UNIVERSITY of Sto. Tomas overcame a brief scare from winless University of the East, 30-32, 25-18, 25-16, 25-14, in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball tournament on Saturday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
The Tigresses recorded their fifth win in seven matches as the Lady Warriors ended the first round in the bottom of the standings at 0-7.
Eya Laure led UST with 18 points on 14 attacks, three blocks, and one ace.
"Pinaalala ko lang din sa teammates ko na respetuhin natin lagi 'yung kalaban and 'yung intensity ng laro namin, kailangan namin mas higitan pa," said Laure, after UST squandered an eight-point lead in an extended first set.
Down 10-18 in the opening frame, UE fought back to force UST to the longest set of the tournament thus far. It was eventually closed out by an off-the-block kill by KC Cepeda to give UE a rare one-set edge.
Laure and rookie Regina Jurado restored order for the Tigresses. Jurado scored 13.
UE's frontline trio led by Cepeda, Vanessa Bangayan, and skipper Ja Lana all had double figures for the second straight match, combining for 36 points.
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