THE UST Tiger Spikers finished second after absorbing a 21-25, 18-25, 14-25 beating from the National University Bulldogs in Game 2 of the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference finals at the Arena in San Juan Wednesday.
The Bulldogs finished off the Tiger Spikers in the third set with a 14-6 run, sealed by Bryan Bagunas’ back row attack.
“Sayang lang kasi may opportunity kami pero hindi nila na-grab, but we have achieved our goals. Tina-try ko pa rin na i-instill sa players ko na pwedeng mag-overachieve, ” UST head coach Odjie Mamon said.
NU pulled away for good in the second salvo with a 9-2 blitz, capped by Tiger Spiker Hernel Corda’s service error for a commanding 2-0 set advantage.
With the Bulldogs at set point in the opening canto, Manuel Medina tried to extend the set after an off-the-block kill before Madzlan Gampong ended the match with an off-speed hit, 25-21.
NU’s solid net defense yielded 15 blocks compared to UST’s six.
The Tiger Spikers also scattered 22 errors while the Bulldogs only had 13.
Bagunas led all scorers with 20 points while Gampong added 11 markers for NU.
Genesis Redido had 11 points for UST.
