Eya Laure was an entirely different predator on the floor, herding University of Santo Tomas in tearing down La Salle, 25-19, 14-25, 25-19, 25-12, ...
“The second set was a wake-up call for us. The Tigresses held on and didn’t let go in the fourth and final set with Laure showing the way one last time with Alessandrini on her side in finally tearing down La Salle’s solid, impenetrable wall. “We took that loss as an inspiration. The bliss of that UST coup immediately dissipated as the Lady Spikers recovered their bearings in the succeeding frame. Laure whacked La Salle’s territory with an assortment of hits, scoring eight of her points in a big run that the Tigresses readily exploited. Laure summoned her killer instinct in full force and battered the enemy with a season-high 29 attacks as the Tigresses inflicted the tournament-leading Lady Spikers their first defeat of the season.
University of Santo Tomas took down the erstwhile undefeated De La Salle University, 25-19, 14-25, 25-18, 25-12, on Sunday in the UAAP Season 85 women's ...
Earlier, Far Eastern University survived the winless University of the East, 25-16, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16, to move to 5-5. The win of the España-based squad snapped La Salle's nine-game winning streak and avoided a stepladder post-season in the tourney. University of Santo Tomas took down the erstwhile undefeated De La Salle University, 25-19, 14-25, 25-18, 25-12, on Sunday in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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Angel Canino cashed in 13 points and eight receptions to pace the Lady Spikers, while Thea Gagate put up nine markers. Laure would then finish the match as she scored off the block, enabling UST to avenge its first round 5-set defeat to La Salle, which didn't look like the formidable team it has been this season in the contest. Milena Alessandrini also came through with 20 points on top of nine excellent receptions, while Regina Jurado got 12 points and 12 digs.
Laure exploded for 29 points as UST improved to 7-3 and stalled the Lady Spikers' entry into the Final Four.
Canino paced the Lady Spikers in the losing effort with 13 points. La Salle, meanwhile, eyes a return to the win column against UP on April 16, Sunday. As things continue to logjam in the standings, UST head coach Kung Fu Reyes was thankful for the significant win. In the night cap, the UST Golden Spikers outlasted the DLSU Green Spikers in a marathon four-setter, 25-21, 23-25, 30-28, 29-27. "Malaking bagay to para sa amin kasi yung ranking. But it was Laure who packed the finishing punch as she scored twice in the last three rallies with off the block hits to clinch the victory for UST in four sets, 25-12.
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UST dominated the spiking department, 63-40, while limiting De La Salle in the blocking category, matching its foe's output with six. Both games will be played at Philsports Arena. Ibabalik lang ulit namin sa training," said Golden Tigresses head coach Kungfu Reyes.
Eya Laure and Milena Alessandrini combine for 49 points in UST's huge win over once-unbeaten La Salle, halting another lengthy streak after ending NU's ...
UST heads to the Holy Week break with much-needed momentum and returns on April 15, 2 pm, for a match against the reeling Ateneo Blue Eagles at the PhilSports Arena. As La Salle was unable to find any more answers from their attackers, Laure put the finishing touches on the match with three consecutive off-the-block kills, the last being the game-winner that sent the sea of UST fans into a wild frenzy. Gaining momentum from a 25-18 third-set runaway, UST surprisingly ran away with the game after a pivotal 9-2 run from an 11-7 lead turned the fourth frame into a 20-9 beatdown, capped with a Reg Jurado off-the-block hit.
MANILA, Philippines—Although she erupted for 29 points, Eya Laure deflected the credit to the whole University of Santo Tomas team for working together in ...
We will continue to draw strength from our preparation and how our team works,” she said. I always think that they have to feel that we have to work for us to win because it won’t come automatically.” “All of our losses since the previous game served us motivation to us. To get the win, you have to work as a team. Because when we attack, we still have to cover and work. That’s one of my learnings.