ADAMSON and University of Santo Tomas secured the second seeds in their respective pools and the last twice-to-beat incentives in the quarterfinals of the Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 last Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Adamson outlasted College of St. Benilde 25-18, 10-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-8 for a 5-1 record in Pool F while UST beat Ateneo 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 for a similar slate in Pool E.
The Lady Falcons finished behind Far Eastern U (5-1) in Pool F while the Golden Tigresses (5-1) followed reigning champion National U (6-0) in Pool E.
Maria Rochelle Lalongisip exploded for a career-high 21 points on 18 hits, two aces and a block to lead Adamson’s comeback from a 1-2 deficit against CSB under the watch of its former mentor, Jerry Yee.
Backstopping her were Lucille Almonte and Lorence Toring with 14 points each while Antonette Adolfo had 13 points for the wards of coach JP Yude.
In the other game, Cassie Carballo put up 15 excellent sets to quarterback the Golden Tigresses’ balanced attack led by Jonna Perdido with nine points.
Kyla Cordora had seven points while Mary Banagua and Regina Jurado added six points each. Angeline Poyos and Athena Abbu chipped in five more apiece for the charges of coach Kungfu Reyes.
No player finished in double figures for Ateneo (2-4), which settled for No. 4 in Pool E as Wielyn Estoque fired 13 points for St. Benilde (4-2), the No. 3 team in Pool F.
