By Kristel Satumbaga
San Sebastian recovered from a sloppy first set performance and downed Letran, 13-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-19, Tuesday in the NCAA men’s volleyball at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Stags walloped 52 kills to destroy the Knights’ defense time and again en route to their second win in four outings.
Timothy Eusebio led the Stags by firing 14 hits to finish with 15 points, while Kinche Sanchez, Julius Lana and Robbie Pamittan added 12 points apiece in a performances that more than made up for the team’s 39 errors.
Angel Canzana was the lone double-digit scorer for the Knights with 13 points.
On Monday, defending champion University of Perpetual Help bested Lyceum, 25-20, 25-20, 27-25, to remain unbeaten in four matches.
The Altas needed only 65 minutes in dispatching the Pirates by overpowering them on all fronts including in attacks (39-31) and blocks (11-6).
Mapua, for its part, squandered a two-set advantage before outlasting Jose Rizal University, 27-25, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 15-12, to even its win-loss record at 2-2.
Mark Jason Egan exploded for the Cardinals with 26 points built on 19 kills, five blocks and two aces while Raje Hizon contributed 17 points highlighted by 13 attacks.
JRU dropped to 1-3 despite the combined 48-point effort of Hernan Salazar, Arjay Ausina and skipper Patrick Rabaja.
