Lady Blazers survive SBU foes in four-setter
MANILA, Philippines — St. Benilde warded off fellow NCAA bet San Beda U, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20, and barged into the semifinals of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Challenge Cup yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The Lady Blazers, two-time reigning champions of the NCAA, yielded their first set defeat in the tournament but were quick to bounce back by carving out gritty wins in the last two frames of the knockout quarterfinals.
St. Benilde bagged the four-setter triumph in almost two hours of play to book a Final Four ticket against the winner between fellow NCAA stalwarts Letran, the leader of Pool C, and Pool B second-placer Jose Rizal U.
The Lady Knights and the Lady Bombers are still playing as of press time as the 16-team women’s division reaches the explosive knockout rounds.
St. Benilde made short work of its three assignments in the elimination round to top Pool A, clobbering Parañaque City, 25-6, 25-20, 25-17, UP Volleyball Club, 25-20, 25-18, 25-10, and Volida Volleyball Club, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18.
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