By Ricky Manliguis
SAN JUAN—National U scored its second consecutive victory as
it pummeled the winless Adamson University, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19, in the first
game of the second round action of the women’s volleyball competitions of UAAP
Season LXXIX at the FilOil-Flying V Centre.
Needing a big rally after a seven-point hole in the third
set, the Lady Bulldogs thus improved to a 5-3 win-loss record, a great
follow-up to its pulsating five-set success over University of the Philippines
on Sunday.
Jaja Santiago and Jorelle Singh sizzled in the third frame,
orchestrating an uprising from a 5-12 deficit to a 17-16 edge, while exploding
a 7-1 bomb in the clinching set for the outcome.
Santiago, the leading candidate for season MVP, led the way
with 15 points spiked on 13 attacks and two blacks, while Singh cashed in 10
markers.
NU coach Roger Gorayeb can’t afford another tentative
performance from his wards, as they will next meet defending champions La Salle
on March 12.
Jema Galanza topscored for Adamson, now losers of eight consecutive
matches and 15th over-all stretching back to last season, with 15
points, even as Bernadette Flora contributed nine.
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