MANILA, April 17 -- De La Salle University defeated Adamson University, 26-24, 25-17, 25-23, to secure a semifinal berth in the UAAP Season 86 men's volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Green Spikers also boosted their hopes of earning the twice-to-beat incentive for having the same record as the National University Bulldogs at 9-3 for second place.

"Happy naman. Ito naman siguro 'yung pinaghahandaan namin after last season. Still, somehow hindi pa rin kami ganon kakumbinsido. We'll try our best na matapos namin 'yung last two games nang maayos (I'm happy. This is probably what we are preparing for after last season. Still, somehow, we are not that convinced. We'll try our best to finish the last two gam...