UNIVERSITY of the East spoiled the debut of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta in straight sets, 25-17, 25-20, 25-15, to stay unbeaten in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-season Championship Friday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Casiey Dongallo bounced back from a quiet opening day outing last week with a stellar performance to lead the Lady Warriors to their second straight win in Pool B.
The sophomore winger dropped 11 points anchored on 10 attacks and one ace as UE dominated the 77-minute game to bolster its bid for a seat in the next round of the tournament backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, GCash, Chery Tiggo, F2 Logistics, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner, R and B Milk Tea and Summit Water.
Dongallo scored seven of her production in the third frame including five in the Lady Warriors’ 8-0 blitz that turned a slim two-point lead into a 21-11 separation.
UE put up a better effort on floor defense and more variations on offense compared to its four-set win over Lyceum of the Philippines University.
“Before the start of the game sinabihan na kami ni (assistant coach) Doc Obet (Vital) na huwag magpakampante kahit sino ang kalaban. We really have to play kung ano man ang pinaghandaan namin,” said Dongallo, who only had one point in one set of action in the opener.
Riza Nogales had eight points while Bea Zamudio, Yesha Rojo and Kayce Balingit added five each for the Lady Warriors, who received 26 free points off the Lady Altas’ errors.
Jelai Gajero, who had 20 points against the Lady Pirates, played in the opening set and scored one point before sitting out the next two.
Perpetual tried to keep pace in the early exchanges but fizzled out midway.
Cyrill Alemaniana scored 11 points including a match point-saving hit for the Lady Altas before surrendering the game with a service error. Shaila Omipon chipped in with seven markers.
UE will try to make it three in a row against Mapua as hostilities in the competition which has Smart Sports, PLDT Fibr, Mikasa, Asics, Rebel Sports, Eurotel, Victory Liner, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), SM Tickets as technical partners resume today.
However, Dongallo will skip the 1 p.m. match due to a scheduled platelet-rich plasma injection for her injured right hand.
Meanwhile, University of Santo Tomas debuts against Lyceum at 3:30 p.m. while Letran and University of the Philippines square off at 6 p.m. in Pool C.
SSL games are aired live and on-demand via Puso Pilipinas, SMART Livestream, Solar Sports Channel 70 on Sky Cable and Channel 59 on Cable Link.
Games Saturday
(Rizal Memorial Coliseum)
1 p.m. –- Mapua vs UE
3:30 p.m. — Lyceum vs UST
6 p.m. — Letran vs UP
