Mhicaela Belen (born June 29, 2002) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as an outside hitter for the NU Lady Bulldogs in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women's volleyball tournaments..[1]
| Mhicaela Belen | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Bella | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 29, 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Quezon City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | National University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current team |  NU Lady Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Personal life edit
Belen studied high school at the Nazareth School of National University.[2] She is currently taking a Psychology degree at the National University.
Volleyball career edit
UAAP edit
Belen was a member of NSNU Bullpups women's volleyball team. In 2018, she won Most Valuable Player (Conference) in the UAAP Season 80 girls' volleyball tournaments and her team also won in that year.
In 2020, she won Most Valuable Player (Conference) and 1st Best Outside Spiker in the UAAP Season 82 girls' volleyball tournaments.
In 2022, she continues her volleyball career in NU Lady Bulldogs, the collegiate women's volleyball team of National University. In that year, she made history as the first woman to won Best Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the UAAP on the same year.[3] Her team NU Lady Bulldogs also won the title in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament after 65 years of title drought.[4][5]
ASEAN University Games edit
She played for the Nazareth School of National University and represented the Philippines in the ASEAN School Games in 2019, where they finished silver.[6]
Rebisco Philippines edit
In 2021, she joined Rebisco Philippines in the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship where they placed last.[7][8]
PVL edit
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders edit
In 2018, she played for the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders where they placed 6th in the 2018 PVL Reinforced Conference.
Clubs edit
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2018)- Rebisco Philippines (2021)
Awards edit
Individual edit
| Season | Tournament | Award | Ref |
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| 2018 | UAAP Season 80 (Junior's) | Most Valuable Player (Season) | [9] |
| 2020 | UAAP Season 82 (Junior's) | Most Valuable Player (Season) | [10] |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | |||
| 2022 | UAAP Season 84 (Women's) | Most valuable player (Season) | [11] |
| Rookie of the Year | |||
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | |||
| 2022 SSL | Pre-Season | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | [12] |
Collegiate edit
| Season | Tournament | Title | Ref |
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| 2022 UAAP | 84 | Champions | [13] |
| 2022 SSL | Collegiate Pre-Season | Champions | [14] |
| 2023 UAAP | 85 | Runner-Up | [15] |
| 2023 SSL | Collegiate Pre-Season | Champions |
References edit
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (June 21, 2022). "Still more to come from Bella Belen; NU Lady Bulldogs after historic night". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Mhicaela Belen took exams in 2021 asian club stint". Rappler. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (June 21, 2021). "NU's Belen first ever Rookie Year-MVP UAAP women's volleyball". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "NU Lady Bulldogs end 65 years drought sweeps UAAP". Tiebreaker times. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ News.com, Inquirer Staff (June 5, 2022). "NU formally books no. 1 spot with Bella Belen adding a dash of history in win". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "NU Bullpups nips silver in 2019 asean school games". Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Belen shines as young Rebisco handed tough loss by altay". Tiebreaker times. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ BWorld, Online (October 5, 2021). "Choco Mucho and Rebisco in Asian Women's Club". Business World. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (December 1, 2017). "UAAP volleyball: Belen wins MVP in girls division, Calado bags top individual award in boys". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "UAAP 82: NU reigns supreme in girls' volleyball". ABS-CBN Sports. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (June 2022). "UAAP Volleyball: Eya Laure Best Scorer, Bella Belen makes case for Rookie-MVP". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (November 19, 2022). "NU's Alyssa Solomon wins Super League MVP". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Reyes, Mark Anthony (June 22, 2022). "NU Lady Bulldogs sweep season to end 65 years drought for UAAP volleyball title". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "Dominant NU blanks DLSU, wins Shakey's Super League". Rappler. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Valencia, Justin (May 14, 2023). "La Salle storms back, completes revenge on NU for UAAP 85 crown". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 14, 2023.