FILE PHOTO – National University’s Jaja Santiago. Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
National University overcame Far Eastern University in four sets, 22-25, 28-26, 29-27, 25-22, to keep its unbeaten run in the group stages of the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference Saturday at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-0 to stay atop Group B while the Lady Tamaraws are in close second with a 2-1 card.
“FEU is a very systematic and strong team so we really expected a good fight from them,” said NU head coach Babes Castillo in Filipino.
“So I told my players to brace for a storm because a storm is what FEU will bring.”
The two teams were dead even offensively, scoring on 56 spikes apiece, but the Lady Bulldogs had a slight edge on service aces, 10-8, and errors, 32-35.
Jaja Santiago showed her might against FEU, putting up 25 points to lead NU while Aiko Urdas added 15.
Bernadeth Pons led FEU with 18 points.