ADAMSON University battles College of St. Benilde for the last Pool D playoff berth today in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The game is set at 6 p.m. with the Lady Falcons looking to join pool leader Far Eastern University in the next round of the tournament backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, GCash, Chery Tiggo, F2 Logistics, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner, R and B Milk Tea and Summit Water.
Adamson marches into battle raring to rebound from a painful 25-16, 22-25, 33-31, 20-25, 13-15 defeat at the hands of the Lady Tamaraws despite the 35-point explosion of ace hitter Shaina Nitura last Saturday.
Sporting a 1-1 win-loss record, the Lady Falcons will secure a ticket to the next round-robin phase if they hurdle a winless yet well-rested Lady Blazers side.
Saint Benilde bowed to unbeaten FEU 17-25, 25-21, 16-25, 19-25 in the three-time NCAA champion’s tournament debut last October 6.
Ateneo de Manila faces also-ran Emilio Aguinaldo College at 3:30 p.m. in Pool A while eliminated Pool B teams Lyceum of the Philippines University and University of Perpetual Help System Dalta clash at 1 o’clock.
The Blue Eagles, who are tied with Arellano University with identical 2-1 cards, are out to bolster their playoff hopes against the winless Lady Generals (0-3).
Ateneo defeated the Lady Chiefs 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 last Saturday while EAC was swept by San Beda University 18-25, 23-25, 22-25 in its previous outing.
The Lady Pirates carry a 1-2 slate while the Lady Altas are winless in two starts.
Already through to the next round of the competition are FEU, Pool A leader and three-peat-seeking National University (3-0), Pool B’s University of Santo Tomas (4-0) and University of the East (3-1), and Pool C’s De La Salle University (3-0).
