Letran checked its skidding form just in time to turn back an upset-conscious San Sebastian, 25-20, 25-27, 20-25, 25-12, 15-9, Wednesday and claim the second seeding in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball stepladder semis at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.
The Lady Knights finished with a 7-2 record, which put them at second after the elimination round.
The pontifical school now awaits the winner of the knockout duel between No. 3 Lyceum and No. 4 Arellano University Sunday at the same venue.
Whoever emerges victorious in that duel will earn the right to clash with three-peat-seeking College of St. Benilde in a best-of-three affair.
The Lady Blazers swept the elims in nine games to clinch an outright finals spot.
Yen Martin came through big in the final two sets and finished with 11 points, all came off attacks.
After dropping the opening set, SSC turned things around and seized the next two sets with their relentless attacking.
Letran, however, didn’t give up and emphatically took the final two sets as SSC-R just utterly crumbled under tremendous pressure.
The Lady Stags capped their campaign with a 2-7 mark.
