UST nears Ultimate 4, sweeps winless UE

UST Tigresses throughout a recreation towards UE Girl Warriors in UAAP Season 87.–UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–College of Santo Tomas bolstered its probabilities for a coveted twice-to-beat benefit after sweeping College of the East, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15, within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s volleyball event Saturday at Sensible Araneta Coliseum.

The victory tied UST with Far Jap College, one other workforce gunning for the final semifinal armor, at No. 3 with an identical 8-4 data. The win additionally closed the door on Adamson’s Ultimate 4 hopes.

Dealing with the league doormats, the Tigresses gained management early and by no means letup.

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“‘Yung respeto namin dun sa workforce ng UE andon naman. Kaya pinaghandaan pa rin namin,” UST coach KungFu Reyes stated. “And ang maganda naman nabigyan namin ng magandang publicity yung ibang mga gamers namin and nakapag-deliver naman.”

The Girl Warriors by no means had an opportunity even with Santo Tomas giving freely a set value of errors.

The duo of Angge Poyos and Regina Jurado led the cost anew for UST with 12 and 10 factors, respectively. Kyla Cordora made probably the most out of her prolonged minutes with eight factors.

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Jurado paired up with captain Detdet Pepito to catch 10 wonderful digs every to push UST, at present on a three-game run, nearer to a fifth straight Ultimate 4 look. Cassie Carballo dished out 14 wonderful units.

UST faces College of the Philippines subsequent earlier than taking up acquainted foe Nationwide College to cap its elimination spherical marketing campaign.

UE remained winless, struggling its thirteenth consecutive defeat. Van Bangayan was the main scorer for the Girl Warriors with solely six factors whereas center blocker Riza Nogales added 5.