VIDEO: Davao’s Nisperos is 2nd best outside spiker in UAAP season 84 women's volleyball tourney
VIDEO: Davao’s Nisperos is 2nd best outside spiker in UAAP season 84 women's volleyball tourney
DAVAO CITY—Twenty-two-year-old towering Davaoeña spiker Faith Nisperos won as the second-best outside spiker in the recent UAAP season 84 women's volleyball tournament.

In the elimination round, the Davaoeno is the second-leading scorer at the end of the elimination round.

Nisperos tallied 267 points after 14 games to place second behind  Eya Laure of the University of Santo Tomas Tigers.

Nisperos is a Philippine Women’s Volleyball Team member 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 an 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.)

Faith Nisperos 2nd Best Outside Hitter | UAAP Season 84 Women's Volleyball

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