UAAP volleyball: Tigers, Eagles strike

Reigning men’s titlist University of Santo Tomas played true to form, outplaying University of the East, 25-8, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20, Sunday in the UAAP men’s volleyball tournament at The Arena in San Juan. John Paul Torres compiled 23 points, including 15 hits and six blocks, while teammate Salvador Depante III added 15 hits, three blocks and two aces in leading the Tigers to their second straight win. The victory put UST into a tie for second to third places with La Salle. Both teams carry identical 2-1 slates. Despite the win, Tigers coach Emil Lontoc was not satisfied. “Bumabalik na naman ‘yung sakit nila na pag nanalo ng malaki sa first two sets, nagre-relax na, kaya sila nasisingitan," explained Lontoc. The loss was the third straight for the Warriors, who fell to the bottom of the standings. Ateneo de Manila stunned Adamson, 25-17, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20, in the other game to finally make it to the win column. The Eagles lost their first two assignments. Duane Craig Teves topscored for the Blue Eagles with 17 points, including 14 hits and two blocks, while teammates John Jospeh Sandoval, Narciso Intal Jr. and Joseph Michael dela Joya contributed 11 points each. Adamson, which was led by Ronjay Galang’s 21 points, absorbed its first loss in two matches. - KY, RCJ, GMANews.TV