Soaring Eagles eye sweep of eliminations

After racking up four straight victories in emphatic fashions, reigning back-to-back UAAP champion Ateneo braces for a tougher stretch of three matches in its drive for a sweep of the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference eliminations at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

But going by the way they crushed the field so far, the Eagles look headed to accomplishing the mission for a crack at the inaugural men’s crown of the league organized by Sports Vision.

Ateneo trounced the FEU Tamaraws last Sept. 3 to open its campaign then strung up shutout victories over San Beda, UST and St. Benilde to zero in on the first semifinal berth.

Top hitter Marck Espejo has been lording it over the field with 76 hits, including 68 attack points, after four games.

Midway though the tournament, the dominant Eagles are soaring in the stats sheet.

With Espejo emerging as the leading scorer, the four-time UAAP MVP also paces the spiking department with 60.71 percent success.