SWU belles bow to Perpetual Help, head home winless

THE Southwestern University Lady Cobras put up a gallant fight but still came up short as their stint in the 9th Shakey’s V-League ended with yet another loss, this time at the hands of the NCAA champions, Perpetual Help, 14-25, 23-25, 22-25, yesterday at the Arena in San Juan City.

The Lady Cobras thus bowed out of the competition without a single win to their name as they were burned by the play of Sandra delos Santos and Thai import Pornpimol Kunbang who combined for 30 hits while Honey Tubino and April Sartin tossed in nine points apiece.

The win allowed the Lady Altas to push their record to 2-1 and secure a slot in the next round along with Group A mates Ateneo (4-0) and FEU (2-1) and Group B leaders San Sebastian (3-0) and UST (3-0).

Lanky spiker Marlyn Llagoso tried to make a game out of it in the second set as she made three service aces to help SWU come back from an 11-18 deficit.

However, Perpetual hung tough and escaped with a 25-23 win.

Danika Gendrauli unloaded 11 kills and finished with 13 points while Princess Pido and Marlyn Llagoso added eight hits each and Genie Sabas and Nica Guliman combined for eight points for SWU. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio