The defending champion Lady Patriots reasserted their mastery over the Philippine School of Business Administration Lady Jaguars with a three-set victory, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15, to stay unbeaten in five games.
The match marked the first time the two schools met since the Lady Patriots edged the Lady Jaguars for the championship last year.
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"Pinaghandaan talaga namin ang game na ito dahil alam naming babawi sila dahil tinalo namin sila sa finals last year," said La Salle coach Jasmin Bacolod.
The Lady Jaguars absorbed their second straight defeat and dropped to 3-2.
La Salle-Dasmariñas’ men’s team earlier set the tone for the school when it subdued National College for Business and Arts, 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 to likewise clinched its fifth straight win.
NCBA fell to 2-3.