Defending champions University of Batangas (UB) and Immaculada Concepcion College (ICC) assured themselves of outright semifinal slots after toppling their respective foes in the men’s and women’s divisions of the 2025 PG Flex-UCAL Season 8 Volleyball Championships held recently at the UB Millennium Gym in Batangas City.

Drawing huge defensive effort from Christian Briones, the UB Brahmans crushed the Philippine Women’s University Patriots, 25-15, 25-17, 25-12, to stay unbeaten through six games in the eight-school tournament.

UB’s sixth win in as many outings and 17th overall since last year’s grand title sweep was enough for the Brahmans to secure one of two automatic semis berths going into the final week of the elims.

Briones produced six blocks to finish with a game-high eight points, matching the effort of Godwin Balazon while Adrian Rosales added seven to make up for the quiet two-point performance of top gun Prince Ramirez.

The ICC Lady Blue Hawks also bagged the first semis berth after a 25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 25-15 win over a stubborn Lyceum of Batangas — thanks to the 13-point performance of JL Bravo that kept their immaculate record intact.

Also in contention for the other outright Final Four berth in the men’s division is ICC with a 5-1 mark while Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas is carrying a 3-2 record.