Davao’s Nisperos is second leading scorer for UAAP season 84 college volleyball tourney
Davao’s Nisperos is second leading scorer for UAAP season 84 college volleyball tourney
DAVAO CITY—Twenty-two-year-old towering Davaoeña spiker Faith Nisperos is the second leading scorer at the end of the elimination round of the UAAP season 84 women's volleyball tournament.

As the ace scorer for the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, Nisperos tallied 267 points after 14 games to place second behind  Eya Laure of the University of Santo Tomas Tigers.

Nisperos, an open spiker, is a member of the  Philippine Women’s Volleyball Team that played in the Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, last October 1 to 7, 2021.

She is also a former volleyball varsity player at Ateneo de Davao University in grade school and transferred to National University in high school.

Earlier, Nisperos scored 15 points in the two games where he played in the tournament.

Although the Philippines is not doing well in the international volleyball tournament, Philippine volleyball experts expect a bright hope for the country in future volleyball competitions the way Nisperos and other young members of the Philippine women’s volleyball team.

Nisperos showed impressive form in spiking against older and taller opponents from other Asian countries.

Aside from Nisperos, Tim Tiamzon, a native of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, and former opposite spiker of Dela Salle University Women’s Volleyball team, is also part of the team and is playing well as well in the tournament. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

Former ADDU volleyball player Faith Nisperos. Photo: Friends of Faith Nisperos FB page
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