The UST Golden Tigresses near a Final Four berth after taking care of business against the UE Lady Warriors in UAAP Season 87.
UST extended its win streak to three after the Golden Tigresses drubbed the UE Lady Warriors, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15, in their second round encounter at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday.
The Golden Tigresses, eyeing a return trip to the finals, are now just one win away from an outright semis berth, improving their record to 8-4 with two games left in their schedule.
The players from Espa
ña hardly broke a sweat against the listless Lady Warriors who are now one game away from a winless run.
In Set 3, UST broke away early after UE got within two, 6-8.
The Golden Tigresses unleashed an 8-2 run that had them ahead comfortably, 16-8, at the second technical timeout.
Angge Poyos provided the steady offense for UST with 12 points, while the Golden Tigresses also had key contributions from Reg Jurado who ended up with 10 markers.
Role players Kyla Cordora and Ashley Knop combined for 13 points as well to aid UST’s offense.
Van Bangayan topped the scoring column for the winless UE Lady Warriors at 0-13 with six points.