National University has been stripped of its invincibility by the same team that dealt its last taste of defeat almost a decade ago.

De La Salle University waited a long time for the sweet scent of victory over the Lady Bulldogs that have been lording over the University Athletic Association of the Philippines women's basketball tournament since 2014.

The Lady Archers displayed great heart and tremendous grit to overcome the reigning six-time champion, 61-57, in overtime in their Season 85 second round meeting to end the Lady Bulldogs' league-record 108-game winning streak on Wednesday at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavillion in Espana, Manila.

For six seasons NU went undefeated. On the return of women's basketball after a two-game hiatus due to the pandemic, the Lady Bulldogs won 12 straight.

La Salle denied them a 13^th in a row with its 11th win in 13 outings that also forced a Final Four.

The eight-woman Lady Archers played the perfect game in the historic win to make a repeat of the last time the Lady Bulldogs dropped a match nine years ago.

La Salle defeated NU in Game 3 of the Season 76 Finals, 69-61, on 5 October 2013.

"Finally, a great performance from my players," Lady Archers head coach Cholo Villanueva, who took over from Tyrone Bautista in 2015, said.

"You need the perfect players, the perfect rotation to beat a perfect team. Of course, this wasn't just eight players, they are 16 players — even 18 players in practices — that's why these eight players did their job. Because these 18-strong players were doing their jobs in preparation for this game. So, it was a team effort," he continued.

Meanwhile, UST beat University of the Philippines, 85-52, for a 10-3 card at the third spot.

UP fell to a 5-8 mark.

La Salle almost had the game in the bag in regulation, holding a 49-46 lead with 10.5 seconds left after a split on the stripe by Lee Sario.