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University of St. La Salle (USLS)-Bacolod spoiled
University of San Jose-Recoletos’ (USJ-R) bid for a
crack at the last semifinal berth as it fashioned out a
25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 25-13 victory Sunday to pave the
way for Lyceum’s stint in the next round at the close of
the quarterfinal phase in the Shakey’s V-League Season 5
at The Arena in San Juan.
Fighting
for pride and honor, the
Bacolod
spikers took the third and fourth sets behind the
power-hitting duo of Patty Orendain and Sheryl Silva as
they came out of a sorry second-set setback to win the
next two in dominating fashions for the victory.
“We
fought for pride. We don’t want to go back to Bacolod on
a losing note,” said USLS coach Roger Banzuela. “We
played our hearts out there.”
Thus,
Lyceum formalized its entry to the semifinals, which
starts tomorrow, with the Lady Pirates facing the San
Sebastian Lady Stags at 2 p.m., and the Adamson Lady
Falcons tangling with the Ateneo Lady Eagles at 4 p.m.
It was a
sorry loss indeed for the Lady Jaguars, who had hoped
for a win for a shot at the last semis seat against the
Lyceum Pirates for the league’s three-of-five incentive
rule.
But the
Lady Stingers had other things in mind.
After
splitting the first two sets, the Lady Stingers stamped
their class, with Kay Aplasca joining Orendain and Silva
in attacking the Lady Jaguars’ net defense, scoring
almost at will en route to the victory in one hour and
41 minutes.
Orendain
finished with 24 points, highlighted by 22 kills, while
Silva delivered 11 hits and Aplasca accounted for 12
points, including four blocks.
Genie
Sabas and guest player Mechell Matuguina combined for 25
points for USJ-R, which also drew a combined 20-point
output from Mary Joy Bonita, Cristy Laroga, Julett
Marikit and Rachel Singson.
Earlier,
St. Benilde closed out with a bang, beating Far Eastern
U, 25-20, 25-18, 25-16, for its first and only win in
the tournament organized by Sports Vision and backed by
by Active White skin-whitening products, Mail and More,
ICT Call Center, 100Plus Energy Drink, Mikasa and Accel.
Giza
Yumang took care of the St. Benilde’s offense, firing
away eight hits, while Anna Maranan underscored the
team’s solid defense with four blocks and a 12-point
output as the Blazers finally tasted victory after
dropping all their games in the double-round
eliminations and their first four assignments in the
quarters.
Cindy
Velasquez tossed in 10 points, while Doreen Sanchez
added eight points for the Blazers, who kept the
momentum of a superb first-set performance to fashion
out the one-hour victory.
“It was
a nice win, at least we did not go out with a zero
mark,” said St. Benilde coach Edwin Leyva. “Our stint in
the Shakey’s V-League was worth it since our main goal
was to get enough exposure and experience heading into
the NCAA season.”
The
Tams, who drew a lone double-digit output from Maica
Morada, wound up tied with the Blazers at 1-4. |
