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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/03/01/ust-030117.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">UST scores its first back-to-back wins of the season. <cite>Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) University of Santo Tomas finally got its statement victory on Wednesday at the Filoil Flying V Center.After beating bottom teams University of the East and Adamson University for their first two victories, the Tigresses put on their best performance of the UAAP Season 79 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament as they pummeled the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in four sets, 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-12.It marked the first time that UST had beaten a Final 4 contender this season, as it hiked its record to 3-3. After a solid first set, the Lady Bulldogs muddled through the last three frames, growing increasingly listless as the match went on. NU has now lost three consecutive matches after a 3-0 start to its UAAP Season 79 campaign.&quot;Everything is right para sa amin ngayong araw na ito,&quot; UST coach Kungfu Reyes said after the game.&quot;Mahalaga lang din na panalo ito para sa amin, kasi ito ang magdi-dictate ng tempo namin, kung aakyat kami sa No. 4 or mag-se-stay kami sa No. 6,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href=" http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/03/01/lady-tams-hand-lady-maroons-back-back-losses-22612">READ: Lady Tams hand Lady Maroons&#x27; back-to-back losses</a></li></ul>UST got solid performances as usual from veteran hitters Sisi Rondina and EJ Laure, but it was the impressive games of setter Alina Bicar and reserve Mary Pacres that powered them past the Lady Bulldogs.Rondina finished with 15 points, 16 excellent digs, and 10 successful receptions, while Laure tallied 11 points. Pacres scored 11 points in just three sets, and Bicar had nine points – five off aces – on top of 30 excellent sets.<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en">Pacres scores the last two points for UST! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPSeason79?src=hash">#UAAPSeason79</a> <a href="https://t.co/feeRKjFSoB">pic.twitter.com/feeRKjFSoB</a>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/836883733714190341">March 1, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>&quot;Medyo swerte lang din siguro,&quot; said Reyes. &quot;Masama lang din siguro ang gising ng NU ngayong araw na ito.&quot;In the second set, the Tigresses relied on their net defense to frustrate NU star Jaja Santiago, who began to commit attacking errors in the face of UST&#x27;s solid blocking. A single block by UST&#x27;s Ria Meneses to Santiago pushed the Tigresses ahead, 18-10, and even the petite Bicar got a highlight reel block of her own when she rejected an attack by NU&#x27;s Aiko Urdas.&quot;Ang adjustment lang namin, kasi ilang service error agad ang binigay namin (in the first set),&quot; Reyes explained. &quot;Lahat ng puntos namin, tina-trabaho namin, pero &#x27;yung puntos ng NU, may bigay kami. Na-limit lang namin at na-eliminate namin ang error.&quot;An ace by Bicar gave UST the victory in the second set, 25-14, but it turned out to be a sign of things to come for the Tigresses.The setter&#x27;s steady serving allowed UST to break away from a tight 7-7 count in the third set, as Bicar tallied three aces in an 8-0 run that allowed the Tigresses to pull away from the Lady Bulldogs completely.Points came few and far between for the Lady Bulldogs in the third set, as they scored instead off the Tigresses&#x27; errors. However, they committed miscues of their own: a service error by setter Jasmine Nabor clinched the victory in Set 3 for UST.NU fell apart completely in the fourth frame, with UST surging to a 10-2 advantage, and the Tigresses never looked back from that point.Santiago finished with 15 points, but the usually efficient middle blocker converted only eight of 31 attack attempts. No other NU player scored in double-digits.The stats showed how much the Lady Bulldogs struggled. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPSeason79?src=hash">#UAAPSeason79</a> women&#x27;s volleyball: UST (3-3) brings down NU (3-3) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports">@abscbnsports</a> <a href="https://t.co/nh6jK7bB71">pic.twitter.com/nh6jK7bB71</a>— Mark Escarlote (@fromtheriles) <a href="https://twitter.com/fromtheriles/status/836886154251231236">March 1, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>NU managed only 25 attack points against UST&#x27;s 45, and despite having the towering Santiago in the line-up, the Lady Bulldogs had only one more block, 8-7. Moreover, they gave up a whopping 12 aces to the Tigresses.With Wednesday&#x27;s result, the Lady Bulldogs and the Tigresses are now tied in the league standings at joint fifth. (For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

(UPDATED) University of Santo Tomas finally got its statement victory on Wednesday at the Filoil Flying V Center.

(UPDATED) University of Santo Tomas finally got its statement victory on Wednesday at the Filoil Flying V Center.

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UST Tigresses claw listless NU Lady Bulldogs

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Mar 01, 2017 06:34 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 01, 2017 07:11 PM PHT

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