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    Alessandrini stars as UST edges Adamson in opener of battle for third

    Milena Alessandrini poured in 31 points to bail out UST
    Sep 9, 2018
    Milena Alessandrini scores 31 in the five-set match.

    UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas edged Adamson University, 25-20, 27-29, 14-25, 25-19, 17-15, in the opener of the best-of-three battle for third place in the PVL Collegiate Conference on Sunday at The Arena in San Juan.

    Milena Alessandrini had all-around effort of 31 points, 13 digs and 11 excellent receptions for the Tigresses, who will try to wrap up the series on Wednesday.

    Adamson will look to even the series, or steal third place after only two matches, in the PVL's unique setup.

    If the finals between Far Eastern University and University of the Philippines ends in two matches, the battle for third place will also end there - no extra day of play for Adamson and UST.

    If that happens, a three or four-set win by Adamson in the second match will give the Lady Falcons the third place trophy.

    “Medyo mahirap din ang sitwasyon namin, manalo si Adamson sa amin by four sets next time tapos matapos ang finals, tapos na ang boxing,” said UST coach Kungfu Reyes.

    “Pero hindi muna kami mag-focus doon, sabi ko nga sa kanila, ‘wag niyong intindihin ‘yung points, intidihin niyo kung paano kayo gagalaw,” he added.

    Reyes rued the Tigresses’ lack of killer instinct late in the second set after UST reached set point, 24-19, but gave away three consecutive errors as Adamson gained momentum to even the contest.

    “Gumawa ng momentum si Adamson hindi namin napigil until the last drop,” he said. “‘Yung fifth set naman lumabas naman, so at least ‘yung pick up sa instructions kahit papano nakuha naman nila.”

    Eya Laure also had 21 points and 15 digs for UST, while skipper Tin Francisco added 11 markers in the two-hours and 11-minute match.

    Eli Soyud scored 22 points for Adamson, Chiara Permentilla had 18 markers, 15 digs and 11 excellent receptions, Joy Dacoron also had 18 points and Bernadette Flora contributed 11.

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