UST Tigresses sweep first spherical, beat Adamson

UST Tigresses throughout a recreation in opposition to Adamson Girl Falcons within the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet

MANILA, Philippines–Rookie energy hitter Angeline Poyos prevented Adamson’s brewing comeback with a collection of savage kills as College of Santo Tomas stayed excellent, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 28-26, late Saturday night time on the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball event.

Poyos tied the match one final time with a down-the-line spike earlier than pulling down two extra crosscourt hits within the fourth set that sealed UST’s sweep of the primary spherical.

“We started the event with a pleasant win and fortunately we have been capable of finish it with one other,” stated Poyos after delivering 18 assaults on high of 10 receptions.

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 86 volleyball first spherical

The Tigresses emerged unscathed after seven video games, their finest begin since sweeping the primary spherical of the 2006-2007 season.

Jonna Perdido contributed to the UST trigger with 14 assaults out of her 16 factors aside from two blocks, Regina Jurado added 12 factors and two aces whereas Cassie Carballo tossed 22 glorious units with a pair of aces.

UST Tigresses’ Angge Poyos, left, throughout a recreation in opposition to Adamson within the UAAP Season 86 girls’s volleyball event.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet

“It’s nonetheless an extended event, so it’s going to be a giant problem as we enter the second spherical,” stated UST coach Kungfu Reyes.

Rochelle Lalongisip compiled 14 factors whereas Antonette Adolfo had 12 together with Lucille Almonte, who made life troublesome for the Tigresses with quite a lot of strikes that stretched the ultimate body to the restrict.

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The Girl Falcons misplaced their fifth match in seven video games, however not after giving the Tigresses a number of jittery moments all through.

Almonte’s push and down-the-line hit practically pressured one other five-setter, 26-25, earlier than Poyos got here to the rescue with three successive assaults.

“I do know there are lots of issues that we have to work on. We’ve got to regulate in succeeding video games and we’re not allowed to chill out within the second spherical,” stated Poyos.