At A Glance
College of Saint Benilde completed a rare four-peat after sweeping Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19, in Game 2 Finals of the NCAA Season 100 women's volleyball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City Wednesday, June 11.
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By Mark Rey Montejo
the Lady Blazers were a dominant force and won their fourth straight title and fifth overall at the expense of the Lady Knights.
The Arnold Laniog-guided Benilde essayed a 26-28, 26-24, 25-16, 25-19 Game 1 win against Letran with Zamantha Nolasco showing the way with 21 points.
Despite Nolasco being limited to a nine-point output in the title-clinching game, Cristy Ondangan and Clydel Catarig stepped up with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Shahanna Lleses added eight.
Mycah Go, for her part, added nine points in her final game as a Lady Blazer before her stint with the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, who picked her as 17th overall in this year’s Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Rookie Draft.
Letran’s super rookie Vanessa Sarie had 12 points, while Marie Nitura, sister of Adamson’s Shai, registered 11 in a losing cause.
It was a double whammy for Letran as its men’s team absorbed a 24-26, 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 loss to Arellano earlier.
The Chiefs put up a masterclass on both ends after a first-set stumble en route to their first crown since their debut 16 years ago.
Carl Berdal took the spotlight as he was named the Finals MVP after listing 16 points while Arman Guinto (17), Jiwen Sinuto (14), Anfernee Curamen (12), and Jake Pangilinan (10) provided the scoring support.
