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Lady Bullpups roll to a winning start

Published Apr 20, 2026 05:19 pm

At A Glance

  • Powerhouse National University-Nazareth School flexed its firepower in a 25-16, 25-14, crushing of King's Montessori High School for a rousing start in its title-retention bid in the Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 campaign on Monday, April 20, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.
NUNS's Raine Alonzo vs King's Aiana Jumawan
NUNS's Raine Alonzo vs King's Aiana Jumawan
Powerhouse National University-Nazareth School flexed its firepower in a 25-16, 25-14, crushing of King’s Montessori High School for a rousing start in its title-retention bid in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 campaign on Monday, April 20, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.
Alas Pilipinas Girls star Xyz Rayco led the way for the Lady Bullpups with 10 points on six aces and four attacks.
Jaila Adrao added nine points, Jhaynna Bulandres scored eight while Raine Alonzo finished with seven points for the reigning UAAP champion, which only needed 46 minutes to bag the victory.
Kriska Gendap and Sharina Lleses led King’s Montessori with six and five points, respectively.
On the other hand, University of Santo Tomas clawed its way back from a set down to repulse De La Salle-Zobel, 24-26, 25-20, 15-19, in Pool D.
Nicole Pelaez and Ryzel Laag anchored the Junior Tigresses’ decisive 11-3 rally in the deciding frame to snatch the victory in Pool D in 73 minutes.
Pelaez finished with 10 points, including the match-clinching kill, Laag scored four of her eight points in the third set while Eliz Mechavez added eight markers for UST.
The Junior Tigresses trailed the Junior Lady Spikers, 4-6, before sparking a 10-1 rally capped by back-to-back aces by Laag as UST reached match point, 14-7. La Salle-Zobel saved two match points off the Junior Tigresses’ errors before Pelaez’s clincher.
Jeleanne Laborte had 10 points while Alyanna Valdez and Kylie Celada chipped in eight points each in a losing cause for the Junior Lady Spikers.
In other Division 1 matches, Immaculada Conception College blasted Canossa Academy, 25-12, 26-24, in Pool B while St. John’s Institute overpowered De La Salle-Lipa, 26-24, 25-13, in Pool C to begin their respective run in the country’s biggest grassroots volleyball league, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R and B Milk Tea, on a positive note.     
Meanwhile, reigning Division 2 champion Domuschola International School made quick work of The Beacon Academy, 25-8, 25-8, in Pool E to set in motion its title-retention bid in the tournament backed by Smart Sports, PusoP.com, Solar Sports Free TV, Mikasa, Asics, Eurotel, Team Rebel Sports and Rigour Technology as technical partners.
San Beda University also won its opening day assignment in Pool E over MGC-New Life Christian Academy, 25-23, 25-19; UST-B swept La Salle Green Hills, 25-23, 25-13, and Poveda dominated last year’s Division 2 runner-up Everest International School, 25-21, 25-16, in Pool F.
Assumption Antipolo beat Pace Academy, 25-18, 25-15, while National University-Nazareth School B defeated CCF-The Life Academy, 25-7, 25-9, in Pool G; De La Salle Zobel-B swept St. Paul College-Pasig, 25-16, 25-19, and University of Batangas bested Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu, 25-12, 25-19, in Pool H.     
Action resumes today with 12 exciting matches.
SGVIL games are available live and on-demand via PusoP.com livestream and Solar Sports.
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