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The UST girls' volleyball team celebrates against Ateneo during their UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball game at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP Media

The UST girls' volleyball team celebrates against Ateneo during their UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball game at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726485207654UAAP87 HSGVB - SILVESTRE, JEZEL, SILVESTRE, JEZREL-3713.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The UST girls&#x27; volleyball team celebrates against Ateneo during their UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball game at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP Media"/>The UST girls&#x27; volleyball team celebrates against Ateneo during their UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball game at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- University of Santo Tomas cruised to a straight-sets victory over the Ateneo de Manila University, 25-6, 25-14, 25-15, for a strong start to their campaign in the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament.Despite the graduation of key players such as Marga Altea, Bien Arasan, Ysa Chua, and Abigail Sinson, UST still made quick work of the Blue Eagles during Monday&#x27;s match at the Adamson University Gym in Manila.After building a 2-0 lead, the UST rookies came out strong in the final frame and built a 10-point advantage behind powerful attacks from Marianne Panisales and Jezrel Silvestre.A service error by Nicola Ladignon set up match point for the Junior Golden Tigresses, and Silvestre sealed the victory with another ace, finishing the match 25-15.&quot;Medyo may kaunting nerbyos &#x27;yung mga ibang bagets, pero at least naka-experience sila ng UAAP. Pero mahaba pa &#x27;yung liga tapos marami pa kaming dapat ayusin,&quot; said UST head coach Emilio &quot;Kung Fu&quot; Reyes.&quot;Actually &#x27;yung adjustment, from day one noong nag-start ulit kami ng training after ng season last year, doon na &#x27;yung adjustment and [ito na lang] &#x27;yung experience ng mga games kasi nga from the bench players, sila na &#x27;yung mga frontliner namin ngayon,&quot; Reyes explained.&quot;Day one pa lang ng UAAP namin, &#x27;yung laro, so mahaba &#x27;yung adjustment na puwedeng gawin tsaka &#x27;yung gelling nila, araw-araw naman ginagawa especially during training.&quot;Alas Pilipinas Girls U18 standout Kim Rubin dominated with 14 points, including nine service aces, and five kills, while Avril Bron backed her up with eight points.Rian Ardidon led the Blue Eagles with four points.The straight-set romp gave UST a needed confidence booster heading into Wednesday&#x27;s match-up with defending champion Adamson University.The Baby Falcons, who are now without last season&#x27;s MVP Shai Nitura who moved to college, drew a bye.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726485227934UAAP87 HSGVB - PASCUAL, SHEILA-3798.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Action between FEU-Diliman and De La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP Media"/>Action between FEU-Diliman and De La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP MediaLast season’s fourth-placers, Far Eastern University-Diliman, launched their girls&#x27; campaign with a dominant 25-11, 25-14, 25-23 sweep of De La Salle-Zobel.</div>With the departure of key players in Clarisse Loresco and Love Lopez, the team is grappling with a notable gap in their blocking and defense.&quot;Malaki talagang kawalan, lalo na ngayon sa blockings namin kasi medyo lumiit &#x27;yung lineup namin compared to last year. &#x27;Yung last year kasi talagang matatangkad, talagang nakaka-block, kaya more on dine-develop pa namin &#x27;yung blockings namin,&quot; said new FEU-D head coach Joanne Bunag.&quot;Doon kami muna naka-focus tsaka sa defense kasi &#x27;yun din &#x27;yung nagkulang sa amin last year. Kumbaga, mayroon kaming palo pero &#x27;yung depensa namin, doon kami nagkulang,&quot; she added.The Baby Lady Tamaraws took an early advantage in the third set with a three-point surge, including an attack from Sheila Pascual and an ace from rookie Althea Garavillas, putting them ahead 5-2.The Junior Lady Spikers responded with a block from Azalia Arado that sparked a five-point run, allowing them to take the lead at 10-7 and forcing Coach Nunag to call a timeout.DLSZ then committed four consecutive errors, enabling the FEU-D to level the score at 16.The Baby Lady Tamaraws then regained control with three straight points, including another attack from Pascual and an ace from Raine Alonzo, pushing ahead 21-19.The set remained closely contested as both teams exchanged two-point runs. Aleah Devosora&#x27;s off-the-block kill brought FEU-D to match point, and an attack error from Kylie Celada sealed the victory for the Baby Lady Tamaraws, 25-23.Pascual led the charge with 14 points off of 14 kills, while Devosora and Alonzo contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.Aislinn Alemañia stood out for DLSZ with eight points including seven attacks and an ace.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726485251552UAAP87 HSBVB - SANDRINO, ALLAN-3152.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Action between De La Salle-Zobel and Ateneo in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; volleyball tournament at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP Media"/>Action between De La Salle-Zobel and Ateneo in the UAAP Season 87 boys&#x27; volleyball tournament at the Adamson University Gym in Manila, September 16, 2024. UAAP MediaIn the boys’ matches, De La Salle-Zobel earned their first win of the season, dispatching Ateneo de Manila University in three sets, 25-13, 25-21, 25-19.</div>The tight third set saw four deadlocks before the Junior Spikers finally gained the momentum, leading 11-7 after a five-point run that saw Mario Roxas score back-to-back kills and a service ace.A string of errors allowed Ateneo to even the score at 11. However, DLSZ then overcame the deadlock with a six-point surge, exploiting the Blue Eagles’ own miscues to take a 19-15 lead.After a brief exchange of points, Gian Diaz&#x27;s crosscourt hit placed the Junior Spikers at match point. Roxas then delivered the final blow, closing out the match with a 25-19 win.Roxas led the Junior Spikers with 14 points, including 13 attacks. Returning setter and team captain Jarrett Failana dished out seven excellent sets and six service aces.Meanwhile, Adamson University delivered a resounding 25-14, 25-16, 25-6 sweep over University of the Philippines Integrated School to begin their campaign.The trio of Jims Ducusin, Brice Malinao, and Kirk Partosa all delivered strong performances, each scoring nine points. Ducusin and Partosa recorded eight kills apiece, while Malinao scored three service aces.Team captain Marcus Bamba emerged as the top scorer for UPIS, scoring eight points off six kills and two aces.<div> </div><div></div>

University of Santo Tomas cruised to a straight-sets victory over the Ateneo de Manila University, 25-6, 25-14, 25-15, for a strong start to their campaign in the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament.

University of Santo Tomas cruised to a straight-sets victory over the Ateneo de Manila University, 25-6, 25-14, 25-15, for a strong start to their campaign in the UAAP Season 87 girls' volleyball tournament.

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