NATIONAL University (NU) and Adamson University try to stay unscathed as they battle separate foes today with the hope of earning early Final Four berths in the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.
The Lady Bulldogs shoot for their fourth straight victory against the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Lady Bombers at 4 p.m. in Group A of the two-division tournament of the season-ending conference of the league organized by Sports Vision.
The Lady Falcons, on the other hand, hope to also go 4-0 mark as they go up against the Lady Blazers at 6:30 p.m. in Group B action of the tournament backed by Mikasa and Asics.
JRU and St. Benilde are out of the semifinals race with 0-3 cards but they are expected to go flat out for the elusive win and play the spoilers’ role.
NU toppled Lyceum of the Philippines University, San Sebastian and Far Eastern University (FEU) to close in on the semifinals with the Lady Bulldogs also priming up for their keenly awaited showdown with the Ateneo Lady Eagles on Saturday.
Ateneo took solo second with a 3-1 card by sweeping San Sebastian College last Saturday.
“My only wish is that no player gets injured and they don’t overdo things. They just have to stick to the system we’re trying to do. Even with slow increments of improvement, I’ll be happy,” said NU coach Babes Castillo, who will again pin his hopes on Jaja Santiago, Aiko Urdas and Jasmine Nabor although he is likely to go for some combinations.
In men’s play, second-running FEU (4-1) goes for its fifth straight triumph when it clashes with UP (1-4 at seventh) at 8 a.m.
Lowly teams San Beda (1-3 at sixth) and CSB (0-4 at eighth) mix it up in the other match at 10 a.m.