Veteran hitter Regina Jurado showed the way as University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses surged to a 25-21, 25-12, 25-18, victory over College of Saint Benilde (CSB) Lady Blazers in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Jurado scored 12 of her game-high 13 points on attacks as the Golden Tigresses asserted their mastery over the Lady Blazers in a rematch of their SSL National Invitationals championship showdown.
“Very thankful and nakaka-gain talaga ng confidence namin na first win namin ito and sunud-sunod ang mga games and liga. Happy na nakuha namin ang first game na ito,” said Jurado.
Marga Altea and Erica Guttierez added seven points each while Avril Bron finished with five markers for the Tigresses, who joined Mapua University (MU) Lady Cardinals on top of Group B with 1-0 card.
UST head coach Shaq Delos Santos also tested his setter rotation and yielded good results. Aneeza Santos and Arlene Waje tallied eight excellent sets each while veteran playmaker Cassie Carballo dished out six.
Camila Bartolome was the lone bright spot for the Lady Blazers, unloading 11 points on nine kills and two aces. Mary Grace Borromeo had six points.
Meanwhile, Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws made quick work of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles, 25-20, 25-13, 25-12.
Karyll Miranda finished with 13 excellent sets and four points for FEU. (Adrian Co)
