NCAA champion College of St. Benilde turned back the University of Santo Tomas, 25-22, 23-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-11, to force a rubber match in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-season Championship quarterfinals on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.
Handicapped by a twice-to-win disadvantage as the third seed, the Lady Blazers flaunted their championship pedigree by erasing a 1-2 deficit with a squeaker in the fourth set before slamming the door down on the Golden Tigresses in the clincher.
“Lagi naman nating pipiliting manalo. Iba yung game natin noon na may pinanggalingan tayo or kung ano mang sitwasyon noon. This time, nakapag-rest tayo at nakapag-prepare,” said coach Jerry Yee. “We’re able to put up a fight kahit paano.” Following an error from Xyza Gula, Nolasco unloaded two quick attacks to push St. Benilde to 8-5 before Pascual swatted Angeline Poyos’ thunderous attack then unleashed a searing hit of her own to make it a sudden 11-6 upperhand.
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