Tigresses sweep Lady Chiefs, near V-League Finals

UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) rolled to a Game 1 victory over Arellano University, 25–12, 25–18, 25–13, in the 2026 V-League Collegiate Challenge semifinals on Wednesday at the Playtime FilOil Center. The Golden Tigresses will try to secure a place in the Finals on Saturday at 3 p.m., still at the same San Juan venue. Already up by two sets, the third-seeded Golden Tigresses stepped on the gas in the third, racing to a 20–9 lead behind captain Reg Jurado’s service ace. Ash Knop scored on two kills, Zinny Unekwe served another ace and Ella Gutierrez finished with a cross-court spike as the Golden Tigresses completed the sweep in just over an hour. “Maybe our performance percentage is getting good, it’s improving. And of course, their adaptation to the system, they are slowly understanding what we want to happen. Everything we saw earlier, we really invested in that during training,” said head coach Shaq Delos Santos on how his wards pulled off the win. Angge Poyos led the way on both ends with 19 points from 16 attacks and three aces, to go with nine digs, while Marga Altea added 15 markers, including three blocks. Jurado also posted a double-double of 11 points and 13 digs…