Soriano out of the Conference
On May - 14 - 2010
ATENEO guest player Charo Soriano suffered an ACL injury based on the MRI findings conducted hours after a 10-25, 25-23, 25-18, 27-29, 6-15 loss to defending champion University of Santo Tomas at the end of the quarterfinals last Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Doctors are currently looking for a second opinion regarding on extent of Soriano’s injury. She will be operated next week.
With the 5-foot-7 Soriano virtually out of the conference – and the season, Ateneo is on a lookout to hire a new guest player in time for tomorrow’s semifinals, where the Katipunan-based spikers will meetSan Sebastian College.
After losing Soriano, the Lady Eagles within match point, 24-22, before the Tigresses rallied to send the game to a fifth frame.
The Tigresses dominated the decider en route in completing a three-game sweep of Group II. UST will face Lyceum in the other ‘Final Four’ pairing. (TJ)
Lady Stags oust Falcons, Tigresses cops Group II top Seed
On May - 13 - 2010
SAN Sebastian College copped a record 10th semifinals appearance by ousting Adamson, 25-19, 27-25, 25-19, yesterday at the end of the Shakey’s V-League first conference quarterfinals before a good-sized crowd Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
After surviving a close second frame, the Lady Stags waxed hot in the third set with Thai import Jeng Bualee and Joy Benito scoring at will to seal the win and claim the last ‘Final Four’ ticket.
By finishing with a 2-1 card, San Sebastian tied Lyceum on top of the Group I standings. But the Lady Stags took the Group I top ranking by virtue of a higher point ratio (1.145) than the Lady Pirates (0.996), who settled for the No. 2 seed in their bracket in the semifinals of the event sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza and backed by PLDT myDSL.
In the second game, defending champion University of Santo Tomas claimed the Group II top seed by edging Ateneo, 25-10, 23-25, 18-25, 29-27, 15-6.
The Tigresses pounced on the absence of Lady Eagles guest player Charo Soriano in the fifth set to complete a three-game sweep in their
bracket. UST will face Lyceum in the best-of-three semis, while Ateneo will tackle San Sebastian in the other ‘Final Four’ pairing on Sunday.
Thai Aces Clinch Top Hot Scoring
On May - 12 - 2010
AS expected, the power-hitting Thai reinforcements dominated the scoring department in the Shakey’s V-League first conference.
Entering the week-long election break, Lyceum import Tip Santrong top the scoring charts with 121 points, while Jeng Bualee of San Sebastian College is in second place with 109 points.
In third place is Southwestern University’s Piyatida Lasungnern with 94 points while Sontaya Keawbundit of Ateneo is in fourth spot with 91 points.
Vastly-improved Joy Cases of the Lady Pirates completed the scoring parade with 88 points in fifth place.
Bualee can get past Santrong as the league scoring leader when San Sebastian and Adamson collide in a ‘do or die’ duel for the last semifinals berth on Thursday.
Action in the first conference resumes after a week-long break due to elections.
Lithawat Kesinee of the Lady Eagles was the last Thai import who won the MVP honors in the 2007 second conference.
Defending champion University of Santo Tomas, Ateneo and Lyceum have already claimed semifinals berths in the season-opening tournament sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza and backed by PLDT myDSL.
