A record crown for a record run. National University started strong, then Rubie de Leon took over in the clutch to down Ateneo, 25-23, 25-20, 17-25, 26-24, yesterday and capture its first Shakey’s V-League championship at Philsports Arena in Pasig.
De La Salle, the deepest team in the league, wound up with two MVPs in the UAAP Season 75 women’s volleyball tournament.
National University claimed the last semifinal berth in women’s volleyball, while University of the Philippines forged a winner-take-all for the remaining title slot in women’s tennis in separate UAAP action yesterday.
HOPING to show the same grit, La Salle shoots for the solo lead against National U at the start of the second round of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament today at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
NATIONAL University fanned its slim semifinal hopes as Dindin Santiago tossed in 29 points in powering the Lady Bulldogs past Adamson, 29-27, 25-20, 25-23, in the Shakey’s V-League on Thursday night at the Filoil Flying V Arena.
The National University women’s basketball team is scheduled to play a series of games against Malaysian squads starting March 26 as part of its preparation for the coming UAAP season.
The defending champion San Beda Red Lions pulled off a “three-peat” in the men’s division while the National University Lady Bulldogs claimed their first ever women’s crown in the 8th Fr. Martin Collegiate Open Cup basketball finals last Saturday.
