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With an outright finals berth within its reach, unscathed NU wants no slip-up in taking care of Santo Tomas as its last hurdle in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

At 13-0, the Lady Bulldogs aim to get the job done at 4 p.m. versus the Golden Tigresses for a big win that would also turn the traditional Final Four into a harder stepladder format for the other teams below them.

Santo Tomas, currently at third, and No. 2 La Salle are already in that playoff picture, leaving Adamson and reigning champion Ateneo in a scramble for the last slot against different opponents. The Lady Falcons play the Lady Spikers at 12:30 p.m. while the Blue Eagles battle also-ran University of the Philippines at 6:30 p.m. Cellar-dwellers Far Eastern University and University of the East then go for a graceful exit at 10 a.m.

In case of a tie, Adamson and Ateneo would slug it out in a knockout duel for the last playoff ticket.sweep. As always, we’ll take it one game at a time.Against the capable Golden Tigresses for that 14-0 sweep bid, the Lady Bulldogs expect no less than an all-out war despite a 25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15 win in the first round.

 

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