Perpetual Help downs Adamson in three sets

NCAA CHAMPIONS Perpetual Help Lady Altas showed their mettle under immense pressure as they survived the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-23, 25-22, 26-24, to keep their semifinal drive going in the 9th Shakey’s V-League yesterday at the Arena in San Juan.

The Lady Altas bucked the Lady Falcons’ power-game with solid reception and gritty net defense to pound out the thrilling victory in 1:14 and remain in third behind unbeaten Ateneo and UST with a 3-1 (win-loss) card.

Sandra delos Santos held her own against AdU’s Nene Bautista and Pau Soriano as she fired 15 kills and wound up with 19 hits while combining with Thai reinforcement Pornpimol Kunbang, who had 13 points, including 10 attacks.

Honey Rose Tubino added nine hits, including a block that capped the win for the Lady Altas.

Norie Diaz and April Sartin combined for 13 points for Perpetual, which finished second to Ateneo in Group A in the eliminations. Adamson fell to 1-3. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio