University of the East reaffirmed its mastery over National University,7-0, and clinched the remaining semis berth in the UAAP softball tournament yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.
The Lady Warriors ended up tied with the Lady Bulldogs at 7-5, but were able to claim the No. 3 ranking in the semis due to the win over the other rule.
UE will face second-ranked University of Santo Tomas, which eliminated University of the Philippines, 6-2, in the Final Four on Thursday.
Defending champion Adamson University, which capped its elims campaign with a 10-0 rout of De La Salle, will play NU in the other semis pairing.
Finishing the elims with 10-2 and 8-4 cards, respectively, the Lady Falcons and the Tigresses need only to win once to advance in the best-of-three championship series for the second straight season.
UP finished the tournament with a 5-12 card.