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NCAA: Perpetual tossers overpower Mapua bets, jump to 2nd spot

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DEFENDING champion Perpetual Help overpowered Mapua, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20, yesterday to jump into a three-way logjam for second place in the men’s division of the 92nd NCAA volleyball tournament at the Filoil Flying Center in San Juan City.

Allan Jay Sala-an unloaded a match-best 13 hits, including nine on kills while Kasim Esmail and Rey Taneo, Jr. scattered 11 and 10 points, respectively, to power the Altas to No. 2 alongside St. Benilde and San Beda on 3-1 (win-loss) records.

San Beda College middle blocker Criselle Amador foils Rosalie Pepito of Jose Rizal University during the women’s NCAA preliminaries.  SBC won, 25-17,25-12,25-22, at the Filoil Flying V Center, in San Juan Sonny Espiritu

Relan Taneo facilitated the Las Pinas-based school’s relentless attacking by dishing out 30 excellent sets.

The win has also slowly but surely restored the confidence of Perpetual Help after it suffered  its only loss of the season, a heartbreaking 25-18, 29-27, 23-25, 27-29, 10-15 decision to San Beda on Nov. 20.

“We’re getting our confidence back after our loss,” said Perpetual Help coach Sammy Acaylar. 

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The troika of Sala-an, Esmail and Taneo who came through in the tightly-fought opening set by scoring crucial kills and making key defensive plays up front.

Mapua was just never the same from there as Perpetual Help started to play more aggressive.

The Cardinals, who were led by Rey Arth Andaya’s 11 points, fell to their third defeat against two triumphs.

Games today

(Filoil Flying V Center)

8 a.m.- CSB vs LPU (jrs)

9:30 a.m.- CSB vs LPU (m)

11 a.m.- CSB vs LPU (w)

12:30 p.m.- SSC vs EAC (w)

2 p.m.- SSC vs EAC (m)

3:30 p.m.- SSC vs EAC (jrs)

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