NATIONAL University clinched its third consecutive championship by defeating the University of Santo Tomas, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20, to complete a 16-game sweep of the UAAP Season 85 men's volleyball tournament on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
The Bulldogs won the finals series 2-0, crushing the Golden Spikers' hopes of extending the title showdown.
After settling for second place last season, De La Salle University is back on top of UAAP women's volleyball.
The Lady Spikers made an incredible comeback from being two sets down to win the UAAP Season 85 championship in an epic Game 2 against National University, with a score of 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-10, in front of 20,514 fans at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday night.
DEFENDING champion National University and De La Salle University are set to face off again in the finals of the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament after NU triumphed over Adamson University in four sets, 22-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-15 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.
National University survived University of Santo Tomas in a Game 1 thriller of the best-of-three UAAP Season 85 finals, 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 29-31, 15-11, to move on the cusp of its third straight UAAP Men's Volleyball championship, Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
FAR EASTERN University-Diliman outlasted National University Nazareth School 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 in a thrilling final to become the first-ever UAAP high school boys' beach volleyball champions on Thursday at the Sands SM By The Bay.
DE LA SALLE University survived a grueling five-set battle over National University to take Game 1 of the best-of-three finals, 18-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13, and move on the verge of the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball championship, Sunday in front of 10,995 fans at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
FAR EASTERN University secured the last ticket to the UAAP Season 85 men's volleyball Final Four after defeating Adamson University, 25-22, 25-14, 26-24, on Sunday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas has made it to the UAAP men's volleyball finals for the first time in 11 years with a 25-18, 25-22, 25-21 sweep of Far Eastern University in the Season 85 stepladder on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
ADAMSON University sealed the third seed in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball Final Four after fending off Far Eastern University, 25-22, 26-28, 25-15, 25-16, on Sunday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
