Games Friday
7:30 a.m.- AU vs EAC (men)
10 a.m.- AU vs EAC (women)
2 p.m.- LPU vs Mapua (women)
5 p.m.- LPU vs Mapua (men)
College of St. Benilde destroyed University of Perpetual Help, 25-14, 25-18, 25-7, on Wednesday, April 30, and moved a win shy of sweeping the elimination round and seizing an outright finals berth in NCAA women’s volleyball at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.
The Lady Blazers didn’t leave any stone unturned in overpowering the Lady Blazers and claiming their eighth victory in as many outings, or one short of sweeping the elims and making the best-of-three finals for the third season in a row via the same route.
To accomplish it, CSB would need to overcome the final hurdle to its three-peat feat quest—last year’s finals opponent Lyceum of the Philippines U—in a Sunday showdown that could be a sneak preview to this season’s finale.
Michelle Gamit used her spiking prowess to the hilt and fired a match-high 13 points including 12 on kills while Zamantha Nolasco and team captain Jessa Dorog crushed it by chipping in 11 and 10 hits, respectively.
Apart from staying perfect this year, CSB has also extended its victorious streak to 37 straight wins that started in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Nolasco was also solid defensively, logging four blocks while Dorog had eight digs and as many receptions.
So impressive was CSB that none from UPHSD finished in double figures with last year’s MVP awardee Mary Rhose Dapol held to just nine points.
UPHSD fell to 4-3 and in a three-way logjam with Mapua and Arellano U for that fourth and last semis spot.
LPU was at No. 2 with a 6-1 record while Letran at No. 3 with a 5-2 mark.
