SAINT Louis University (SLU) succeeded where six other schools have failed, beating University of the Cordilleras (UC) in four sets, 25-13, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, Sunday morning in the Baguio–Benguet Educational Athletic League Season 25 women’s volleyball.
The Lady Navigators, last year’s runner up, surprised the Lady Jaguars with an easy win in the first-set encounter but lost steam in the second set after the Gov. Pack-based spikers thwarted any rally by the Bonifacio squad.
“Our goal for the game is to have a strong defense at tsaka maganda rin ang nilaro nila Ghileen (Labrador) at Jenine (Biaes) kaya naging maganda din 'yung result,” said Lady Navigator coach Gerald Peralta.
With their sixth victory against a lone setback, SLU climbed up to number one in the team standings, while the Lady Jaguars' loss dislodged them from the top standing after a good six game winning streak only to falter against their fiercest rival in their final game.
In fact, the UC Lady spikers were relegated to the number three spot after University of Baguio (UB) Lady Cardinals trounced PCC Lady Warriors, 25-10, 25-7, 25-5, to claim the number two spot.
SLU and UB can take two weeks off as the step ladder quarterfinals sees action next weekend for the women’s volleyball with both teams assured of the twice-to-beat edge in the semis.
The Lady Jaguars, which is now in unfamiliar territory, will have to play in the second phase of the step ladder quarterfinals, will have to wait for a week and await the winner of the Baguio Central University Lady Eagles-PCC Lady Warriors.
Cordillera Career Development College, meanwhile, formalized its entry in the quarterfinals as it gained a twice-to-beat edge, alongside with the Lady Jaguars in the step ladder quarters, by hunting down BCU Lady Eagles, 25-16, 25-19, 25-6.
University of the Philippines Baguio Lady Maroons also formalized its hold in the fifth spot by winning against Benguet State University Lady Wildcats in four thrilling sets, 26-24, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19.
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