La Salle, getting a big lift from skipper Charleen Cruz, turned an expected tight duel into a rout as it crushed Ateneo, 25-16, 25-22, 25-13, Wednesday to retain the UAAP women’s volleyball title.
La Salle completed a first-round sweep of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament by rallying past University of Santo Tomas, 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 17-15, in a rematch of last season’s finals over the weekend at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Three players at the forefront of defending champion La Salle’s unbeaten start in the UAAP Season 74 women’s volleyball tournament also figure prominently in the race for individual awards.
La Salle may miss a vital cog, but the Lady Archers remain favored to pick up their fifth straight triumph against winless University of the Philippines in the UAAP women’s volleyball at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Ateneo’s Alyssa Valdez and Bea Tan went through the eye of the needle to dispose of Michelle Gumabao and Camille Cruz of La Salle, 21-19, 19-21, 15-2, for their second straight win in UAAP Season 74 women’s beach volleyball at the University of the East sand court in Caloocan.
