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The last time the Lady Eagles played was on Feb 18. The mini break had little effect on the team has the team dominated De La Salle University in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 77 Women’s Volleyball Finals.
The Lady Eagles “shook off a slow start in the opening set and blanked the Lady Spikers, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-19, in just one hour and 20 minutes in front of a 6,000-strong crowd at the Big Dome,” writes Camille Naredo on ABS-CBNNews.com.
Ateneo’s team captain Alyssa Valdez, who was named season MVP, put out a stellar performance with a game-high of 25 points. Valdez, along with Ella de Jesus, who was steady at the service line, carried Ateneo to the win.
De La Salle clearly missed its injured team captain, Ara Galang, as they only managed 29 points from their attacks.
The Lady Eagles have now won 15 straight games, the longest winning streak in a season for women’s volleyball. They have a 17-game winning streak stretching back to the Season 76 Finals,” the report notes.
Game 2 is on Saturday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
