MANILA, Nov. 28 -- Kindai University pulled off a 25-16, 26-28, 25-20, 25-18 victory over Savouge Aesthetics Thursday night to reach the Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference final.

The visiting Japanese team banked on Ryutaro Aun, Haruka Misugi, and Yoshiki Yasuda to wrap up the match after one hour and 35 minutes at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

Kindai University bounced back from a 20-25, 21-25, 26-24, 18-25 loss to Cignal last Tuesday to finish the semifinals with a 4-1 record, setting up a title showdown with Criss Cross on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Japanese team defeated Criss Cross, 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22 on Nov. 22.

"We're really happy to be in the championship game. Savouge was really strong, I felt like they really ...