De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and Colegio de San Juan de Letran will go against each other in the best-of-three NCAA Season 99 women's volleyball finals beginning on Sunday.
The Lady Blazers went straight ahead to the finals by sweeping all of its elimination round games, while Letran finished no. 2 with seven wins and two losses, and defeated last season's finalist Lyceum of the Philippines University to book a rare finals appearance.Gayle Pascual led the Taft-based squad with 12 points, along with eight digs, while Wielyn Estoque had 11 points during the said game.
No player scored in double digits for the Intramuros crew as rookie Gia Maquilang was limited to nine points. One glaring difference, however, was the number of excellent sets each team had as Cloanne Mondonedo made 19 out of the team's 20, while Letran only had nine from Nat Estreller.While both aiming for the crown, the two Strong Group Athletics-backed team said they will both give their best in the series.
"Expectations aside, all teams are on equal footing when they get to the Finals. Both teams have to execute their plans and strategies come game time,” Benilde head coach Jerry Yee said in a statement. "We are so blessed to have reached this far in NCAA Season 99, thanks to the faith, discipline, and determination of the players who embraced the system and their eagerness to learn,” Letran head coach Oliver Almadro said in a statement, while also credited Strong Group Athletics for their Final Four return.
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