In a duel of unbeaten teams, Perpetual Help battled back from a set down then out-steadied Ateneo in the last two frames to pound out a 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 decision and move a win from sweeping the Pool B play of the 2022 V-League Collegiate Challenge, Sunday at Paco Arena.
Louie Ramirez dropped 23 points built on 22 attacks and a block while Hero Austria put up a superb all-around performance of 15 points, 14 excellent receptions and six excellent digs as they steered the reigning NCAA champion Altas from an opening set defeat to a sweep of the next three for a 3-0 mark in their side of the group stage.
“Ateneo is a strong team so we learned a lot,” said Perpetual Help coach Sammy Acaylar.
Kennedy Batas fired 15 points while Abai Llenos added 13 markers and eight excellent digs for the Blue Eagles, who slipped to 3-1.
Perpetual shoots for a sweep against San Beda U on Friday while Ateneo tries to rebound against UP on Sunday.
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