University of Perpetual Help System Dalta and Jose Rizal University gun for the last Final Four berth as the two collide today in the women’s division of the 94th NCAA volleyball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Although the Lady Altas are placed higher at No. 4 with a 5-3 (win-loss) mark compared to the Lady Bombers, who are at No. 5 with a 4-4 card, the former would have to win their 12-noon duel to advance since a win for the latter would force a tie at fourth and eventually send it straight to the Final Four owing to a superior tiebreak.
The winner will then battle it out with College of St. Benilde, which ended up tied with defending champion Arellano University and last year’s runner-up San Beda at the helm with identical 8-1 slates but took the top seeding after emerging with the highest quotient score.
The Lady Chiefs wound up as the No. 2 seeds and the Lady Red Spikers the No. 3, which meant the former will boast of a twice-to-beat advantage when the two tackle each other in the Final Four.
Meanwhile, the Altas and the Junior Altas try to complete a nine-game elimination-round sweep and leapfrog straight to the finals as they battle the Bombers and the Light Bombers at 10 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively.
Unscathed in its first eight outings, Perpetual Help is looking for a 12th men’s crown and 11th high school title in this tournament organized by a group chaired by Paul Supan of JRU, which is incidentally celebrating its Centennial Anniversary this year.
Meanwhile, Lyceum of the Philippines University and Letran battle it out in a non-bearing game at 2 p.m. in the only other women’s schedule of the day.
