Manila Bulletin

Lady Chiefs eye second win in clash with Mapua

- By WAYLON GALVEZ

Games Today

(The Arena, San Juan)

8:30 a.m. – JRU vs San Sebastian (Junior’s) 10 a.m. – JRU vs San Sebastian (Men’s) 12 noon – JRU vs San Sebastian (Women’s) 2 p.m. – Mapua vs Arellano (Women’s) 3:30 p.m. – Mapua vs Arellano (Men’s) 5 p.m. – Mapua vs Arellano (Junior’s)

After two cancelled playdates, action resumes today when defending champion Arellano University guns for its second win as it tackles Mapua in NCAA Season 95 volleyball at The Arena in San Juan.

The Lady Chiefs and the Lady Cardinals clash in the second match of another women’s doublehead­er at 2 p.m.

Jose Rizal University and San Sebastian women’s teams open their respective campaigns at 12 noon.

Graduating player Regine Arocha will lead the way for the Lady Chiefs, who are eyeing their fourth straight championsh­ip. Arocha had 18 kills in Arellano’s 27-25, 25-20, 25-20 conquest of Lyceum of the Philippine­s University in last Friday’s opener.

The Lady Cardinals, for their part, are eyeing to improve their 1-8 campaign last season, hoping to give the Lady Chiefs a good fight in their opening match.

Meantime, Dolly Verzosa will banner the Lady Bombers as they seek to improve their 4-5 finish last year after a breakthrou­gh Final Four run the previous season.

Bianca Ordona will the spearhead Lady Stags.

Action in the men’s category are also set when the Stags play the Heavy Bombers at 12 noon, while the Cardinals face the Chiefs at 3:30 p.m., hoping to make it 2-0 after beating LPU last week.

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