UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas turned back National U, 28-26, 25-22, 25-19, to rule the National Capital Region leg of the 14th Shakey’s Girls’ Volleyball League at St. Marie Eugenie Sports Complex in Antipolo recently.
UST turned to Ejiya Laure and Imee Hernandez on both sides of the serve to complete a straight-set victory in the NCR stop of the annual tournament sponsored by Shakey’s and organized by Metro Sports.
UST, which topped Pool B in the elimination round and dominated Pool C topnotcher King’s Montessori School in the semifinals, thus joined southern Luzon leg winner De La Salle-Lipa in the national finals.
Laure went on to capture the MVP plum along with the best opposite attacker award while Hernandez took the first best middle blocker honors. Other awardees were NU’s Nicole Magsarile (second best middle blocker), Faith Nisperos, also of NU, (first best outside attacker), KMS’s Elka dela Torre (second best outside attacker), Louie Romero, also of KMS, (best setter) and KMS’s Mariel Lansang (best libero).
KMS took third place honors, outclassing University of the East, 25-13, 25-6.