Games on Friday
(Rizal Memorial Coliseum)
2pm – UST vs FEU
5pm – CSB vs NU
UNDEFEATED University Santo Tomas (UST) raises its bid for a double whammy while back-to-back reigning champion National University looks for a quick comeback in the second round of the 2024 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship on Friday in Rizal. Memorial Coliseum.
Game time is 2 pm as the Tigresses (5-0) look to extend their excellent campaign in Pool F against a well-rested Far Eastern University (FEU) (3-0) ahead of the Lady Bulldogs (4-1 ) shoot for revenge on the NCAA champion College of St. Benilde (2-2) at 5 pm in Pool E.
Santo Tomas, who clinched Pool B in the first round, will ride out a 25-11, 25-20, 25-17 win against Ateneo de Manila University to win FEU fresh off the two-week break.
Like Santo Tomas though, FEU is undefeated in the preseason tourney after sweeping Pool D and it shouldn’t be a trip to the park for a Top-Two bid and the bonus of a double berth in the crossover quarterfinals.
But all eyes are on the Lady Bulldogs, whose 28-game winning streak in the SSL since 2022 was snapped by rival De La Salle University Lady Spikers, 30-32, 25-14, 22-25, 25-21.
NU slipped to 4-1 in Pool E, needing to steady the ship to maintain its bid for a Top-Two finish and the incentive of one win in the quarterfinals with La Salle (4-0) and University of the East (4-1) in its wings.
St. Benilde, on the other hand, fell deep into Pool E at 2-2 with a 19-25, 18-25, 23-25 loss against UE, making it a good opportunity to face NU with another upset. – John Bryan Ulanday
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