THE pre-season war begins when University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams cross paths in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Season 2 Collegiate Conference that opens today at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
An explosive quintuple-header kicks off the school-based flavored conference of the league organized by Sports Vision with UAAP squads led by defending champion National University (NU) and Adamson University facing NCAA teams San Beda University and University of Perpetual Help, respectively.
The Lady Bulldogs, who ruled the last three tournaments, take on the Lady Red Spikers at 4 p.m., while the Lady Falcons battle the Lady Altas at 2 p.m.
In men’s action, Adamson University takes the floor against NCAA runner-up Arellano University at 10 a.m., De La Salle clashes with the University of the Philippines at 12 noon and FEU battles University of Santo Tomas at 6 p.m.