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UST ousts defending champ De La Salle, books first UAAP finals seat

Published May 5, 2024 01:35 pm

At A Glance

  • Rising star Angge Poyos powered University of Santo Tomas in a five-set thriller and dethroned defending champion De La Salle, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7, in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball Final Four on Sunday night, May 5, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. 
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Rising star Angge Poyos powered University of Santo Tomas in a five-set thriller and dethroned defending champion De La Salle, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7, in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Final Four on Sunday night, May 5, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. 

 

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UST rookie Angge Poyos (UAAP Media)

 

In front of a mammoth crowd of 19,505, the España-based squad took all its chances and made the strongest case of possibly earning the coveted collegiate title.

The Golden Tigresses will be making their first finals appearance in five years as they await the winner between top seed National University and Far Eastern University as they both resume their quest for gold in a do-or-die semifinal clash on Wednesday, May 8.

Exactly five years ago on May 5, 2019, UST defeated La Salle in their Final Four showdown to secure its final seat. 

All that was possible again five years later as outside hitter Poyos scattered a game-high 28 points on 25 kills, one block and two service aces to help UST finish on top of La Salle time and again this season. 

Jonna Perdido contributed 18 markers highlighted by 16 kills as she continued her particularly exceptional showing against the Lady Spikers.

In as many encounters, La Salle just couldn’t solve the UST puzzle as it continued to be left with a bitter taste to its mouth all season long. 

With the game back to square one as the sets were locked at 2-2, the Lady Spikers crumbled under pressure and trailed by as many as 5-11 in the fifth and final set. 

From then on, everything just simply fell into place for the UST side as it cruised to the victory. 

Reigning Most Valuable Player Angel Canino, who was back for her second game with La Salle after five absences due to a right arm injury, finished with 16 points in the losing cause. 

Sans Canino and with alongside her in the rotation, Shevana Laput paced La Salle with a team-high 20 points highlighted by 18 sharp attacks as they kissed the championship series goodbye this year, while middle blocker Thea Gagate had 16 markers off 10 attacks and six kill blocks. 

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