University of Santo Tomas rolled past San Beda U, 25-19, 25-17, 25-23, to stretch its win run to six and clinch the top spot in the V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge elims at the Paco Arena in Manila on Friday.
The Golden Spikers came away with back-to-back points on a GBoy De Vega kill and a Trevor Valera block to shatter a 23-all count in the third and complete the straight-set victory.
Despite the win, UST coach Odjie Mamon rued this wards’ sub-par performance, saying, “The players aren’t in control so they’re not really focused. They were just playing. It was my fault I allowed them to. It defeats the purpose of adding players to the core.”
UAAP reigning MVP Josh Ybañez put up an 18-point performance that featured 17 attacks and finished with an ace.
De Vega and Rainier Flor added eight markers each, but it was Gwen Colinares, who stepped up for the Dux Yambao, who suffered an ankle sprain in the first set.
No Red Spiker finished in double digits with middle blocker Andrei Bakil ending up with nine points even as Kevin Montemayor was limited to three markers.