almendras, who also won the MVP award in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference, and Nisperos took home the men’s and women’s 1st Best Outside Hitter awards, respectively.

The Bulldogs also received awards in the men’s division are the trio of Michaelo Buddin (2nd Best Outside Hitter), Obed Mukaba (2nd Best Middle Blocker), and Joshua Retamar (Best Setter).

However, NU failed to complete a finals sweep as University of Santo Tomas overcame a 0-2 set deficit, hacking out a 21-2…

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