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UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE-RECOLETOS (USJ-R) shoots for a playoff for
the fourth and last semifinal slot as it collides with University of
St. La Salle-Bacolod (USLS) Sunday in the Shakey’s V-League Season
5 at The Arena in San Juan.
The Cebu-based squad lost the battle for the No.
2 spot in the quarterfinal round to Lyceum when it bowed to Ateneo
21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 13-25 on Friday, dropping to 2-2 heading into
the final day of the single round phase.
The Pirates, on the other hand, foiled the
Bacolod spikers 25-16, 18-25, 25-23, 25-10 also on Friday to finish
second behind the Eagles (5-0) with a 4-1 card.
But USJ-R could force a playoff for the last
semis seat with a victory over USLS in their 2 p.m. encounter via
the league’s three-of-five incentive rule, giving a team which
wins three of its five games in the quarters a crack at the last
semis berth.
The playoff will be held on Tuesday, according
to the organizer Sports Vision.
Genie Sabas and Julett Mae Marikit will
spearhead USJ-R’s bid in the all-important outing for the reigning
champions of the Cebu School Athletics Federation Inc. with support
to come from guest player Mechell Matuguina, Cristy Aina Laroga,
Mary Joy Bonita and Avegale Getuaban.
But expect the USLS spikers, despite being out
of it all with a 1-3 slate, to come out fighting as they hope to try
out in style in the tournament sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza and
backed by Active White skin whitening products, Mail and More, ICT
Call Center, 100Plus Energy Drink, Mikasa and Accel.
Meanwhile, Far Eastern University (FEU) and St.
Benilde close out their quarterfinal assignment in the 12-noon
opener with the reigning UAAP champion, which could only churn out a
lone win in four games, is fancied to repeat over the winless
Blazers.
The FEU-St. Benilde game will be shown on NBN-4
starting at 2 p.m. on Monday while the USJ-R-USLS faceoff will be
aired on Tuesday.
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