Adamson and La Salle-Lipa both swept their opponents for the solo lead in their respective pools in the 2024 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) Thursday at the Arellano University-Taft Gym.
The Lady Baby Falcons rode the momentum from their opening-day victory to defeat Holy Rosary College, 25-22, 25-23, for a 2-0 win-loss record in Pool D.
Adamson, the reigning UAAP champion, clawed out of a six-point hole in the opening set with a huge 11-2 closing rally before staving off Holy Rosary’s comeback attempt in the second frame.
UAAP Season 86 MVP Shaina Nitura held the Lady Baby Falcons together in the tough 59-minute encounter and finished with seven points, all from kills, while Samantha Cantada and Abegail Segui combined for 11 markers.
Tied at 23 in the second set, Segui pounded a thundering down the line kill to push Adamson to match point. The Lady Baby Falcons then shut the door on Christel De Guzman to wrap up the match.
Alexadra Libra got five points, while Jasmine Ramos had four for Holy Rosary, which squandered a 20-14 advantage in the first set.
La Salle-Lipa stays spotless
Meanwhile, the Green Stallions downed Chiang Kai-Shek College, 25-16, 25-22, for back-to-back wins in Pool A.
Raizah Mamailao poured in 10 of her game-high 11 points on attacks while Althea Sumague and Vida Caringal got eight and seven markers, respectively, for La Salle-Lipa, which inched closer to securing a quarterfinal seat.
“Definitely, it’s a big help getting our second win kasi nga, top two lang ‘yung papasok. Mahirap matalo so dapat wala talaga, so I’m very happy with our win,” said Green Stallions coach Imelda Mendoza.
The Blue Dragons failed to capitalize on their upset win over defending champion California Academy on Wednesday to slip to a 1-1 card. Shamira Pantoja had nine points while Sachie Tud and Gwyneth Mangao got four each for CKSC.
Other entries into win column
In the other Pool A match, Bethel Academy rebounded from an opening day loss with a 25-14, 25-9, drubbing of debuting LPU.
It took the Bethelites only 43 minutes to dispose of the Junior Lady Pirates behind Shane Reterta’s 10 points.
Last year’s third-placer Bacolod Tay Tung then began its Pool C campaign on the right track after outlasting UST, 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, on Wednesday.
On the other hand, De La Salle Zobel bested last edition’s runner-up Naga College Foundation also in a come-from-behind fashion, 23-25, 25-20, 29-27.
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