UAAP VOLLEY

La Salle eyes share of lead

Games Today

(The Arena, San Juan City)

8 a.m. – NU vs UE (men’s)

10 a.m. – La Salle vs Adamson (men’s) 2 p.m. – NU vs UE (women’s)

4 p.m. – La Salle vs Adamson (women’s)

Defending champion La Salle looks to join University of the Philippines on top when it squares off with Adamson today in UAAP women’s volleyball at The Arena in San Juan City.

Match is at 4 p.m. with the Lady Spikers seeking for a followup of their 25-14, 25-17, 16-25, 25-19 victory over archrival Ateneo Lady Eagles last Sunday.

Despite losing key players Kianna Dy, Majoy Baron and Dawn Macandili to graduation, La Salle remains formi-

dable as evidenced by its performance against Ateneo.

Veteran Desiree Cheng will spearhead La Salle’s offense along with May Luna, while rookie Jolina dela Cruz is expected to step up after a promising debut where she carried the fight in the crunch and finished with 11 points.

Adamson, on the other hand, aims to regain lost bearings after bowing to University of Santo Tomas 25-21, 25-21, 26-24, 26-24, 15-6 five days back.

Bernadette Flora, Chiara Permentilla and Christine Soyud will join forces for Adamson after merging for 39 points the last time.

Also out to recover from early defeats are National University (NU) and University of the East (UE) when they clash at 2 p.m.

The Lady Bulldogs felt the absence of standouts Jaja Santiago, Aiko Urdas, Risa Sato and Jasmine Nabor after succumbing to Far Eastern University, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-12, while UE showed potential only to lose steam to bow to heavy favorite UP, 25-12, 22-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12.