La Salle completes comeback vs NU, ends title drought

MANILA — The crown is back in Taft. 

The De La Salle Lady Spikers ended their five-year title drought in UAAP women’s volleyball after a pulling off a massive comeback win against the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in Game 2 of the Finals. 

The Lady Spikers bucked a 0-2 deficit in the match as they recovered in the succeeding sets to finally close the series, 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-10, at the Mall of Asia Arena Sunday.

This is the first time La Salle will lift the championship trophy since Season 80 — and their 12th overall title in league’s history. 

Full story to follow. 

UAAP Season 85 is streaming on iWantTFC every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, available for Premium users outside the Philippines.