MANILA, July 22 -- Unbeaten University of Santo Tomas downed guest team Southern Storm Melbourne, 25-20, 25-14, 25-9, in the 2026 Shakey's Collegiate National Invitationals at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday.

Led by veterans Angge Poyos and Regina Jurado, the Golden Tigresses rolled to their fourth straight win and earned the No. 1 seed in the semifinal round.

Poyos delivered 14 points on 13 attacks and an ace while Jurado, playing her first game in the tournament after sitting out the first two, added eight points.

"I'm grateful we secured this win in straight sets. The opponents are tall, and during the first set, I was still trying to find my rhythm," said Poyos, who only had three points in the first set.

"I've worked on uti...