Romwel Anzures

The Letran Lady Knights in the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1749020122030IMG_9484.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Letran Lady Knights in the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.The Letran Lady Knights in the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines."/>The Letran Lady Knights in the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Final 4. Photo by Angela Davocol/NCAA Philippines.MANILA — Colegio de San Juan de Letran will have the chance to avenge last year’s heartbreak in the upcoming NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Finals.</div>The Lady Knights, whose Cinderella run in Season 99 was spoiled by the erstwhile three-peat-seeking College of Saint Benilde, will have another shot at glory after they swept Arellano University in this year’s Final 4.However, a familiar foe awaits the Muralla-based spikers in the championship stage — the now four-peat-seeking Lady Blazers.Fortunately for Letran, not only does it boast one of the league’s top rookies in Vanessa Sarie; but it also scored a victory over Benilde earlier in the season.However, for Lady Knights head coach Oliver Almadro, facing the Taft-based spikers will always be a daunting task to accomplish.“As I’ve always said, Benilde is a strong team,” he said after their win vs. the Lady Chiefs on Tuesday. “They are well-coached, they have a big bench, kumpleto eh.”Benilde turned back Letran in Round 2 via a four-set victory, which is why for Almadro, they need to be as close to perfect as they can get to be able to take down the perennial league powerhouse.“We need a flawless game eh,” he emphasized. Yun yung kailangan namin.”Almadro also acknowledged that the Lady Blazers are favorites, especially in terms of talent and height, which is why they are banking on outworking their counterparts.“We need to have steady and strong character, yun yung panghahawakan namin eh,” he insisted. “Yung skills [sa kanila], at malalaki sila eh, so ang kailangan namin for our last games to fuel us to give the best performance.”As for their previous win vs. Benilde, Almadro added that it can also help their confidence in the Finals.“Iba ang labanan sa Finals, iba ang preparasyon, but that is a slight factor,” he said. “Kung nagawa namin ng isang beses, the mindset is we can do it.”“Ibig sabihin nun, nothing is impossible. Naka-isa kami sa kanila, so pwedeng magawa namin ulit,” he added.For now, the Lady Knights will first go back to the drawing board as they prepare for the Best-of-3 series which opens on Sunday, 2:30 p.m., at the FilOil EcoOIl Centre in San Juan.“The results will take care of itself,” said Almadro. “Ang kailangan lang namin is to perform, and have that strong character.” RELATED VIDEO: <div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HMLKoWyo398?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

Colegio de San Juan de Letran will have the chance to avenge last year’s heartbreak in the upcoming NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Finals.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran will have the chance to avenge last year’s heartbreak in the upcoming NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball Finals.

Almadro: Letran needs ‘flawless’ play to finally solve Benilde puzzle in Finals rematch

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Almadro: Letran needs ‘flawless’ play to finally solve Benilde puzzle in Finals rematch

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Published Jun 04, 2025 03:23 PM PHT

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