PVL: San Beda, Arellano contest Group B lead
MANILA, Philippines – Arellano University and San Beda College contest the lead in Group B of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Collegiate Conference, while Jose Rizal University (JRU) and San Sebastian College try to get back on track in Group A on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
The Lady Chiefs and the Lady Red Spikers kicked off their PVL campaigns with emphatic victories.
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Arellano trounced De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, 25-20-, 25-22, 25-17, while San Beda College blasted Technological Institute of the Philippines, 25-13, 25-18, 25-27, 25-13, during the opening weekend.
The two NCAA squads meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, seeking another win that will give them the momentum in the single round-robin eliminations of the PVL Collegiate Conference.
Meanwhile, the 6:30 p.m. duel between JRU and San Sebastian is also crucial, as both squads dropped their opening game assignments and are in dire need of a win in order to stay in the hunt for a semis spot.
Only the top two teams in the two groups will advance to the crossover semifinals.
JRU and San Sebastian bowed to the fancied Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University (FEU), respectively, with both squads getting swept in straight sets.
Ateneo and National University, on the other hand, gun for their second straight wins in Group B of men’s play with the Eagles facing the San Beda side at 8 a.m. and the Bulldogs colliding with the FEU Tamaraws at 10 a.m.
But San Beda and FEU are going all out in a bid to foil their respective fancied rivals as they try to wheel back into contention in the event serving as part of the participating teams’ buildup for their respective leagues.
University of Santo Tomas paces Group A, which includes University of the Philippines, De La Salle University and CSB, with a 2-0 card.
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