UAAP Season 87 Volleyball Games April 27 LIVE updates

UST Golden Spikers face a familiar mountain in their elimination round finale — one that has haunted them for two straight Finals runs.

UST clashes with four-time defending champion NU in UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball on Sunday, April 27, at 9:00 a.m. at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

At 9-4, the Golden Spikers clinched the no. 3 seed, meaning this would be a prelude to their Final Four showdown against the very same Bulldogs, one where NU holds a twice-to-beat edge.

Adding for subplot, this Finals rematch also features the battle of the hottest teams in the tournament with both UST and NU boasting their five-game win streaks.

Reigning two-time MVP Josh Ybañez paced the Golden Spikers in a three-set demolition of UP in their last outing thanks to his 15 points.

But the task at hand is far from easy.

NU has not lost to UST since the second round of Season 86 — a drought that includes three deflating losses, two of which came in last year’s Finals.

Can the Golden Spikers finally flip the script against the Bulldogs? Meanwhile, in the women's division, the UST Golden Tigresses are in control of their fate for the last twice-to-beat bonus in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. Carrying a 9-4 record, UST could clinch the second seed and the Final Four incentive that comes with it if it beats the NU Lady Bulldogs in the last game of the elimination round at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, April 27.