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UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) did what Ateneo
couldn’t—clinch an outright pass to the semifinal round
at the conclusion yesterday of the Shakey’s V- League
volleyball tournament elimination round.
UST
ousted Far Eastern University (FEU), 25-10, 26-24,
25-19, while San Sebastian foiled Ateneo, 23-25, 25-16,
25-18, 33-31, at The Arena in San Juan.
UST
notched its fourth victory in seven games to earn a spot
in the carryover semifinal round of the event sponsored
by Shakey’s and organized by Sports Vision Inc. Santo
Tomas joins top-notchers Lyceum and San Sebastian in the
semifinals.
Behind
its top guns, University Athletic Association of the
Philippines Most Valuable Player Mary Jane Balse and
power hitting Venus Bernal, the Tigresses showed no
mercy to the Rachel Ann Daquis-led Lady Tamaraws.
After
dominating the first set with a 15-point margin, UST got
a scare when it fell into a 1-8 hole. However, UST
exploded with a 15-8 run to tie at16-16. The Tigresses
then patiently surged ahead at 24-23 before slamming the
Lady Tams, 26-24, in that decisive set.
The
fifth loss in seven outings eliminated FEU in the
tournament.
Ateneo,
on the other hand, failed to get its act together
against a tough San Sebastian crew, which clinched its
fifth straight win.
Fortunately for the Lady Eagles, who tied Adamson and De
La Salle with a 3-4 card, they won more sets than the
two squads. The Lady Falcons and the Lady Archers will
dispute the last semifinal spot tomorrow.
After
dropping a closely tight first set, San Sebastian won
the next three sets to win the match and tie Lyceum at
the top with both carrying 6-1 slates.
The Lady
Stags, behind Thai import Jaeonsri Bualeeand Laurence
Ann Latigay hung through against a motivated Lady Eagles
team. Bualee, Latigay and Sha-Sha Devanadera rallied San
Sebastian to survive six set points in the fourth set
and come up with the win.
Games
are telacast over NBN-4 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. across the
week. It is replayed over on Viva Prime at 8:30
a.m.-10:30 a.m. on weekdays. |
