MANILA, Philippines — De La Salle University hacked out a hard-earned 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 17-15, marathon victory over archrival Ateneo de Manila University to clinch a semifinal ticket in the 2024 Shakey's Super League Collegiate Pre-season Championship at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.

The Lady Spikers displayed nerves of steel in a nip-and-tuck fifth set, saving two match points before Amie Provido provided the game-clinching kill block following a costly Blue Eagles error to seal the win in the three-hour, two-minute thriller.