V-League: Ateneo aims for elimination round sweep

A win by the Lady Eagles, the defending first conference champions, will give the Roger Gorayeb-coached squad the top seeding in the quarterfinal round. Ateneo—led by mainstays Fille Cainglet, Alyssa Valdez, Jem Ferrer and Thai reinforcement Lithawat Kesinee—is favored to beat winless SWU in the 4 p.m. match. Six-time champion UST guns for its third straight win and a share of the Group B lead when it faces La Salle-Bacolod in the 6 p.m. main game. FEU and NU open up the volleyball hostilities at 2 p.m. The Lady Tamaraws are hoping to neutralize NU's power-hitting Din-Din Santiago, who unloaded a 31 points in the Lady Bulldogs' win over SWU. Maricar Nepomuceno, Rizza Mandapat and Myla Pablo are also members of that hard-fighting NU squad. Mainstays Rosemarie Vargas, Wenneth Eulalio, Marie Basas and Thai import Eve Sanorseang will lead the fight for the FEU side. — JVP, GMA News