LPU survives Benilde in five-setter to wrap season on excessive observe

Printed Could 30, 2025 2:42pm

Up to date Could 30, 2025 2:42pm

Lyceum of the Philippines College survived league-leading De La Salle-Faculty of Saint Benilde, 25-20, 15-25, 25-23, 23-25, 17-15, to wrap its marketing campaign within the NCAA Season 100 males’s volleyball match on Friday on the Filoil Centre in San Juan.

The 2 groups have been tied at 12 within the fifth set earlier than an unsuccessful block contact problem and an assault error from LPU handed the Blazers the match level. Raymark Betco’s service, nonetheless, went out, then Jun Edang scored back-to-back handy LPU a 15-14 lead. Kevin Ondevilla then tied the set anew for the Blazers, but it surely was Edang who finally sealed the victory for the Pirates.

Graduating Kian Ethical, in the meantime, had 20 digs and 20 receptions.

Edang had 29 factors from 27 assaults and two blocks, whereas Isaiah Chrys Santos had 18 factors because the Intramuros-based crew completed the season on a excessive observe and improved their report to 3-15.

Dexter Granadia and James Harold Marasigan led the Taft-based squad with 17 and 16 factors, respectively, as they nonetheless completed on high with 14 wins and 4 losses. Rocky Motol and Mike Balbacal noticed restricted motion in preparation for his or her Ultimate 4 match, whereas Jacob Agassi Herrera was briefly sidelined because of a knee difficulty. Christian Aguilar, in the meantime, was transformed to libero for in the present day’s recreation because of shoulder points. 

Benilde, who earned a twice-to-beat bonus because the no. 1 group, will tackle Colegio de San Juan de Letran within the Ultimate 4 on Sunday.

—JKC, GMA Built-in Information

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