Lady Cobras near crown in Cesafi volleyball

Spikers of Southwestern University and University of San Jose-Recoletos duke it out in Game 1 of the Cesafi women's volleyball best-of-three finals Sunday afternoon at the University of San Carlos Main Gym. (CDN PHOTO/ CHRISTIAN MANINGO)

Spikers of Southwestern University and University of San Jose-Recoletos duke it out in Game 1 of the Cesafi women’s volleyball best-of-three finals Sunday afternoon at the University of San Carlos Main Gym. (CDN PHOTO/ CHRISTIAN MANINGO)

THE reigning champions Southwestern University (SWU) Lady Cobras took a 1-0 lead in the Cesafi women’s volleyball best-of-three finals after defeating the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Lady Jaguars 25-15, 20-25, 27-25, 25-19 Sunday afternoon at the University of San Carlos (USC) Main Gym.

After collapsing in the second set, the Lady Cobras managed to turn things around in the next two sets, forcing the Lady Jaguars to commit seven errors in the final two sets to steal the victory.

The Lady Cobras will look close out the series and win their seventh title in eight years when they battle the Lady Jaguars in Game 2 on Nov. 20./Correspondent John Carlo Villaruel

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