UST tossers near UAAP crowns

FASTBREAK:

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:27:00 02/25/2010

Filed Under: Volleyball

MANILA, Philippines?The men?s and women?s volleyball teams of University of Santo Tomas moved to within a win each of ruling the 72nd UAAP season after posting convincing victories yesterday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

The defending champion Tigers needed just one hour and 19 minutes to turn back the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22.

John Paul Torres and Hendry Pecaña paced the Tigers with a combined 34 hits, outplaying FEU duo Nestor Molate and Joshua Alcarde who could only come up with 28.

In the women?s finals, the Tigresses recovered from an opening-set loss to down last year?s winner De La Salle University Lady Archers, 24-26, 25-23, 25-16, 25-21.

The Santo Tomas squads go for the clincher on Saturday, also at the FilOil Arena. Romina S. Austria