The UST Golden Spikers won the last five head-to-head matches against the Adamson since the Soaring Falcons swept their season series in 2019.
UST sets sights on streaking anew as the Golden Spikers meet the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball tournament second round play, Wednesday, April 2, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.
Match time is at 11:00 a.m.
UST returns to the taraflex coming off a much-needed four-set thumping of the DLSU Green Spikers, negating Noel Kampton’s 30-point outburst and snapped a three-game losing skid.
It also marked the first time the Golden Spikers won a match in this tournament with Josh Ybañez in the line-up as the two-time MVP fired 21 points.
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Dux Yambao rattled off 27 excellent sets to earn the Player of the Game honors as Paul Colinares and Jay Rack Dela Noche contributed 15 and 11 markers, respectively.
The win padded UST’s record to 5-4 tied with DLSU for the fourth and fifth spots entering the final month of elimination play.
We’re back sa win column and about doon sa errors namin, doon sa ending nahihirapan, nadi-distract to close out the game. 'Yun 'yung inayos namin actually for the past week, and I think it was quite a success,” Golden Spikers head coach Odjie Mamon said in the post-game press conference.
Earlier, UST swept Adamson in the opening-round clash last March 1.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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