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La Salle booked the top seed in the Final Four by whipping University of the Philippines, 25-16, 25-18, 25-14 in UAAP women’s volleyball tournament Wednesday at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Abigail Maraño had 12 points, including five blocks, while skipper Cha Cruz added 10 hits for the Lady Spikers, who improved to 12-1. Carmela Lopez registered nine hits while Angeli Araneta and South Ramos had six points apiece for the Lady Maroons.

UP fell to 3-10 along with University of the East at the bottom of the standings. With the match in full control, La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus decided to field his reserves.

Last year’s top rookie Joanne Siy played the whole third set, finishing with six points, while Cyd Demecillo added five markers for the Lady Spikers. Lexi Tatlonghari and Isabelle Lepping joined the fray in the second frame, chipping in a combined three markers, all in the second set.

At the end of the elimination round on Sunday, La Salle will face defending champion University of Santo Tomas. The Tigresses, who lost to the Lady Spikers in straight sets in the first round, have already clinched the second semifinals incentive.

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La Salle put an end to Ateneo’s seven-game winning run and a streak of 21 consecutive sets won to grab the first twice-to-beat incentive in the Final Four.

Using their height advantage to the hilt, the Lady Spikers pummeled the Lady Eagles, 25-18, 25-11, 25-12, Sunday in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

Veterans Stephanie Mercado and Jacq Alarca had 11 points apiece while Abigail Maraño chipped in 10 hits for La Salle, which improved their record to 11-1. The Lady Spikers registered eight blocks, with five coming from Alarca, against two by the Lady Eagles.

“Fast play ang Ateneo kaya kailangan kaming bumawi sa blocking.  For me, blocking is considered a form of attack at masaya ako at nasunod ang gameplan na pinapagawa ko,” said La Salle mentor Ramil de Jesus.

Lady Spikers’ setter Mika Esperanza also had a solid game, scoring five of her seven points from service aces.

Fille Cainglet was the lone bright spot for the Lady Eagles with 11 hits, as old reliables Bea Pascual and Dzi Gervacio could only score a combined three markers.

Ateneo slipped to 8-5 to tie Adamson in third spot and trail one and a half game behind defending champion University of Santo Tomas (9-3) in the race for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs.

In the men’s division,  Jay Depante, James Pecaña and JP Torres scored 13 points apiece as defending champion UST hammered out a 24-26, 25-15, 25-11, 25-15 triumph over La Salle for a 11-1 card. The Green Spikers fall to 8-5.

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La Salle pounced on National University’s lackadaisical performance to hammer out a 25-12, 25-14, 25-17 win and move closer in clinching the semifinals bonus in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament Saturday at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The vaunted great wall of the Lady Spikers – Michelle Gumabao, Abigail Maraño and Jacq Alarca – scored 10 hits apiece, while libero Melissa Gohing had 14 digs to help the Taft-based squad improve to 10-1 card.

“Kailangan pa ng konting pukpok pa sa training. Hopefully, magiging maayos ang kondisyon ng mga bata sa huling tatlong laro namin sa eliminations,” said La Salle mentor Ramil de Jesus.

The Lady Spikers are a victory shy in bagging the first ‘twice-to-beat’ slot in the ‘Final Four’. After a week-long break, La Salle will next face Ateneo on Feb. 6, which is the start of its brutal three-game stretch to end the eliminations.

“Malakas ang floor defense nila (Lady Eagles) at magaling ang kanilang setter (Jem Ferrer). We have to be very prepared at maging focus ang paglalaro ng mga bata,” said de Jesus.

The Lady Bulldogs fell to 4-7 and in danger of missing the semis bus. NU is now trailing two and a half games behind Ateneo and Adamson (6-4) in the hunt for the last ‘Final Four’ berth. Mervic Mangui and Lucille Bayron finished with nine hits apiece for the Lady Bulldogs.

La Salle needs two wins in the last three games to finish No. 1 after the elims.

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THIS JUST IN!!! The DLSU Womens Volleyball team has been assessed a one game forfeiture (their victory over UE) as a penalty for the participation of two of our players in the Viking Tournament. This means that instead of 8-0, DLSU’s record is now 7-1 or STILL NUMBER ONE!!!

It’s fortunate that the UAAP board decided on the issue very quickly. A 1-game penalty means that the Lady Spikers are still on top of the standings. This allows the team to focus on the challenges of retaking the championship. It must be noted that after our team swept UST at the end of the first round, last year’s champions again went down to a second straight set loss to Ateneo, which seems to be picking up on their game. It will be an interesting run up to the playoffs.

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La Salle is 8-0, for now, in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament.

But the hard part begins for the Lady Spikers, who are waiting for the UAAP board decision this week regarding the consequences against their two reserve players who violated the league rules for allegedly playing in an invitational tournament.

Despite all the distractions, La Salle still played with a lot of heart to hammer out a 25-11, 25-23, 25-14 win over Adamson Sunday and stay unscathed.

Vastly-improved Michelle Gumabao continued her impressive showing with 14 hits, including three blocks, while Jacq Alarca had 12 points, highlighted by three service aces and two blocks for the league-leading Lady Archers, who were given a lot of love by their supporters who trooped the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The league board will discuss on Wednesday on possible sanctions against La Salle regarding on the unauthorized participation of reserves Carmela Garbin and Clarisse Yeung in the Vikings Cup in World Citi Colleges. Read more…