Lady Knights beat Lady Stags in straight sets, lead NCAA volleyball

FOR Colegio de San Juan de Letran to legitimately challenge for the NCAA Season 100 women’s volleyball title, it would need to play with nerves of steel on a consistent basis.

The Letran Lady Knights showed some flashes of it against the San Sebastian College-Recoletos Lady Stags on Tuesday, but it was enough to pull off a 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 victory that kept the former unflappable at the helm at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.

Vanessa Sarie, a rookie prize find from Bicol, was at the heart of it all as she came through with a match-best 17 points as the Letran Lady Knights snared their sixth win in a row and 12th overall against two defeats.

It was also a triumph that kept Letran at No. 1 and on course of making a return trip to the Final Four where they hope to continue to advance to the finals where they get a shot at a first women’s crown since winning it all 27 years ago.

After seizing the second frame to go 2-0 set up, the Letran Lady Knights took a 19-12 edge and looked headed to cruising to another win. — Joey Villar