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Perpetual Help books finals spot in NCAA juniors volleyball

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MANILA, Philippines – Defending champion University of Perpetual Help defeated Arellano University, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19, 25-17, to advance to the finals of the NCAA Season 93 juniors volleyball tournament on Tuesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre.Noel Michael Kampton led the way for the Junior Altas as he tallied 20 points, including 15 kills.Perpetual Help will play the winner of the other Final 4 match-up between Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the best-of-three finals series.The Junior Altas are gunning for a fourth consecutive title and 11th overall, which would make them the second most titled team in NCAA high school volleyball. Letran owns a league-best 14 championships.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/02/13/csb-arellano-u-dispute-last-finals-berth-37601">READ: CSB, Arellano dispute the last finals berth</a></li></ul>&quot;We&#x27;re happy to be back in the finals where we have another chance of winning the title,&quot; said Perpetual Help coach Sandy Rieta.Letran, seeded fourth, pulled off a shock 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13 victory over top-seeded EAC to force a knockout duel for the other championship berth on Friday.It was the second straight time that the Squires had won a do-or-die game. They defeated San Beda University, 25-16, 24-26, 25-19, 20-25, 20-18, last Friday to clinch the last spot to the Final 4.Christian Wilsan dela Cruz led a balanced attack with 15 hits while Mark Denver Omega, John Paulo Lorenzo and Mhel Gabuyo chipped in 13, 12 and 11 points, respectively, to help the Squires to snatch the win.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Perpetual Help will play the winner of the other Final 4 match-up between Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the best-of-three finals series.

Perpetual Help will play the winner of the other Final 4 match-up between Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the best-of-three finals series.