3 days after error-ridden game, La Salle cleans up act

MANILA, Philippines—De La Salle had a complete turnaround in a span of three quick days in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament.

The defending champions lost to University of the Philippines anew, this time in straight sets, 25-16, 26-24, 25-19, on Sunday.

A loss that brutal woke up something in the four-peat seeking Lady Spikers, and National University was the recipient of a vengeful three-set beating Wednesday at Filoil Flying V Center.

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“We had one of our biggest losses this year on Sunday,” said La Salle head coach Ramil De Jesus after the, 25-20, 25-18, 25-10 win . “Compared to our previous game, our service was much better today and we had more aces than from our previous game.”

“That’s what we worked at on Monday. The players had better range today and they were hitting their targets.”

La Salle scored on eight service aces against the Lady Bulldogs, five more than what they had against the Lady Maroons, but that mark was just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

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The Lady Spikers committed 37 errors against the Lady Maroons, 17 of which were from the service line, but that mark drastically improved against the Lady Bulldogs.

La Salle had just 10 errors in the win against NU as it improved to a 6-3 record, tying University of Santo Tomas for the second spot in the standings.

“I always remind my players that if we have fewer errors there’s a big chance that we’ll win the match,” said De Jesus. “Because every error you commit you give away a point to the opponent, so if you commit 37 errors that’s nearly a set and a half given to the opponent.”