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GMA Network
28-05-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Letran beats Mapua ahead of NCAA women's volleyball Final Four
NCAA Colegio de San Juan de Letran defeated fellow Final Four-bound Mapua University, 34-36, 25-18, 25-17, 25-22, on Wednesday in the NCAA Season 100 women's volleyball tournament at the Filoil Centre in San Juan. Letran finished the elimination round with a 15-3 record while Mapua secured the fourth spot with 11-7. After Letran claimed the third set, both teams tried to take an early advantage but the fourth set started tight, 10-10. Letran eventually pulled away, 16-11, before Nicole Ong gave a glimmer of hope for the Lady Cardinals. The likes of Gia Maquilang, Jade Isar, and Niccen Colendra led the rally for Letran as they pulled away, 23-16. Greg Cabadin, Raissa Ricablanca, a Letran attack error, and Nicole Ong trimmed Mapua's deficit to three before Colendra stopped the Lady Knights' dry spell and put them at match point. Colendra's attack then went outside but an unsuccessful net touch challenge salvaged one more for Mapua. Eventually, Isar sealed the victory in the match which lasted for two hours and 24 minutes. For head coach Oliver Almadro, the win served as a test of character for the players, especially with the semifinals coming. "This [is] a test of character and a learning process. We're happy na no matter what, we still won," Almadro said. "Maraming kailangan aralin pa para maging mas flawless pa." Maquilang, who came off the bench, had 22 points built on 19 attacks and two blocks, while Vanessa Sarie and Judiel Nitura had 15 points apiece. Sarie also had 14 digs and 10 receptions. Raissa Ricablanca led the Lady Cardinals with 18 points, while Ong and Freighanne Garcia added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Letran's final placement will be determined by Friday as De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde will still play Lyceum of the Philippines University. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
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GMA Network
17-05-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Garcia, Ong star in endgame to seal Mapua's sweep of JRU
NCAA By BEA MICALLER,GMA Integrated News Amid a late Jose Rizal University third-set rally, Mapua University turned to the sophomore-veteran tandem of Freighanne Garcia and Nicole Ong to pull off a 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 win in NCAA Season 100 women's volleyball on Saturday. The ever-reliable Garcia led the show for the Lady Cardinals after dropping 16 points, including six in the final frame, while also grabbing nine digs and seven receptions to help the Lady Cardinals rebuild a three-game winning streak for a 10-5 record. Before that, Mapua got unlucky after sustaining three straight losses to open the second round. Garcia did not lack support as seasoned middle blocker Nicole Ong helped the cause by tallying 11 markers, highlighted by three of their last five points, while Gregchelle Cabadin and Raissa Ricablanca chipped in 12 and eight markers apiece. Mapua once found itself in trouble in the third frame when errors mounted from their side as Cabadin went wide on her opposite attack to send JRU to a 9-5 advantage. But the Lady Bombers committed a number of errors as well, which the Lady Cardinals took advantage of as they flipped the switch to gain a 17-14 cushion, thanks to a 12-5 rampage that completely swung the momentum to the Intramuros crew. JRU, though, didn't back down and even forced a 20-all deadlock off a net error from Ong. The two-time Best Middle Blocker then quickly made up for it with clutch response, unleashing a quick hammer before putting the roof on Patricia Del Pilar to bring Mapua to a 23-20 lead. Garcia then succeeded on her swipe following an overpass from JRU before Ong's quick tip off a one-handed reverse set from Angelick Gavica sealed the sweep win for Mapua. With the win, Mapua tightened its grip on the third spot as Colegio de San Juan de Letran (13-2) and three-time defending champion De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (11-2) currently occupy the top two spots. JRU, meanwhile, is already out of contention with a 1-14 card. Still, that didn't stop the Lady Bombers to put up a fight as lefty Nicole Deala led the charge with 12 points laced with eight digs and nine receptions while Del Pilar chipped in nine markers. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
