UST avoids last-day shocker, survives 5-set grind over UP

UST averts a five-set disaster against also-ran UP, just three days before the Tigresses head into the Final Four against No. 1 La Salle. UAAPSeason85

MANILA, Philippines – Playing minus two key players, the UST Growling Tigresses needed five sets to dispose of the ousted UP Fighting Maroons.

A longstanding rivalry will be renewed as UST tries to overcome the the twice-to-beat edge of top seed La Salle in their Final Four clash at 1 pm on Wednesday, May 3 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.The Tigresses missed veterans Detdet Pepito and Milena Alessandrini on the last day of eliminations, prompting UST head coach “KungFu” Reyes to field his bench.

“Though undermanned, our pride to get a big win in our last game of eliminations will provide lessons on what went wrong and how it stretched to five sets,” he added.

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