V-League: SSC-Excelroof notches 3rd win

By FRANCIS SANTIAGO
July 23, 2010, 6:55pm
Adamson’s Mitch Laborte comes up with a thunderous spike against Lyceum’s MJ Balce during their Shakey’s V-League match Thursday at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Falcons prevailed, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-7. (Photo by BOB DUNGO, JR.)
Adamson’s Mitch Laborte comes up with a thunderous spike against Lyceum’s MJ Balce during their Shakey’s V-League match Thursday at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Falcons prevailed, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-7. (Photo by BOB DUNGO, JR.)

Games Sunday (The Arena, San Juan)
2 p.m. — SSC-Excelroof vs Perpetual
4 p.m. — St. Benilde vs Lyceum
6 p.m. — FEU vs Adamson

Thai import Jaroensri Bualee put on another dazzling performance to power the Excelroof-backed San Sebastian College-Recoletos to a 25-22, 25-17, 26-24 win over Ateneo and into the solo lead of the 7th Shakey's V-League Thursday at The Arena in San Juan.

The 26-year-old Bualee, who averaged 19 points in the squad's past two games, drilled a game-high 20 hits as SSC-Excelroof coasted to its third straight win.

The Lady    Eagles slipped to 2-1.

With Bualee, a former Thailand national team mainstay, dropping bombs and getting her teammates involved in every which way, the SSC lasses repelled Ateneo’s determined challenge.

"Before the game (against Ateneo), I knew we can beat them in this way (straight set)," Bualee said in broken English. "We played tough and they also had a bad night."

Save for some anxious moments in the third set, the SSC lasses were in full command, building leads as high as 10 – big thanks also to their tough defensive effort that produced 10 blocks against Ateneo's five.

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Adamson’s Mitch Laborte comes up with a thunderous spike against Lyceum’s MJ Balce during their Shakey’s V-League match Thursday at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Falcons prevailed, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-7. (Photo by BOB DUNGO, JR.)17.07 KB