The twice-to-beat race is heating up, as the La Salle Lady Spikers forced a three-way tie for the top spot of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tourney with a 25-12, 25-12, 25-18 sweep of rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
MANILA, Philippines -- The twice-to-beat race is heating up, as the La Salle Lady Spikers forced a three-way tie for the top spot of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tourney with a 25-12, 25-12, 25-18 sweep of rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The defending champions showcased their mastery right from the get-go, scoring back-to-back easy wins in the first two sets.However, back-to-back-to-back errors gave the Lady Spikers an eight point lead, 24-16, capped by an attack error by Yssa Nisperos.Laput would end Ateneo's misery as she found the donut hole with an offspeed attack, 25-18.
The Lady Spikers will face UST in perhaps the biggest game of the season next Saturday. NU, meanwhile, will face the fourth-seeded Far Eastern University in a possible preview of the Final Four on Wednesday.
Yuka Saso surged forward on moving day but encountered setbacks down the stretch, carding a 70 Saturday ...
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