TITLE favorite National U rolled past Arellano U yesterday 25-17, 25-12, 25-16 to complete a sweep of its Pool B matches in the men’s class of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The three-time reigning UAAP champions encountered little resistance from the Chiefs to score their fourth straight win in only 60 minutes.
The Bulldogs joined Cignal (4-0) from Pool A, PGJC Navy (4-0) from Pool C and UAAP runner-up University of Santo Tomas (3-0) from Pool D as unbeaten squads and the top seeds in the knockout quarterfinals of the tourney supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, PLDT, Rebisco, Akari, Foton and CBPI.
PGJC Navy also completed a perfect slate in Pool C on Sunday night with a 26-24, 25-16, 22-25, 25-9 win over Jose Rizal U (2-1), which despite the loss maintained its place at No. 2 with still a game to go for the second quarterfinal ticket from the group.
UE-Cherrylume finished its campaign in style despite already being out of the race in Pool B with a 2-2 record after sweeping RTU-Basilan (0-3), 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
In other games, Kuya JM-Davao City and Sta. Rosa City scooped up big wins against separate foes to stay in contention in Pools A and D, respectively, of the 20-team men’s division.
Davao City routed the University of Batangas (2-2), 25-20, 25-19, 25-17, for a 2-2 record in Pool A as Sta. Rosa climbed to 1-2 in Pool D with a 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21 win over Tacloban City-EV (0-2) in Pool D.
