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Then vs now: Tigresses prevail over UST alumni in exhibition game

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/02/07/20190207-ust-growling-tigresses.jpg"/><figcaption>Former members of the UST Growling Tigresses challenge the current lineup of the team before the UAAP Season 81 starts.</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Sisi Rondina, Milena Alessandrini, Eya Laure, and the rest of the Tigresses made sure they will not disappoint the University of Santo Tomas (UST) volleyball legends and sent a little message before the start of UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournament. </p><p>Less than two weeks before UAAP volleyball kicks off, the Growling Tigresses fended off the former championship squad and veteran-laden UST alumni in straight sets, 25-20, 25-22, 25-17, in an exhibition match dubbed as “Then and Now” in the university’s Quadricentennial Pavilion Wednesday. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tigresses sweep the alumni, 25-20, 25-22, 25-17. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrowlAsOneIn81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GrowlAsOneIn81</a> <a href="https://t.co/9FF7Qy5sm9">pic.twitter.com/9FF7Qy5sm9</a></p>— Karl Cedrick Basco (@cedrickkbasco) <a href="https://twitter.com/cedrickkbasco/status/1093123807819137024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In a rare occasion, UST volleyball fans were blessed to see the volleyball veterans in their black and gold jersey once more as they teamed up anew and challenged the new batch of Growling Tigresses. </p><p>Leading the decorated volleyball alumni of UST were Angeli Tabaquero, Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, and Rhea Dimaculangan who spearheaded the campaign of the Tigresses in UAAP Season 72 en route to the team&#x27;s last championship. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Who can end a long rally? Aiza Maizo! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrowlAsOneIn81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GrowlAsOneIn81</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Pt2jrR4Cl">pic.twitter.com/9Pt2jrR4Cl</a></p>— Karl Cedrick Basco (@cedrickkbasco) <a href="https://twitter.com/cedrickkbasco/status/1093111864400130048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>They were joined by Ging Balse, Venuse Bernal, Joey Torrijos and Denise Tan, who also reached the top podium in Season 69. </p><p>UST great volleyball coach August Sta. Maria and former UAAP champion coach and now national team chief tactician Shaq delos Santos were also present in the exhibition match.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/01/31/early-ateneo-dlsu-clash-highlights-opening-day-weekend-52785">READ: Early Ateneo-DLSU clash highlights opening day weekend</a></li></ul><p>However, despite the star-studded lineup, the alumni could not stop Alessandrini who tallied 16 markers including two monstrous blocks against the running hits of national team member Maika Ortiz. </p><p>Laure had seven points, while Rondina chipped in six of her own. Balse, on the other hand, paced the alumni with nine while Jessey de Leon and Pam Lastimosa registered five each. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Laure hammers it down! 22-16 in Set 2. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrowlAsOneIn81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GrowlAsOneIn81</a> <a href="https://t.co/UQhVUodBT3">pic.twitter.com/UQhVUodBT3</a></p>— Karl Cedrick Basco (@cedrickkbasco) <a href="https://twitter.com/cedrickkbasco/status/1093117240881209345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Former UST High School standout and Ateneo de Manila University star Alyssa Valdez also watched the game. </p><p>The current lineup of coach Kungfu Reyes is set to kick off their UAAP campaign on February 17, against the Adamson University Lady Falcons. The Tigresses are looking to bounce back from a dismal seventh place finish last season. </p><div><em>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</em></div>

<p>Sisi Rondina, Milena Alessandrini, Eya Laure, and the rest of the Tigresses made sure they will not disappoint the UST volleyball legends and sent a little message before the UAAP volleyball tournament starts.</p>

Sisi Rondina, Milena Alessandrini, Eya Laure, and the rest of the Tigresses made sure they will not disappoint the UST volleyball legends and sent a little message before the UAAP volleyball tournament starts.

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Then vs now: Tigresses prevail over UST alumni in exhibition game

Karl Cedrick Basco,

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Published Feb 07, 2019 12:01 PM PHT

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