SWU spikers start strong

CEBU, Philippines —  Defending men’s champion Southwestern University-Phinma opened its title retention bid with a victory over University of San Carlos in the 2018 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) volleyball tournament yesterday at the USC gymnasium.

SWU spikers showed that they are serious in protecting their throne as they subdued USC, 25-23, 25-14, 20-25, 25-23.

SWU will try to grab the early lead in the standing when it goes up against University of Cebu on September 30 at its own turf.

Just like their men’s counterpart, the SWU boys also won their first match in the preliminary rounds at the expense of Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles, 25-23, 25-22.

Meanwhile, University of Southern Philippines Foundation pounced Don Bosco Technical College, 25-16, 25-14, as the UC boys blasted Cebu Institute of Technology-University, 27-25, 25-17. SWU boys gun for their second victory today against UC.

The rest of the matches today at the SWU gym include SHS-AdC boys vs CDU, DBTC vs CIT-U, while the girls matchups are UC vs USPF, CDU vs SHS-AdC and Cebu Eastern College vs SWU.