Manila, April 26 -- University of Santo Tomas pulled off a 45-40 win over University of the East in the sabre final to secure the women's title in the UAAP Season 87 fencing competition at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Malate, Manila on Friday night.

Heading into the deciding sabre event, both teams were tied with two gold medals each.

UE earlier won the epee final, 45-41, but UST bounced back in the sabre to clinch the overall title.

"This doesn't feel real honestly right now. Somehow I'm still processing it. Although I knew before the preparation, we can do it especially as our team is strong with Alexa (Larrazabal)," Most Valuable Player (MVP) Jannah Catantan said in the post-match interview.

"It's not impossible. Well, it was still h...