UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas' Eka Soriano is way ahead of the pack in the MVP race for the UAAP Season 85 women's basketball tournament after the first round.
Collecting 101.143 statistical points (SPs), the lead playmaker of the Tigresses ranks fourth in scoring with 16.43 points while leading the league in assists (7.29) and steals (4.29).
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Second and third, respectively, are Ateneo's of Kaycee Dela Rosa with 87.8 SPs and Jhazmin Joson with 81.429 SPs.
Undefeated National University has Karl Ann Pingol at fourth with 74.8 SPs and Camille Clarin at fifth with 74.286 SPs.
Rounding out the top 10 are UST's Tacky Tacatac (73.857 SPs), La Salle's Charmine Torres (69.571 SPs) and Fina Niantcho Tchuido (68 SPs), NU's Kristine Cayabyab (67.286 SPs), and UST's Brigette Santos (63.286 SPs).