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NCAA: Perpetual forces deciding Game 3 vs. Arellano in men's volleyball

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/02/19/vllbll.jpg"/><figcaption>The Perpetual Help Altas celebrate a point against Arellano. Josh Albelda, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – University of Perpetual Help&#x27;s bid for its 11th NCAA men&#x27;s volleyball title is still alive.The Altas avoided a meltdown and defeated Arellano University in four sets, 26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16, on Monday afternoon at the FilOil Flying V Centre in Game 2 of their best-of-3 series.That allowed Perpetual Help to tie the series at one game apiece and send the NCAA Season 93 men&#x27;s volleyball finals to a deciding Game 3 on Thursday, at the same San Juan venue.It was a hard-earned victory for the Altas, who advanced to the finals outright after winning all nine of their games in the elimination round. But they were shocked by the Chiefs in Game 1 last week, with Arellano winning in five sets.&quot;Naapektuhan sila,&quot; said Perpetual Help coach Sammy Acaylar of that defeat. &quot;Isipin mo, wala kaming talo, tapos talunin kami sa Finals.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/02/14/queen-bomber-alvarez-seals-swan-song-mvp-award-37692">READ: Queen Bomber Alvarez seals swan song with MVP award</a></li></ul>The Altas needed a strong effort in crunch time of the opening set, after they squandered a 20-11 advantage and allowed the Chiefs to extend the frame. They won more comfortably in the second frame, but returned to their bad habits in the third.Perpetual Help again surged to a huge lead in Set 3, leading 21-12. But errors by the Altas, as well as much-improved blocking by the Chiefs, allowed Arellano to come back. Kevin Liberato came up big down the stretch, scoring off a drop ball then blocking Xander Muhali at the net to extend the contest.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Kevin Liberato sends back Xander Muhali&#x27;s attack to force a fourth set! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAASeason93?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAASeason93</a> <a href="https://t.co/ACuUDEuSoh">pic.twitter.com/ACuUDEuSoh</a>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/965496323901341696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>&quot;Kahit kino-control ko &#x27;yung players natin, sa psychological, andoon &#x27;yung too much complacency,&quot; Acaylar lamented. &quot;&#x27;Yun ang problema namin na &#x27;pag lamang na, nagre-relax. Somebody inside the court should control the negativity.&quot;Fortunately for the Altas, they were able to maintain their composure in the fourth set, while the Chiefs faded away.Five players scored in double-digits for Perpetual Help, led by Ridzuan Muhali with 15 points. Rookie-MVP Joebert Almodiel had 13 points, the same output of Ronniel Rosales. Warren Catipay had 40 excellent sets and earned Player of the Game honors.Still, Acaylar was reluctant to say that they had gained the momentum heading into the deciding game.&quot;Same naman ang paghahanda namin,&quot; he pointed out. &quot;Hindi ko sinasabing mas lamang kami sa kalaban.&quot;John Joseph Cabilan had 12 points, Liberato had 11, and Christian Segovia tallied 10 for the Chiefs.Earlier, Perpetual Help&#x27;s junior volleyball team inched closer to the NCAA Season 93 crown after defeating the Letran Squires, 25-16, 25-15, 20-25, 25-20.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

University of Perpetual Help's bid for its 11th NCAA men's volleyball title is still alive.

University of Perpetual Help's bid for its 11th NCAA men's volleyball title is still alive.

NCAA: Perpetual forces deciding Game 3 vs. Arellano in men's volleyball

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NCAA: Perpetual forces deciding Game 3 vs. Arellano in men's volleyball

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 19, 2018 05:09 PM PHT

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