La Salle kicks-off volleyball campaign with win over Adamson

Naveen Ganglani

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

La Salle kicks-off volleyball campaign with win over Adamson
The Lady Spikers got off to a slow start but eventually took control of the match

MANILA, Philippines – The DLSU Lady Spikers’ quest for retribution started with a victory over the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-23, 24-26, 25-14, 25-17, on Sunday, November 23 at the 

DLSU didn’t get off to an electric start as Adamson took an early 9-5 lead in the first set before increasing that edge to 21-16 moments later.

But thanks to a couple of service aces by Kim Fajardo and timely scores by Ara Galang, the Lady Spikers uncorked a 6-0 run that put them ahead by one. The girls in green and white then took control of the set from there on out, eventually winning 25-23.

La Salle trailed again to start the second set before following the same script to take a 23-21 lead. However, Adamson didn’t let the Lady Spikers run away with a two sets to none lead, leaning on the strong play of Amanda Villanueva and Jessica Galanza for timely conversions and a 26-24 win.

In the third set, La Salle never relinquished momentum, running away with a 25-14 victory. In the fourth and final set, Fajardo and company took advantage of lackluster Adamson defense to establish a 9-3 run that carried them to the win.

Galang finished with 27 points while Fajardo had 5. Mike Reyes finished with 9 markers. DLSU played without the now-graduated Aby Marano and Cyd Demecillo.

Villanueva registered 16 for the Lady Falcons while Mylene Paat had 15.

Scores:

DLSU (99): Galang 27, Cruz 10, Reyes 9, Cheng 6, Dy 5, Soyud 5, Fajardo 5, Cerveza 3, Baron 1

ADU (80): Villanueva 16, Paat 15, Galanza 13, Guevara 5, Alkuino 5, Emnas 3

Set scoring: 25-23, 24-26, 25-14, 25-17

– Rappler.com

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!