MANILA – De La Salle University Lady Spikers continued its roll in the UAAP Season 80 women’s volleyball with a 25-21, 25-15, 22-25, 25-18 win over Adamson University Lady Falcons at the San Juan Arena.
Kim Kianna Dy led the way with double-double 17 points and 10 digs on Wednesday night while Mary Joy Baron added 11 markers.
With a 11-2 win-loss slate the Lady Spikers remained on top of the standings.
The victory also allowed the two-time defending champions to secure a twice-to-beat incentive in the semifinals round.
The Lady Falcons, on the other hand, was eliminated from the Final Four race.
The Lady Spikers opened the match with a 13-6 lead but Lady Falcons clawed its way back to within 15-16. It increased the lead to 21-17 but Lady Falcons made its last stand at 21-23 before Desiree Cheng ended the match with a strong hit.
The Lady Falcons were slightly ahead early in the second set but Lady Spikers banked on their opponent’s errors to surge to a 16-10 lead. The lead even grew further to 23-14 to snatch a 2-0 set advantage.
After surrendering the third set, Lady Spikers failed to hang on to its early lead in the fourth set as Lady Falcons took a 16-15 lead. But Lady Spikers came up with seven straight points to turn things around.
“Well, ang goal namin ay one game at a time, so kung ano ‘yung dumating na game sa amin, paghandaan. Siyempre goal namin manalo,” said Lady Spikers head coach Ramil de Jesus.
Meanwhile, Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws moved to a tie for second place following a 25-17, 25-15, 25-20 conquest of also-ran University of the East Lady Warriors.
Celine Domingo, playing against her former school, led Lady Tamaraws with 16 points while Negrense Bernadeth Pons and Jeanette Villareal each scored 13 markers for Lady Tamaraws, which tied Ateneo Lady Eagles at second with 9-4 card./PN
