THE University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Spiking Panthers scored their sixth straight win in the 2013 Cesafi men’s volleyball tournament after they dropped the defending champions University of San Carlos (USC) Spiking Warriors last Wednesday evening at the USPF gym in Lahug.
With the partisan crowd cheering its every point, USPF energized its bid for the title and the top spot in the semifinals as it beat the struggling Warriors, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
USPF is now tied for the top spot with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Spiking Jaguars with identical 6-0 (win-loss) records.
USC is now in danger of not making it to the next round as the loss dropped it to a tie for fourth place with the University of Cebu (UC) with similar marks of 3-4.
The evening’s other game saw the University of the Visayas solidify its hold of third place with a default win over the Cebu Doctor’s University (CDU).
CDU initially told organizers it would not be able to play due to the players’ exams. UV improved to 4-3 while CDU dropped to 0-6. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio