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UAAP 87 WVB UST vs. ADMU- UST-5550

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1743836720430UAAP 87 WVB UST vs. ADMU- UST-5550.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The UAAP Golden Tigresses. <em>UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>–<strong></strong> For the first time in the second round of the UAAP Season 87 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament, University of Santo Tomas has earned back-to-back wins.</p><p>This happened when the Golden Tigresses swept Ateneo de Manila University, 25-15, 26-24, 26-24, on Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, earning their seventh win in 11 games.</p><p>In their previous game date, they pulled off a five-set comeback against Shaina Nitura-led Adamson University, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-8.</p><p>&quot;Binabalikan lang po namin kung ano &#x27;yung purpose namin kasi gusto po naming makabalik sa Final Four hanggang sa, hopefully, makabalik kami ulit sa finals this year. Tine-take lang talaga namin na one game at a time,&quot; said playmaker Cassie Carballo, who facilitated UST&#x27;s triumph with 17 excellent sets while adding five points, including the game-winning block.</p><p>&quot;Medyo nag-struggle kami, nag-three consecutive losses kami, pero thankful naman ako kasi nakabalik kami sa winning column and hopefully magtuloy-tuloy,&quot; Carballo added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/2/lessons-from-3-game-skid-served-ust-well-against-adamson-says-kungfu-0045"><strong>READ: Lessons from 3-game skid served UST well against Adamson, says Kungfu<br/></strong></a></div><p>Angge Poyos bannered the Tigresses&#x27; offense, firing 16 points on 15 attacks and one service ace, while Reg Jurado and Marga Altea delivered 10 each.</p><p>After asserting dominance in the opener, the Tigresses had to endure in the next one against the gritty Blue Eagles side, who even reached set point at 22-24.</p><p>The yellow jerseys proved to be better late, unleashing a 4-0 blitz built on Altea and Poyos&#x27; clutch hits to steal the set from the Blue Eagles.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/2/ust-weathers-another-nitura-scoring-explosion-beats-adamson-to-snap-skid-1854"><strong>READ:UAAP: UST weathers another Nitura scoring explosion, beats Adamson to snap skid<br/></strong></a></div><p>Set 3 followed a similar pattern as it went the distance, but this time, it was UST which had the edge at 24-22.</p><p>Ateneo&#x27;s AC Miner and Zey Pacia were there to knot the game at 24-24, sending the frame to extension.</p><p>But UST fought back in style, as Poyos fired a sharp spike and Carballo nailed a kill block on Alex Montoro to complete the straight-set triumph that lasted one hour and 36 minutes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/29/uaap-la-salle-outlasts-ust-in-5-set-epic-behind-canino-laputs-heroics-1954"><strong>READ: UAAP: La Salle outlasts UST in 5-set epic behind Canino, Laput’s heroics<br/></strong></a></div><p>Ateneo seemed to have the better floor defense though — Blue Eagles listed 34 excellent digs compared to the Golden Tigresses&#x27; 27, and even tallied 10 more excellent receptions over the Espana-based spikers.</p><p>Miner led the Ateneo scoring with 13 points, while skipper Lyann de Guzman grabbed 12 markers.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vf_nrlubCNw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>For the first time in the second round of the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament, University of Santo Tomas has earned back-to-back wins. #UAAPSeason87 #UAAPvolleyball </p>

For the first time in the second round of the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament, University of Santo Tomas has earned back-to-back wins. #UAAPSeason87 #UAAPvolleyball

UAAP: UST earns back-to-back wins, deals Ateneo 7th loss

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UAAP: UST earns back-to-back wins, deals Ateneo 7th loss

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published April 05, 2025 03:10 PM PHT

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Updated April 05, 2025 04:34 PM PHT

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