La Salle, by means of a bitter rival’s triumph hours earlier than on Wednesday, secured a ticket to the Last 4 of the UAAP ladies’s volleyball showcase.
And the Girl Spikers made certain that an unintended help from College of Santo Tomas wouldn’t go to waste, gutting out a 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-4 victory over Adamson College as they and the Growling Tigresses stayed alive within the hunt for the second twice-to-beat semifinal bonus.
Santo Tomas had a better time, making College of the Philippines look not-so-dangerous in a 25-20, 25-21, 25-18 shellacking earlier, earlier than La Salle caught up at 9-4 that will make the video games this weekend essentially the most essential but in Season 87.
La Salle wanted to dig deep earlier than keeping off tremendous rookie Shaina Nitura and the Girl Falcons. Afterwards, famous person hitter Angel Canino had nothing however good phrases for who could possibly be her inheritor obvious.
“That child is so expert. She’s so unstoppable,” Canino mentioned in Filipino on the heels of a 21-point, 23-reception double-double that fueled the Girl Spikers’ fightback at Mall of Asia Area in Pasay Metropolis. “However on the identical time, our preparations included stopping her. We’re glad that our fourth and fifth set blocking labored.”
“As disappointing as it’s that we had to do that in 5 units, it simply exhibits our grit and our will to win,” added Shevana Laput, who chipped in 21 factors for La Salle.
It was a completely totally different story for the Tigresses, who confronted a workforce that had one in all its longest profitable streaks in years earlier than eliminating the Preventing Maroons from semifinal competition.
“We’ve achieved what we aimed for from Day One, which we made clear throughout the [preseason] press con: Attending to the Last 4,” Santo Tomas head coach KungFu Reyes mentioned in Filipino.
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Final season’s most interesting rookie, Angge Poyos, confirmed the best way with 19 factors that went with 9 digs and 5 receptions. Em Banagua turned in a efficiency to recollect towards one of the best blocking squad of the match, with eight denials to banner the Santo Tomas internet protection.
“You may’t go to the Finals with out making it to the Last 4,” he went on. “We’re heading in the right direction, and that is the place the true grind begins.”
That grind begins on Sunday in a mammoth duel with defending champion Nationwide U, as one other win might give the Tigresses no less than a playoff for No. 2 and the second twice-to-beat privilege within the Last 4.
La Salle, alternatively, shall be clashing with Far Jap U on Saturday in one other high-stakes sport for the reason that Girl Tamaraws are additionally seeking to shut out with a win and probably keep away from ending fourth that will require a conflict with the Girl Bulldogs and needing to beat them two straight occasions within the semis.
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“That is what we’ll do: Persist with the plan, get again on the hardcourt and execute every little thing we’ve ready for,” Reyes mentioned of Sunday’s mammoth duel with the 11-2 Girl Bulldogs.
Veteran Detdet Pepito anchored the UST backline with 23 digs and eight receptions, whereas Reg Jurado accounted for 13 assaults, with Mabeth Hilongo chipping in six of her personal spikes with 15 receptions.
