THE Mapua Lady Cardinals overcame a gutsy Letran Lady Knights side in a thrilling finish, 25-19, 25-16, 14-25, 24-26, 16-14, in the NCAA women's volleyball tournament at the San Andres Complex.
The Lady Cardinals had everything go their way in the opening two sets, but Letran bounced back to force a decider on back-to-back kills from Daisy Melendres and Shereena Urmeneta to end Set 4.
The seesaw battle continued in the deciding set, with a Lea Tapang hit giving Letran the first match point at 14-13.
Mapua's Hannah de Guzman's crosscourt spike was initially ruled out and saw the Letran bench joining the team on-court to celebrate the victory, but a successdul ball in/ball out challenge by Mapua brought the match back to 14-all.
Shortly after, the Lady Knights fell apart with two unforced errors and handed Mapua an anticlimactic victory.
Four Lady Cardinals had double-digit outings for their first win of the season, with Roxie dela Cruz leading the way with 21 markers.
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