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John Bryan Ulanday - The Philippine Star
April 3, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — For the 16th straight time, La Salle got the better of fierce rival Ateneo, 25-21, 25-17, 25-20, to press its twice-to-beat bid in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Angel Canino braved a neck injury scare last weekend and stood at the forefront of the assault anew, firing 16 points on 16 hits as the Lady Spikers needed only 75 minutes to clip the Blue Eagles’ wings fresh from three straight wins.
Shevana Laput (14), Amie Provido (9), Katrina del Castillo (8) and Alleiah Malaluan (7) threw in solid contributions as rookie setter Mikole Reyes dished out 19 sets to facilitate La Salle’s balanced attack. Libero Lyka May de Leon provided 11 digs and 12 receptions.
La Salle has now won six of its last seven games to jack up its slate at 7-3, creating slight distance from closest pursuers Far Eastern U (6-4) and Santo Tomas (5-4) while striking closer to reigning champion National U (9-1).
“This is our goal from the start. Our goal is to get a grip of that second spot for the twice-to-beat incentive so we’re hoping to sustain this,” said coach Ramil de Jesus, whose wards have been unbeaten against Ateneo since 2017.
The Lady Spikers couldn’y have done it without the former MVP in Canino, who was quick to recover from neck issues following an accidental collision with Laput last weekend that prompted her immediate hospitalization after a comeback win over Santo Tomas.
“I’m doing really well and I’m better. The doctors gave a go-signal so I just rested it and followed the necessary protocols,” said Canino, who delivered 27 points, 13 digs and 13 receptions in the Lady Spikers’ 15-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-21, 16-14 win over the Golden Tigresses.
AC Miner and Lyann de Guzman tried to put up a stand with 13 and 10 points, respectively, but the Blue Eagles’ firepower still fell short against the mighty Lady Spikers to slide to 4-6.
In the men’s division, Santo Tomas (6-4) clobbered Adamson (2-8) while La Salle 6-4) tripped Ateneo (6-4) to forge a three-way tie at third spot.
