It was back in Season 79 when the UP Fighting Maroons last registered a win against the DLSU Green Spikers. The Diliman-based team will hope to change that in Season 87.
After a promising opener, things have gone sideways for the UP Fighting Maroons.
Two straight losses quickly followed for UP and the Diliman-based squad are keen to avoid a third consecutive setback in taking on the DLSU Green Spikers in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball tournament.
Match time is for 9:00 a.m. Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Against Ateneo in their last outing, UP fizzled in the last three sets after taking the opening set for a 1-2 slate so far in Season 87.
Gelay Lagando topscored the Fighting Maroons with 14 points, while Dan Nicolas chipped in 11 points consisting of five attacks, five blocks, and one ace.
However, UP is still expected to lean on Nigerian Olayemi Raheem, the league’s third–leading scorer to anchor the offense against DLSU.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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