MANILA, Philippines — Jaja Santiago made history when she helped steer Saitama to the Japanese V.Cup title at the expense of NEC, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21, 25-17, Sunday at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
The victory made Santiago the first Filipino to win a volleyball title outside of the Philippines.
After a 5-0 sweep of Group B in the eliminations, the Ageo Medics held off JT Marvelous in the semifinals 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 18-25, 15-13 setting up a finals showdown with the Red Rockets—a team they already beat in the preliminaries.
The 6-foot-5 Santiago put up 11 points on nine successful spikes and two blocks while Mami Uchiseto and Yuka Sato led the Ageo Medics’ scoring fro…
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