UP foils St. Benilde, bolster semis drive

University of the Philippines wore down St. Benilde in three tightly fought sets and hacked out a 26-24, 27-25, 29-27 decision to firm up its hold of the No. 4 spot in the Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Collegiate Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan on Wednesday.

Ranged against their former coach, the Lady Maroons struggled against the Lady Blazers but showed composure in the stretch of each extended frame to escape with the victory, their third against two losses, giving them a big cushion against the fifth-running San Beda U (1-3) heading to the last two weeks of the single round elims of the mid-season conference organized by Sports Vision.