Lady Blazers stretch run to 30 games

MANILA, Philippines — For 29 straight NCAA games spanning four years, College of St. Benilde was nothing short of immaculate.

Make it 30 in a row.

Brandishing the same deadly and unforgiving roster that has achieved two title sweeps, the Lady Blazers walloped the Emilio Aguinaldo Lady Generals, 25-15, 25-14, 25-23, yesterday to set in motion a three-peat bid in NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball at the Filoil EcoOil Arena.

It extended CSB’s run of excellence as it has now won 30 consecutive outings, counting a pair of 11-game championship sweeps the last two seasons.

Mycah Go, the team’s former skipper and MVP who was back after missing more than a year due to multiple knee injuries, however, said they’re not conscious with the numbers and on achieving one goal – win another crown.

“Hindi namin iniisip na wala kaming talo o champion kami, lagi namin sinasabi back to zero kami,” said the 23-year-old Go, limited to minimal minutes while still in the process of regaining old deadly form.

For a while, the Lady Blazers lost concentration, trailing the Lady Generals by two, 21-19, in the third.

But they recovered in time to seize six of the last eight points for the straight-sets victory.

In men’s action earlier, EAC edged CSB, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12, to launch its campaign to duplicate, if not eclipse its Final Four finish last year.