De La Salle looks to close in on a Final Four twice-to-beat incentive at the expense of Adamson on Wednesday, April 19 in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Lady Spikers face the Lady Falcons at 2 p.m., as they also aim to sweep their season series after winning their first round clash exactly one month ago , 22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-19.Sporting a 10-1 win-loss card, the league-leading La Salle is the closest team to securing at least a top two finish in the elimination round, which merits a win-once and twice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals.
While La Salle has its eyes set on that semifinals bonus, Orcullo, who's the one talking to the media in lieu of head coach Ramil De Jesus, said the Lady Spikers are just taking that proverbial one game at a time approach.'We're working continuously. One game at a time. We told ourselves to not look there [the Final Four], let's finish this second round first,' said Orcullo.Meanwhile, Adamson, which will officially clinch a Final Four spot alongside fellow no.
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