THE UST Golden Tigresses picked up their second win after pummeling the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 25-16, 13-25, 25-17, 25-15, in the Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam at the Caloocan Sports Complex Saturday.
The Tigresses improved to a 2-0 win-loss card for first place in the standings alongside the University of the Philippines.
UST finished off the Lady Tamaraws in the fourth frame with a 7-1 blitz, sealed by Eya Laure’s combination play.
“Medyo stiff ‘yong movements noong first two sets but we were able to limit our service errors and score a lot of aces,” UST team captain Tin Francisco told the Varsitarian in an online interview.
Back-to-back kills from Francisco in the third canto allowed the Tigresses to take a commanding 2-0 set lead.
FEU unleashed an 8-3 run late in the second salvo as Czarina Carandang’s running attack equalized the game at one-set apiece.
Leading 19-15, UST sizzled with a 6-1 spurt, highlighted by Rachelle Roldan’s service ace to grab an early advantage.
The Tigresses dominated the service department with 15 aces compared to the Lady Tamaraws’ seven.
UST also had six blocks while FEU had none.
Milena Alessandrini led all scorers with 24, nine coming from the service line. Eya Laure added 19 markers for UST.
Angelica Cayuna paced FEU with 10 markers.
The Tigresses will next face the Lady Maroons on Dec. 1, Saturday, 2 p.m., at the same venue.
