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UAAP Season 87 Volleyball Standings
Men
FEU 2-0
NU 2-0
UST 1-1
Ateneo 1-1
DLSU 1-1
UP 1-1
UE 0-2
AdU 0-2
Games on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena
10 a.m. - Ateneo vs UP (Men's)
12 p.m. - NU vs FEU (Men's)
2 p.m. - Ateneo vs UP (Women's)
4 p.m. - NU vs FEU (Women's)
NOEL Kampton and De La Salle University vented their frustrations on Adamson University, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 for their first win in the UAAP Season 87 Men’s Volleyball Tournament, Saturday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Coming off a 22-25, 22-25, 19-25 season-opening loss to defending champion National University last Sunday, the Green Spikers bounced back in style, handing the Soaring Falcons their second consecutive defeat of the tournament.
The third-year outside hitter, who was limited to just nine points against the Bulldogs, erupted for 24 points on an efficient 22-of-39 attacking clip, along with an ace and a block for La Salle. He also contributed eight excellent receptions and seven excellent digs—all while balancing a packed schedule as the team juggled midterm exams and practices.
“Hindi ako nakatulog nung after ng first game namin. Kasi ‘yun nga, somehow ‘di ko tinitignan ‘yung score (ko), tinitignan ko ‘yung results ng game. Na-straight set kami ng defending champions so napaisip din kami na malayo pa kami,” said Kampton after the win.
“Yung preparation namin for one week, balanse. Kahit midterms week namin ngayon, medyo mahirap kasi after training may class kami. Mindset lang talaga and tiwala kay coach and God,” he added.
Kampton was a man on a mission in the third frame, igniting a 5-0 run with three consecutive points that stretched the Green Spikers' slim 18-17 lead to 23-17, effectively taking the fight out of the Soaring Falcons.
Adamson never recovered from there, as La Salle turned to middle blockers Joshua Rodriguez and Nathaniel Del Pilar to put on the finishing touches in the straight-set victory, which lasted for an hour and 22 minutes.
“Yun ‘yung naging basis namin, ‘yung first game. Kung ano ‘yung kulang na hindi namin nagawa during the first game, ‘yun ang tinrabaho namin. I think even the teams noticed that so somehow nag-agree lang kaming lahat na kailangan namin bumawi,” said Green Spikers head coach Jose Roque.
It was also Kampton who spearheaded La Salle’s dominant start in the opener, igniting a red-hot 8-1 start that set the tone for the Green Spikers and provided the early momentum that fueled their commanding performance.
La Salle then engaged in a tight second-set battle with the Soaring Falcons, briefly taking a 23-22 lead after a quick from Nathaniel Del Pilar and a block from Eco Adajar. A service error by Michael Fortuna tied the game at 23, but Mendoza and Adajar sealed the set for a 2-0 advantage.
Steering the offense for the Green Spikers was Eco Adajar, who had 16 excellent sets to go along with two points. Mendoza tallied 13 points, all on attacks, while Fortuna added 10 markers.
Vince Maglinao missed his second consecutive game due to an undisclosed injury.
La Salle takes on University of Sto. Tomas on Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in hopes of making it back-to-back victories.
Meanwhile, Adamson had its moments but ultimately suffered its second straight loss, falling to 0-2 in the standings under new head coach Raffy Mosuela.
Mark Leo Coguimbal paced the Soaring Falcons with eight points, while Jude Aguilar, Kenneth Paulino, and Ahmed Tahiluddin all chipped in seven points in the loss.
Adamson will go up against University of the East also on Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. as it searches for its first win of the tournament.
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