The DLSU Green Spikers also look to solidify their place in the upper half of the team standings, eyeing revenge over the skidding UST Golden Spikers.
The DLSU Green Spikers are determined to bolster their Final Four hopes, tangling with the struggling UST Golden Spikers in their second round encounter of the UAAP men’s volleyball tournament, Saturday, March 29, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.
Game time is at 9:00 a.m.
With a 5-3 win-loss record, the Taft-based squad currently shared the third spot in the team standings alongside the Ateneo Blue Eagles.
De La Salle returns to action six days removed from scoring a monumental four-set victory over four-time defending champion NU Bulldogs.
Star hitter Noel Kampton was firing on all cylinders in that game, uncorking 25 points while Vince Maglinao dropped his first 20-point outing this season.
Rui Ventura and Nat del Pilar combined for 21 markers to help the Green Spikers exact revenge on the Bulldogs, who beat them earlier in the opening round.
Main playmaker Adajar dished out 29 excellent sets on top of five points while team captain and Season 86 Best Libero Menard Guerrero posted 21 excellent receptions and 16 excellent digs.
“Mahalaga talaga ito sa amin kasi kung 'yung goal namin is beyond the top four, kailangan talaga namin ito ipanalo and luckily, ito na-bless kami. Kailangan kasi nila, 'yun 'yung always na nire-remind ko, na kailangan maging consistent kami para ma-reach namin 'yung standard namin,” La Salle head coach Jose Roque spoke in the post-game press conference.
Against the UST, the Green Spikers are also aiming for revenge after a four-set loss in their opening round clash last February 26.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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