Eagles land triumphantly over Pythons, secure gold in women’s volley finals

By Reyjean Marie S. Bacud

On March 3, SBM Eagles flew high and captured the limelight as they displayed their solid floor and net defense to complete their 20-25, 2520, 25-19, 25-23 upset against the NSG Pythons in the women’s volleyball finals at the University Gymnasium.

The Eagles refused another runner-up finish as top scorer Julianna Loyola scored mostly from the middle, tallying 9 of 13 points with three aces and a block to dodge another championship loss for this intramurals.

“We may have fallen short at the start of the match, but what’s important is that victory also fell into our hands,” said middle blocker Loyola. The Eagles were determined to win the title after their past defeat in the series.

The Eagles started the final set establishing a four-to-nothing run, to which the Pythons answered with their own four-to-zero run. The