Former champion, the University of T&T (UTT), secured the final spot available for the semifinal playoffs in the T&T Volleyball Federation (TTVF) Women's Premier Division on the weekend.
Needing nothing less than victories, UTT first rallied past fellow semifinal hopefuls, West Side Stars 26-24, 25-17, 25-12 at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua on Friday night, and then battled past Southern United Volleyball Academy 26-28, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9 at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas on Saturday to end with a 4-6 record and 17 points.
UTT is six clear ahead of Big South East Port-of-Spain (SEPoS) which also defeated West Side Stars 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22 at he same venue.
In the semifinals today at Chaguanas, UTT will face top seeded and unbeaten Glamorgan while second placed Technocrats come up against SUVA.
Glamorgan enters the playoffs with a 10-0 and 49 from a possible 50 points after losing only one set this campaign. Its last win was a default over Technocrats (7-3) for 35 points at Tacarigua on Friday while SUVA ended with 30 points and a 6-4 mark.
SEPoS (2-8) and West Side Stars (1-9) occupy the bottom two places on the table with 11 and eight points, respectively.
The second-leg of the semifinals will be played on Thursday, with a third match scheduled for Friday if needed.
Glamorgan men entered last night's start of the TTVF Men's Premier Division semifinal playoffs as the top seeded team after beating rival, Technocrats 25-23, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23 in the pool decider at Chaguanas on Saturday.
With the four-sets win, Glamorgan finished with an 8-2 record and 34 points with 29 sets won to 15 sets lost, while Technocrats also ended with an 8-2 record, but 27 sets won and 17 loss for 32 points.
results
Women's Premier Division:
Friday:
Glamorgan bt Technocrats by default 25-0, 25-0, 25-0
UTT bt West Side Stars 26-24, 25-17, 25-11
Saturday:
UTT bt SUVA 26-28, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
Big SEPoS bt West Side Stars 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22
Men's Premier Division:
Saturday:
Glamorgan bt Technocrats 25-23, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23
Toco Youths vs Zenith 25-21, 25-20, 25-13
SEPoS bt SUVA 25-16, 30-28, 25-16
matches?
Today's semifinals:
Venue: Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas
Technocrats vs SUVA
Glamorgan vs UTT?