MANILA –Host Assumption College-San Lorenzo vows a festive opening ceremony to usher in the 56thseason of the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) at Makati Coliseum on Saturday.
The event starts at 10 a.m. with the participation of the 16 participating schools, followed by three basketball matches in the afternoon.
Assumption College will take on sister team Assumption Antipolo at 1 p.m., followed by the University of Santo Tomas-Angelicum College versus St. Jude Catholic School clash at 2:30 p.m., both in the juniors division.
Centro Escolar University will kick off its bid for a 13th straight seniors crown against University of Makati at 4 p.m.
On Sunday, the volleyball tournament starts at St. Scholastica's College-Manila gym; basketball 3x3 (midgets division only) at Makati Coliseum; and futsal at St. Paul College Pasig.
Chiang Kai Shek College, La Salle College Antipolo, De La Salle Zobel, Miriam College, Philippine Women's University, St. Stephen's High School, San Beda College Alabang and University of Asia & the Pacific are the other members of the country's first and only tri-level league for women.
They will also compete in chess, badminton, swimming, taekwondo, poomsae, table tennis, tennis, cheer dance/cheerleading and street dance.
This year's theme is "Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies."
"We take pride in elevating the role of women not just in sports, but in their overall being," Sr. Irene Cecile Torres, president of Assumption College, said during the media launch at the Makati campus on Wednesday.
The 55th season overall champions were Assumption Antipolo (midgets), De La Salle Zobel (juniors) and Centro Escolar (seniors). (PR)
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