Adamson ended National University Nazareth School’s 23-match winning streak with a thrilling 21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13 win to force a winner-take-all in the UAAP Season 85 High School Girls’ Volleyball Finals on Saturday at the Paco Arena in Manila.
NU’s streak dated back to Season 82 when they swept the tournament 14-0, including the championship series sweep of the Baby Falcons.
The deciding Game 3 is scheduled Monday at 9 a.m. at the same Manila venue.
Adamson got the needed breaks in the deciding set, taking a 12-9 lead after NU committed back-to-back errors.
First Best Outside Hitter Shaina Nitura and Felicity Sagaysay highlighted Adamson’s blazing finish with booming spikes.
“Sabi ko sa kanila, kailangan nilang maging matapang. Hindi natin pwedeng idaan lang sa skills natin ang NU, dapat matibay rin ang loob natin,” said first-year coach JP Yude on the Baby Falcons’ mindset heading into their no-tomorrow match.
Both teams started the match well, but NUNS took advantage of Adamson’s errors to pull off comfortable margins in the first set and win 25-21.
The Baby Falcons, however, cleaned up their passing lanes to set up their offense well, and with Shaina Nitura doing the damage, Adamson equalized the match at one set apiece .
