Liloan belles log third straight win in GUV Cup tilt

THE VOLLEYBELLES of Liloan snatched their third win in a row after they downed Oslob, 25-18, 25-19, to gain a share of the lead in the standings, in the quarterfinals of the 7th Governor Gwen Garcia Unity Volleyball Cup yesterday at the Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue City.

Liloan drew strong efforts from Fretzie Aligway and Katherine Jumapao to offset the absence of their imports, especially Aiza Maizo, who was still in Manila attending classes. The win allowed them to tie Catmon with identical 3-0 (win-loss) records. Catmon came away with a dominant 25-2, 25-7 win over Oslob the other night.

Mandaue City, the defending champions, got a win without breaking a sweat as they gained a default win over Sta. Fe, to up their record to 3-0. Talisay also owns the same record after achieving the same feat late Wednesday night. The top two teams at the end of the quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals on Dec. 16.

In other games, Algeria beat Barili in three sets, 27-25, 9-25, 25-18 while Sogod upended Tuburan, 25-4, 27-25. Borbon also registered a 25-14, 25-14 win over Dalaguete while Minglanilla bounced back from their default loss the other day, and beat Moalboal, 25-13, 25-20.  Correspondent Jonas Panerio