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La Salle escapes Adamson to go four in a row; Ateneo frustrates UST

Published Mar 21, 2026 03:46 pm

At A Glance

  • De La Salle University showed brilliance after grinding out a hard-fought 25-20, 25-20, 26-28, 33-31 escape over Adamson to go four in a row in the UAAP Season 88 men's volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday, March 21.
Issa Ousseini takes charge for La Salle with a career-high scoring performance against Adamson. (UAAP Media)
Issa Ousseini takes charge for La Salle with a career-high scoring performance against Adamson. (UAAP Media)
De La Salle University showed brilliance after grinding out a hard-fought 25-20, 25-20, 26-28, 33-31 escape over Adamson to go four in a row in the UAAP Season 88 men’s volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday, March 21.
Running high on momentum after a stunning win over reigning champion National University Bulldogs, the Green Spikers raced to an excellent showing in the first two sets before wasting their efforts in the third after the Falcons came alive behind Richard Besorio and Joel Menor.
It was another extended affair in the fourth, but this time La Salle held its ground with Issa Ousseini and Eugene Gloria taking charge down the wire en route to their fourth straight win in eight games for a share of fourth spot. Adamson, after its loss, dropped to 2-6 at seventh.
The Taft-based squad strengthened its bid for a Final Four spot after recovering from a 0-4 start early this season.
“Gaya ng na-mention last time, this second round we’re trying to be aggressive in a way, as much as possible, mapanalo namin every game ngayon, one game at a time. We’ll see,” said La Salle head coach Jose Roque.
“I’m a player, every time I played, I’m trying to play better compared to last game, but we weren’t able to manage our last two sets after we that [thankfully] we catch up in the end,” added Ousseini, who posted his career-high 26 points off 22 spikes and four blocks with three receptions.
Gloria, for his part, uncorked 17 points along with 10 excellent digs and 20 excellent receptions, while Glen Ventura and Chris Hernandez added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Besorio starred for Adamson after tallying 22 points, five digs, and 18 receptions, while Lance Gian Flestado and Menor combined for 21 points in a losing cause.
Meanwhile, Ateneo almost squandered a 2-0 set lead before frustrating University of Santo Tomas, 26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 16-25, 15-9, to notch its second straight victory.
After stumbling in the third and fourth frames, the Blue Eagles had a timely recovery in the decider where Amil Pacinio and Ken Batas orchestrated the offense and built a 9-5 lead then Jian Salarzon delivered the final blows to fend off a gritty Golden Spikers side.
Aside from settling the score over the España-based squad, Ateneo now sports a 4-4 card to share the fourth spot, while UST remains at third with a 5-3 win-loss tally.

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