There’s simply no stopping Nitura

Adamson University may have missed out on a shot at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament title, it remains upbeat because of its super rookie.

Shaina Nitura is someone Adamson will turn to in the future and the opposition will be pressured to deal with.

As the league’s elimination round is about to end, Nitura racked up another Player of the Week honors for the period 9 to 13 April from the Collegiate Press Corps.

She was the clear choice for the award alongside Amet Bituin of Far Eastern University (FEU) in the men’s side.

For the fourth time, Nitura bagged the coveted weekly award that is presented by the Philippine Sports Commission and supported by Discovery Suites and World Balance.

The undisputed Rookie of the Year frontrunner and tournament’s current top scorer reset the record for most points in a season at 314 after dropping a whopping 37 points built on 31 attacks, five blocks, and a service ace against the Final Four-seeking Lady Tamaraws.

Nitura breezed past the Season 77 mark set by Ateneo de Manila University legend Alyssa Valdez with two more games to play and is now also the yardstick for most points in a single game (38) and most 30-point outings at five and counting.

Nitura nosed out University of the Philippines’ Kassy Doering and Joan Monares, National University’s Bella Belen, and University of Santo Tomas’ Kyla Cordora for the weekly honor decided by print and online journalists covering the beat.

In the men’s side, Bituin helped secure the league-leading Tamaraws a twice-to-beat advantage, prevailing over both the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Adamson Falcons in the process.

In his first-ever career start, the rookie Bituin scored 17 points and added 9 excellent receptions in FEU’s four-set triumph over Ateneo.

Bituin garnered more votes than teammate Lirick Mendoza, NU’s Leo Aringo, and Obed Mukaba, UST’s Popoy Colinares, and De La Salle’s Noel Kampton, for the award.