Shaila Omipon and Mary Rhose Dapol continued their stellar showing, steering University of Perpetual Help System DALTA to a 25-23, 16-25, 25-14, 25-22 victory over Jose Rizal University as they remained unbeaten in the NCAA Season 98 women's volleyball tournament on Tuesday.
Perpetual, coming off a win over host Emilio Aguinaldo College over the weekend, now improved to 2-0 while last season's Final Four member JRU slipped to a 0-2 slate.
Omipon and Dapol formed a deadly trio with Janine Padua as they took the opening set in a tight finish, 25-23, as the Lady Bombers continued to struggle on the floor.
But JRU found its rhythm in the second set with team captain Syd Niegos denying Kaila Reyes for a 22-15 spread before an attack error from Omipon sent JRU to a 25-16 second set win.
Perpetual skipper Razel Aldea made sure to pump up her teammates, notching back-to-back points for a 20-9 cushion in the third as Dapol sent them to the set point 24-13. Lyka Egera then committed an attack error as the Lady Altas secured a 2-1 set lead, 25-14.
Dapol then buried two consecutive attacks for a much-need 23-20 lead before Niegos' middle kill made it a two-point ballgame, but her service error gave Perpetual the match point at 24-21.
Omipon put in the finishing kick as she went for a strong open hit for the win.
Dapol finished with 26 attacks built on 17 attacks, eight aces, and one block as Perpetual extended its fine showing in the league.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
