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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY (FEU) and University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R)
face each other in a crucial game Sunday even as St. Benilde and
University of St. La Salle-Bacolod (USLS) knock each other out in
the quarterfinal round of the Shakey’s V-League Season 5 at The
Arena in San Juan.
Tied for third with 1-1 cards, the Tams and the
Cebuanos go for the all-important victory at 2 p.m. with the winner
catching idle Lyceum at second and staying in the hunt for the
fourth and last semis berth.
Winless in two starts in the single round robin
phase among six teams, the Blazers and the Bacolod spikers try to
keep their flickering hopes alive when they slug it out at 12 noon.
Ateneo de Manila, enjoying top form, swept its
first three games over Lyceum, St. Benilde and USLS in emphatic
fashions to virtually clinch the third semis seat in the league
sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza and leave the race for the last berth
to the five other teams.
Lyceum has the inside track for the last semis
slot after bouncing back from that Ateneo loss with victories over
USJ-R and FEU.
But the Tams and the Cebuano spikers are
expected to go all out as they seek to remain in the race for the
last berth in the tournament organized by Sports Vision.
Expected to lead FEU’s bid are hitters Irish
Morada, Shaira Gonzalez, Cherry Vivas and Mary Rose Cabanag. while
Mechell Matuguina, Genie Sabas, Mae Marikit and Cristy Laroga will
carry the cudgels for the Cebuano squad, which swept St. Benilde but
dropped a 1-3 setback to a resurgent Lyceum side.
Meanwhile, the St. Benilde-USLS match will be
shown on NBN-4 starting at 2 p.m. Monday while the FEU-USJ-R clash
will be aired on Tuesday.
For updates and results in the league backed by
Active White skin whitening products, Mail and More, ICT Call
Center, 100Plus Energy Drink, Mikasa and Accel, log on to
www.v-league.ph.
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