San Beda University shoots for a second straight win and a hold of the solo top spot in Pool A against debuting Lyceum of the Philippines University in the 2025 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup on Friday at the Paco Arena.
Game time is set at 2 p.m. with the Lady Red Spikers and the Lady Pirates clashing in a match-up that was postponed last week due to Typhoon Opong.
Facing off in the curtain-raiser at 12 p.m. are College of Saint Benilde and San Sebastian College-Recoletos in Pool D while Mapua and Letran collide in Pool C at 4 p.m. to cap the triple-header playdate of the tournament backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R and B Milk Tea.
San Beda is tied with four-peat-seeking National University in the standings following a five-set escape over Emilio Aguinaldo College, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-10, on September 20.
Lady Red Spikers head coach Kungfu Reyes will again pin his hopes on his main gunners Angel Habacon and Janelle Bachar to bring the squad a step closer to securing a seat to the next round.
The Lady Pirates are out for redemption after falling a win short of advancing into the second round last year.
Meanwhile, the Lady Blazers are looking for a strong start in their breakthrough title campaign following a runner-up finish in the National Invitationals Batangas Leg two months ago.
Veteran Zam Nolasco, Fioana Inocentes, Shahanna Lleses, Clydel Catarig and Camila Bartolome lead the four-time NCAA champion’s charge against the Lady Stags bannered by Katherine Santos, Princess Ramos, Juna May Gonzales and Joy Deposoy.
SSC-R seeks to bounce back from a stinging 32-30, 16-25, 16-25, 18-25, defeat at the hands of University of Perpetual Help two weeks ago.
The Lady Cardinals and Lady Knights, on the other hand, try to barge into the win column after their opening day setbacks in the competition, supported by Asics, Mikasa, Smart Sports, Summit, Team Rebel Sports, Belo Deo, Eurotel- Apo View Hotel, Batangas Country Club, Executive Optical, Baic Auto Philippines, SM Tickets and PusoP.com as technical partners.
Mapua suffered a 22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 13-15, defeat at the hands of University of the Philippines last Sunday despite the 20-point explosion of Raissa Ricablanca.
Letran absorbed a 16-25, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, loss to University of Santo Tomas last Sunday.
Games in the SSL Preseason Unity Cup are available live and on demand via PusoP.com and Solar Sports.
