Behind the glare of the fabled rivalry between Ateneo and La Salle is the Lady Eagles’ bid to salvage a twice-to-beat privilege in the Final Four of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
The Lady Eagles will be playing for a lot more in the 4 p.m. contest as they try to snare the second semifinal bonus and stay on course toward another clash with the Lady Spikers in the title series.
The champions the last two years, the Lady Spikers have cornered top seeding—and the right to play No. 4—since last week and will be playing to sweep their elimination round matches against the Lady Eagles and uplift school pride.
La Salle and Ateneo have fought it out for the championship in the last three years.
For Ateneo, which will enter the game with a five-game winning streak, it must likewise hope that Far Eastern University loses against National U in the 2 p.m. game to tab the second semifinal bonus outright.
Meanwhile, Adamson and University of the Philippines ended their campaigns by besting their rivals on Saturday at Blue Eagle Gym.
The Lady Falcons took the fight out of the University of Santo Tomas Tigresses, 25-6, 25-23, 25-23, for a 6-8 card, while the Lady Maroons downed the University of the East Lady Warriors, 14-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-23.