NU moves to doorstep of crown

National University (NU)-Sta. Elena showed a lot of grit in the fourth set to hammer out a 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18 win over back-to-back defending champion Cignal in Game one of the Spikers' Turf Open Conference on Thursday at Paco Arena Now on the cusp of glory, the Nationals will shoot for the crown on Saturday. NU stalwart Nico Almendras capped a long rally in the fourth with a crosscourt kill that deflated Cignal, 20-17. That furious exchange between both squads was backstopped by the NU defense, which dug out kills and thwarted fiery attacks at the net by Cignal's Ysay Marasigan. "We're very happy [with the victory]. It's one to go for us and we will work really hard...

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