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DLSU DISMANTLES NU IN GAME 1 

Sixteen days off meant nothing as De La Salle University stepped into the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Finals with the same ruthless form that swept the elimination round. The Lady Spikers showed no signs of rust, dominating two-time defending champion National University Lady Bulldogs in Game 1 of the best-of-three Finals, 25-23, 25-18, […]

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TIGRESSES ADVANCE IN STEPLADDER

University of Santo Tomas proved that past results do not matter in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball stepladder. The Golden Tigresses dominated elimination round tormentors Adamson University Lady Falcons, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19, to advance to the next phase of the stepladder on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was a reversal of […]

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FEU STAYS ALIVE, BEATS ATENEO 

Far Eastern University woke up just in time to outlast also-ran Ateneo de Manila University, 22-25, 23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-10, and keep its Final Four hopes alive in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Lady Tamaraws finished the elimination round with an 8-6 record and […]

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LADY BULLDOGS SECURE SECOND SEED

National University secured the second seed and an outright berth in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball stepladder semifinals after a stirring reverse sweep over University of Santo Tomas, 19-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-13, on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Lady Bulldogs finished the elimination round with a 10-4 record, clinching solo second place […]

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UST KEEPS FINAL FOUR HOPES ALIVE

University of Santo Tomas secured at least a playoff for the remaining Final Four spot in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament after a gritty 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 win over also-ran University of the Philippines on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The Golden Tigresses improved to an 8-5 record, […]

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LA SALLE COMPLETES SWEEP

De La Salle University left it all on the floor—and the reward was an outright Finals berth after completing a 14-game elimination round sweep of the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Spikers engineered a remarkable fourth-set comeback before showing nerves of steel in the fifth to defeat the National University Lady […]

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UP WVT TO BE COACHED BY LAHTEENMAKI TO END SEASON 88

NCAA women’s volleyball champion consultant Aleksi Lahteenmaki will yet again serve as acting coach for the University of the Philippines women’s volleyball team (WVT) in its match against University of Santo Tomas on Sunday to end UAAP Season 88. Lahteenmaki, a Finnish player-turned-coach only 22 years old, will temporarily step into the post in lieu […]

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LADY SPIKERS CLOSE IN ON SWEEP

De La Salle University moved on the cusp of the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Finals after overpowering also-ran University of the East, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, on Wednesday afternoon at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. The Lady Spikers stayed unbeaten at 13-0 and inched closer to their first elimination-round sweep since Season 76 […]

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ADAMSON ELIMINATES UP 

Adamson University slammed the Final Four door shut on the University of the Philippines, 25-19, 25-18, 25-16, to boost its own bid in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. The victory lifted the Lady Falcons to an 8-5 record, solid for solo third, ahead of idle […]

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NU SECURES FINAL FOUR BERTH 

Defending champion National University booked the second Final Four ticket in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament after a dominant sweep of the also-ran University of the East, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14, on Sunday afternoon at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. Now riding a three-game winning streak, the Lady Bulldogs secured a postseason […]