UAAP volleyball: Valdez leads Ateneo to 5th straight win

Ateneo Lady Eagles led by Alyssa Valdez. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

It was another Alyssa Valdez show as defending champions Ateneo trumped Adamson University, 25-19, 25-23, 25-16, for its fifth straight win in the UAAP Season 78 women’s volleyball Tournament Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Valdez finished with 23 points but it was Pauline Gaston who finished off the Lay Falcons with her lone point that sealed the victory and the Lady Eagles’ 5-0 record.

“Malayo pa, one game at a time talaga,” Valdez said as she downplayed any notion of their dominance in the league. “Two more games pa kami this round, may next round pa tayo.”

“As much as possible we want to maintain na maging consistent kami, less yung errors namin and mag perform kami as a team.”

Ateneo committed 24 errors, eight more than the 16 they had in their previous game.

Jema Galanza led the 1-4 Lady Falcons with 11 points while May Roque added 10.