CO-LEADERS of Groups A and B, the Perpetual Lady Altas and the Letran Lady Knights will battle for the top spot in the NCAA Season 101 women’s volleyball tournament on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the San Andres Gym in Malate, Manila.
Both teams sport identical 5–0 records in their respective groups and are looking to preserve their unbeaten runs heading into the quarterfinals.
Perpetual is coming off a hard-fought straight-sets victory over the EAC Lady Generals, 26-28, 14-25, 24-26, on February 7, while Letran posted a four-set win against the San Beda Lady Red Spikers, 17-25, 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
The Lady Altas, coached by Sandy Rieta, are eager to take on the Lady Knights, led by newly appointed head coach Mayeth Carolino.
The two squads were closely matched in their previous meetings last season.
Perpetual edged Letran in a five-set thriller, 23-25, 25-23, 14-25, 25-22, 15-13, in their first-round encounter on April 3, 2025. However, the Intramuros-based Lady Knights returned the favor with a straight-sets win, 27-25, 25-23, 25-21, in their Round 2 clash of the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball tournament on April 25, 2025.
The Lady Altas will rely on Cyrille Almeniana, Fianne Ariola, Charisse Enrico, Geraldine Palacio, Shaila Omipon, Jemalyn Menor, libero Joanna Denise Lozano, Pauline Reyes, Camille Bustamante, Nicollete Gaa, and Alexie Villanueva.
Letran, meanwhile, will be led by Judiel Nitura and Natalie Estreller, along with Gia Maquilang, Lara Silva, Sheena Sarie, Jade Isar, and Marjorie Napal. Dennis Abrina
In the men’s division, the Perpetual Altas Spikers, coached by Macky Carino, will face Letran at 5 p.m., riding the momentum of a thrilling five-set win over EAC, 25-16, 9-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-11, last Saturday.
Earlier matches on the schedule feature JRU versus EAC in the men’s division at 9:00 a.m., followed by JRU against EAC in the women’s division at 11 a.m. Dennis Abrina
