THE belles of Ateneo hope to finally capture the ticket to the semifinals that has eluded them when they face off against Cagayan Valley today in the Shakey’s V-League Open at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Navy also tries to forge a playoff against the Sandugo-San Sebastian at the close of the elimination round today.
The Lady Eagles dropped a pair of four-setters to the Sailors and the Army Troopers the past week, stalling their march to the next round of the league’s mid-season conference at 3-6 (win-loss).
Ateneo’s skid also kept the Sailors, who tote a 2-7 mark, in the hunt although the latter will need to beat the Lady Stags in the 2 p.m. opener and hope for an Ateneo loss to force a playoff for the hotly disputed berth.
Ateneo and Cagayan clash at 6 p.m.
Army and Far Eastern U tangle in the other match at 4 p.m. with the defending champion Troopers fancied to repeat over the Lady Tams, who are expected to come out strong coming off their first win over the Sailors last Sunday after eight straight defeats. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio