La Salle young guns mow down Griffins

MANILA, Philippines — EcoOil-La Salle marked its Spikers’ Turf return with its youth brigade overpowering the veteran VNS side for a 25-23, 25-20, 25-20 victory at the start of the Spikers’ Turf Invitational at the Paco Arena yesterday.

The Green Oilers battled the Griffins power-for-power and dig-for-dig at the start of each set, and emerged on top in every stretch to underscore their poise and resolve to produce not just quality plays but also a campaign worthy of a shot at the championship.

And they did it even without top guns Noel Kampton and JM Ronquillo.

“Happy kasi lahat nag-deliver. Kung ano yung plano namin, talagang yun ang naging mindset. The bench took over while our starters were still trying to recover (from the V-League stint),” said La Salle coach Jose Roque.