St. Benilde thumped fellow NCAA squad San Beda University with its power game, fashioning out a 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 victory for its second consecutive win in the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday.
The Lady Blazers thus moved a win away from sweeping Pool B and clinching the top seeding. They will take on the UP Lady Maroons tomorrow.
Skipper Mycah Go scored nine points on six attacks and three services to go along with 12 excellent digs and five excellent receptions in a superb all-around game to power the reigning NCAA champions to the one-hour, 17-minute romp.
“Medyo slow start (nu’ng third set) pero every rally lang na-overcome naman namin ‘yung points so less errors lang talaga ‘yung kailangan namin each game, ‘yun lang,” said St. Benilde assistant coach Jay Chua.
“Siguro sa next game alisin lang namin ‘yung slow start namin, dapat maging aggressive kami sa simula hanggang sa dulo para tuloy tuloy kami,” he added.
After taking the first two sets with ease, Benilde majority of the third frame before Cloanne Mondenedo’s steady hands from the service line helped the Lady Blazers anchor an 8-0 finishing kick that turned a 17-19 deficit to a six-point win.
Angel Habacon finished 13 points on 11 attacks, a block, and an ace to go along with six digs and three receptions for the Lady Red Spikers, who fell to 0-2.
Adamson U, meanwhile, overcame a seven-point deficit in the third set to complete its sweep of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 25-13, 25-11, 25-22, also for a 2-0 mark in Pool A.
Rochelle Lalongisip finished with 13 points on nine attacks, three service aces, and one kill block on top of 10 excellent receptions and eight digs as the Lady Falcons dispatched the Lady Stags in just one hour and eight minutes.
“Naa-appreciate namin ‘yung efforts nung second team, sila ‘yung binabad. Siguro dahil na rin siksik ‘yung schedule namin kasi Friday to Sunday three straight games. Malaking bagay na kapag pinasok ‘yung second team, makaka-contribute pa rin,” said Adamson assistant coach Rald Ricafort.
The Lady Falcons fell behind, 12-19, before unleashing a 13-3 blast to frustrate the Lady Stags. Lalongisip scored four points in that run while Trisha Tubu and Antonnette Adolfo took charge in the stretch.
Kath Santos scored 11 points while Kristine Dionisio and Kamille Tan had six markers each for the Lady Stags, who also absorbed their second straight loss.