UP Fighting Maroons beat DLSU Lady Spikers in five sets

Updated Sun, April 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM Published Sun, April 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons kept their Final Four hopes alive after a five-set victory against the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers with set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 19-25, 25-22, and 16-14.

This win improved UP's standing to 6-6, while DLSU dropped to 8-4, tying them with the University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses.

The victory marked UP's first triumph over DLSU in the UAAP since Season 81 in 2019, breaking a streak of seven consecutive losses.

Joan Monares led the Fighting Maroons with 16 points, Kassandra Doering contributed 15 points, and rookie opposite spiker Kianne Olango added 14 points, including three aces.

UP found the finishing kick when Doering unloaded a heavy quick play while Monares buried the game-winning attack on a down-the-line kill.

La Salle, despite strong performances from Shevana Laput (27 points) and Angel Canino (25 markers), suffered a setback after holding leads in both the fourth and fifth sets.

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