La Salle sweeps Ateneo, wins

2nd straight UAAP title

By: Randolph B. Leongson - Reporter / @RLeongsonINQ
INQUIRER.net / 06:46 PM May 06, 2017

La Salle clinches its 2nd straight UAAP women’s volleyball title. Photo by
Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

La Salle clinched its second straight title after outlasting fierce rival Ateneo, 19-
25, 25-14, 18-25, 25-18, 15-10, to sweep the UAAP Season 79 women’s volleyball
Finals on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Lady Spikers took home their 10th crown in 19 years under coach Ramil de
Jesus.
La Salle leaned on Desiree Cheng and Kim Kianna Dy in the fourth set where
the Lady Spikers broke loose from an 11-all deadlock to force a deciding fifth
set.

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With the tide turning to their favor, the Lady Spikers jumped to a 10-4 lead
before the Lady Eagles racked up four straight points to make things a little
more interesting.

Tin Tiamzon pushed La Salle back up by four, 13-9, before MVP Majoy Baron
found the open space to put the Lady Spikers at championship point. Ateneo’s
Jho Maraguinot sent the ball out to end the epic duel as La Salle bagged its sixth
championship in 10 years.
Ateneo came out strong and jumped to a two sets-to-one lead with the Lady
Eagles pouncing on the Lady Spikers’ spotty floor defense. But La Salle
regrouped as it also drew big efforts from graduating star Kim Fajardo, season
MVP Majoy Baron.
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