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| The PATTS College of Aeronautics displays its championship trophy after another championship run. ISAA Facebook page |
By Ricky Manliguis
PATTS College of Aeronautics returned to their familiar
place: championship heaven.
The Seahorses fired all the guns they had to fruition en
route to a convincing 25-17, 25-19, 25-15 victory over Philippine Women’s
University in the winner-take-all Game 3 and be crowned as the champions of the
Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association (ISAA) Season 15 men’s volleyball
tournament Friday at the PATTS gym in Parañaque City.
Behind the monster performance of Kristofer Alejos and balanced scoring from both ends of the floor, the Seahorses proved too much for
the Patriots to handle in the match that only lasted an hour and 28 minutes.
This recent championship romp enabled the boys of head coach
Benjie Hernandez to nab its first ISAA volleyball title and fifth overall since
their historic four-peat from 2016 to 2019.
With PWU threatening 14-20 in the third set, Alejos went
down to work, firing four of the Seahorses’ final five points, including a
quick attack to end the match and send the PATTS faithful into a frenzy.
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| Kristofer Rodge Alejos imposed his will in Game 3 enough to be hailed as the Finals MVP. ISAA Facebook page |
The sophomore Alejos finished with a game-best 19 points
spiked on nine blocks and 10 attacks. He was later adjudged as the Finals Most
Valuable Player of the series, with averages of 15.0 points and 6.0 blocks in
the three games.
Skipper Reggem Gemotra added 10 points all on attacks to the
PATTS cause, while Joshua Oribello, Kian Louis Bustos, and Geisehler Panaligan
also joined the scoring party with timely hits and defensive stops in the match.
Rammel Valenciano led PWU with seven points on seven
attacks, but his effort went for naught as the boys from Taft committed 25
unforced errors tin the match that spelled the difference in the match.
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