Benilde sweeps top honors as Mycah Go, Rocky Motol named MVPs
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde emerged as the big winners of individual awards after Mycah Go of the Lady Blazers and Rocky Motol of the Blazers were proclaimed MVPs in their respective divisions.
Go, who had a total 174 points at the end of the elimination round to finish as the 26th top scorer, captured her second MVP plum after also winning the top award in Season 97.
The veteran outside spiker, who missed Season 98 due to multiple injuries before making a strong comeback last year, was also the second best server after averaging 0.33 aces per set in the regular season while also emerging as the eighth best spiker with 29.86 success rate.
With Go leading the Lady Blazers, Benilde has moved on cusp of another title and is now a victory away from sealing their four-peat run as they take on Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Game 2 of the NCAA Season 100 finals later today.
Go will also take home the Best Outside Spiker award alongside Letran's young sensation Vanessa Sarie, who was also named both the Rookie of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
Her teammate, Zam Nolasco, bagged the Best Middle Blocker award together with KJ Dionisio of San Sebastian College-Recoletos. Another pair of Letran players in Judiel Nitura and Lara Mae Silva brought home the Best Opposite Spiker and Best Libero plums, respectively.
Catherine Domasig of Arellano University was the Best Setter.
In the men's division, Motol became the Rookie MVP after leading top-seeded Benilde back to the Final Four, where they eventually fell twice to Letran to bow out of contention.
Motol, who collected 330 points through the elimination round, and Barbie San Andres of Mapua University are named the Best Outside Spikers while Vince Himzon and John Austero were awarded the Best Middle Blockers, making Himzon now a three-time best middle in the league.
Kobe Tabuga of University of Perpetual Help System was named the Best Opposite Spiker while Wayne Araño was given the Best Setter award.
AJ Rus of San Beda University emerged as the Best Libero while Dave Lardizabal of Letran came out as the Freshman of the Year.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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