La Salle’s Angel Canino, left, celebrates along with her teammates throughout a win over Adamson within the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — Alleiah Malaluan and Angel Canino lifted La Salle to the win column, getting the higher of Adamson’s rookie sensation Shaina Nitura with a rousing 25-21, 26-24, 25-20 win within the UAAP Season 87 ladies’s volleyball match on Saturday at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan Metropolis.
Malaluan powered the Woman Spikers with 16 factors off 13 spikes, two aces, and a block, whereas Canino delivered 15 factors from 14 kills to bounce again from a straight-set loss to defending champion Nationwide College final week.
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The Woman Spikers weathered the problem of Nitura and the Woman Falcons within the first two units earlier than pulling away within the mid-third set with Shevana Laput becoming a member of the social gathering for a 20-16 lead.
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Canino despatched La Salle to the match level, 24-18, earlier than Malaluan ended the sport with an off-the-block hit to tie Adamson and the College of Santo Tomas at 1-1.
“Sa tingin ko kulang namin is kumpyansa dahil sa first recreation namin nagkulang sa paniniwala sa sarili and sa staff,” mentioned La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus. “On the similar time siguro dahil bago rin ‘yung setter. Doon sa mga pinagdaanan namin nung recreation na ‘yun, could mga natutunan ‘yung mga bata kagaya nung kailangan nila ma-overcome ‘yung stress.”
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Laput completed with 10 factors from seven kills and three aces. Rookie sister Mikole Reyes, the sister of former Woman Spiker and PLDT center blocker Mika, dished out 15 glorious units on prime of two factors, bouncing again from her jittery debut.
La Salle battles the College of Santo Tomas, the staff that shattered its title retention bid final yr within the Closing 4, in a grudge match on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Enviornment.
Within the first set, Adamson was restricted to solely 9 kills — eight from Nitura — as most of its factors got here from La Salle’s 10 errors within the set.
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The Woman Spikers wanted to flee the Woman Falcons’ gallant stand within the second set as they blew a 20-17 lead with the latter rallying to the set level after Nitura’s two consecutive again row kills and Frances Mordi’s crosscourt, 24-23.
Canino got here to the rescue, scoring off the block to tie the set, 24-all, adopted by two consecutive assault errors from Pink Bascon and Nitura to present La Salle a two-set benefit.
Nitura had 16 factors for the Woman Falcons, whereas Frances Mordi added 12 factors.
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Adamson takes on the winless College of the East additionally on Wednesday.
