UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas and defending champion La Salle dispute the remaining twice-to-beat slot in the UAAP women’s volleyball Final Four today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Both teams tied at 11-2, the Tigresses and the Lady Spikers are going all-out as the league’s traditional powerhouses try to avoid getting a twice-to-beat disadvantage in the semifinals.

National University, which went undefeated in the second round, secured the Final Four bonus and the No. 1 ranking after finishing the eliminations with a 12-2 record.

With a 9-5 slate, Far Eastern University has already locked the No. 4 spot.

The Lady Bulldogs, who are gunning for a third straight Finals appearance, will play the Lady Tamaraws in the Final Four.

UST outlasted La Salle, 25-18, 25-23, 14-25, 16-25, 15-12, in the first round last Feb. 25.

It’s a virtual best-of-three showdown between the Tigresses and the Lady Spikers, with the Final Four incentive at stake in the 6 p.m. match.

In 2019, both teams faced a same situation as UST bagged the twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four as it beat La Salle in a playoff and later arranged a Finals showdown with Ateneo after repeating over the Taft-based side in the Final Four.

University of the East hopes to record its first three-win season since 2019 as it faces University of the Philippines in the other women’s match at 12 noon.

In the men’s division, La Salle seeks to force a playoff with holders NU for the other twice-to-beat slot in the Final Four as it faces with UST at 4 p.m.

FEU has already secured the No. 1 ranking in the semis and the twice-to-beat Tamaraws will face the fourth-ranked Golden Spikers.

The Bulldogs and the Green Spikers face off in the other half of the Final Four.

A La Salle loss to UST will give NU the remaining twice-to-beat Final Four incentive.