Dolphins gain 3rd straight UCAL semis

MANILA, Philippines — Third-seeded Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas booked a return trip to the men’s semis after gutting out a 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 17-15 win over Centro Escolar University in the 2025 PG Flex-UCAL Season 8 Volleyball Championships on Tuesday at the UB Millennium Gym in Batangas City.

The duo of Kaiser Amparo and Jhet Alvior saved the day for the Dolphins, coming through with crucial hits to beat the Scorpions in their knockout quarterfinal match to advance to the semis for the third straight season.

That set them up for an exciting Final Four showdown with the second-seeded Immaculada Concepcion College Blue Hawks – the very same squad that dethroned them after prevailing in a tense-filled semis duel last season.

The semis is set tomorrow at the Paco Arena.

In contrast, No. 4 Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas hardly encountered trouble in beating Manila Central University, 25-16, 25-20, 25-18, to set up a semis date with No. 1 seed University of Batangas.