WNCAA: St. Scho shocks UA&P

MANILA, Philippines - St. Scholastica’s College provided the lone upset on Sunday when it downed previously undefeated University of Asia and the Pacific, 19-25, 30-28, 25-17, 25-19, in the 40th WNCAA tournament at the RTU gym.

The win gave the Scions a 2-2 mark in Senior B, half a game behind the Dragons who fell to second place at 2-1.

 Centro Escolar University overcame Philippine Women’s University, 25-17, 25-22, 18-25 23-25, 18-16, to keep the group lead at 3-0.

Lyceum, College of St. Benilde and UA&P, meanwhile, streaked to their league-best 4-0 records in basketball at the St. Scholastica’s gym while Lyceum and RTU tote similar slates in volleyball.

Lyceum, seeking a fourth straight crown, upended St. Scholastica, 69-61, behind the game-high 24 markers of rookie Lalaine Flormata, while College of St. Benilde downed Rizal Technological University, 47-40, to share the Senior A lead.

UA&P remains on top of Senior B after stopping Emilio Aguinaldo College, 60-53. Aurora Biolena and Syl Kristine Alcantara paced UA&P with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

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