MANILA, Philippines—Josh Ybanez made sure to get University of Santo Tomas back on track before the stepladder semifinals as he dropped 26 points to torch University of the Philippines, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 85 men's volleyball tournament on Sunday at Filoil EcoOil Centre. Ybanez ended his first elimination round stint with 21 attacks, three blocks, and two aces and willed his team back from a 16-20 deficit in the fourth set with an equalizing kill. UP threatened to force a decider as it regained a 22-21 lead but Ybanez tied it again before Charlee Magpayo and GBoy De Vega scored two consecutive blocks for match point, 24-22.

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