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UAAP: UP Lady Maroons not dwelling on breakthrough win against FEU

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/02/20/20190220-uaap.jpg"/><figcaption>The UP Lady Maroons have beaten the FEU Lady Tamaraws for the first time since Season 74. Josh Albelda, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- University of the Philippines (UP) ended a five-year drought on Wednesday, when the Lady Maroons registered a four-set victory over Far Eastern University (FEU) in the UAAP Season 81 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament. UP, anchored once again by Tots Carlos and Isa Molde, claimed a 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 25-20 triumph over the Lady Tamaraws. It was their first win over the Morayta spikers since February 9, 2014, when a UP team led by Kathy Bersola stunned the Lady Tamaraws, 26-24, 25-16, 16-25, 25-19. It was only <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/09/14/stuns-feu-shake-final-four-race">UP&#x27;s second win of Season 74</a>, and it eventually played a role in FEU&#x27;s absence from the Final 4 that year.&quot;Hindi ko rin alam &#x27;yun,&quot; Carlos said when informed of their breakthrough triumph. &quot;Well, first time in five years, wow, I didn&#x27;t know that,&quot; said UP coach Godfrey Okumu. &quot;It&#x27;s good history.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/02/20/uaap-season-81-lady-maroons-snatch-solo-lead-53614">READ: Lady Maroons snatch solo lead</a></li></ul>For Okumu, the win over FEU -- a team that they have already beaten in the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference, and again in the Philippine Superliga Collegiate Grand Slam -- showed how their team has been changing. They memorably outlasted FEU in a five-set thriller to win the PVL championship in September 2018, then beat the Lady Tamaraws again in the PSL tilt just a couple of months later. Against a full-strength FEU team in the UAAP, the Lady Maroons proved that they remain a step ahead of the competition. &quot;Our team is changing. It&#x27;s not the way we used to play before. Every day, we keep on changing, trying to improve step by step. It&#x27;s a good thing that we&#x27;re able to achieve this first win after so many years,&quot; said Okumu. &quot;It&#x27;s not an easy team to beat. We struggled through the four sets until the last minute,&quot; he also said. &quot;But our fighting, our bench power, and the fans were able to push us through.&quot;Okumu said they will take a win and celebrate it, but his own players feel that it is not something they should dwell on.&quot;Actually, hindi naman namin iniisip kung ilang panalo kami, ilang talo kami,&quot; said Justine Dorog, who had 12 points in their win.&quot;Step by step talaga,&quot; she explained. &quot;Hindi &#x27;yung, &#x27;Ay, nanalo kami, so magse-settle kami dito.&#x27; Kailangan i-prove namin sa mga tao na kaya namin.&quot;Carlos, who finished with a team-high 15 points, stressed that ending a drought against FEU is simply another step for them in their UAAP Season 81 campaign.&quot;May goal kasi kami this season, so kailangan namin trabahuhin,&quot; she said. For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

University of the Philippines ended a five-year drought on Wednesday, when the Lady Maroons registered a four-set victory over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 81 women's volleyball tournament.

University of the Philippines ended a five-year drought on Wednesday, when the Lady Maroons registered a four-set victory over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 81 women's volleyball tournament.

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UAAP: UP Lady Maroons not dwelling on breakthrough win against FEU

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Feb 20, 2019 09:56 PM PHT

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