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UAAP: FEU sweeps NU to boost Final 4 bid

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/04/10/20190410-feu-womensvt.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The FEU Lady Tamaraws improved to 8-4 with their win over National U.<em> Arvin Lim, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> Far Eastern University (FEU) is one step closer to the Final 4 of the UAAP Season 81 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament, after sweeping National University (NU) on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.</p><p>For the first time in Season 81, the Lady Tamaraws won in straight sets as they dismissed the Lady Bulldogs, 25-21, 25-19, 25-22. </p><p>That put FEU&#x27;s record at 8-4, just behind Ateneo de Manila University (10-1) and De La Salle University (8-3). A victory by University of Santo Tomas against University of the Philippines in the second game of the day will assure the Lady Tams of at least a playoff for a semifinal spot.</p><p>&quot;Sabi ko nga sa mga players ko, one at a time lang,&quot; said FEU coach George Pascua. &quot;Kung sino ang kalaban, focus. And siyempre, kailangan mataas ang commitment level namin, &#x27;yung energy level namin sa game.&quot;</p><p>The FEU veterans took center stage in the win, with Heather Guino-o scoring 11 points, Jerrili Malabanan adding 11, and Kyle Negrito orchestrating everything with 21 excellent sets. The Lady Tamaraws built big leads in all three frames, but needed to fend off the Lady Bulldogs each time to seal the deal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2019/04/10/uaap-season-81-ateneo-adamson-complete-final-four-cast-55612">READ: Ateneo, Adamson complete men&#x27;s volleyball Final 4 cast</a></li></ul><p>In the first set, FEU squandered a 12-5 lead, and were up by just one point, 22-21, after giving up an ace to Princess Robles. But France Ronquillo came through with a clutch hit, and an error by NU setter Joni Chavez and a hit by Celine Domingo allowed the Lady Tams to take a 1-0 lead.</p><p>The Lady Tamaraws took a 16-6 lead in Set 3, as the Lady Bulldogs succumbed to their errors. Rookie Ivy Lacsina, in particular, gave away free points with several mishits. But once again, NU refused to go away easy, coming to within 3 points, 22-19, after a kill by Robles and back-to-back errors by the Lady Tams.</p><p>Thankfully for FEU, they were able to end the set on a strong note: Malabanan came through with two clutch kills, and Czarina Carandang ended the frame with a quick hit.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="fil"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Jerrili Malabanan drills it! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPSeason81Volleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UAAPSeason81Volleyball</a> <a href="https://t.co/P2EZLqy4nK">pic.twitter.com/P2EZLqy4nK</a></p>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/1115874939360423936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Abril 10, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Individual error &#x27;yun,&quot; Pascua said of their near collapse in the second set. &quot;Nagkaroon lang ng kaunting adjustment, kasi kailangan namin ng tatlong spiker, pero na-manage naman kasi ine-ensayo naman.&quot;</p><p>The Lady Tams were again in control in Set 3, 16-9, but after the second technical timeout, NU came alive. The Lady Bulldogs won 8 of the next 10 points, with veterans Audrey Paran and Roselyn Doria providing the spark. A kill by Robles made it a one-point game, 18-17. </p><p>Hits by Malabanan and Guino-o allowed FEU to pull away once more, 22-19, but errors by Domingo and Guino-o and a lucky ace by Doria knotted the count at 22. It proved to be NU&#x27;s last gasp, however: Guino-o made up for her earlier error with a down-the-line hit, Robles went long on an attack, and then got blocked by Negrito in the final rally of the match.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="fil"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FEU completes the sweep with a SOLID block on Cess Robles! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAAPSeason81Volleyball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UAAPSeason81Volleyball</a> <a href="https://t.co/NKe6tLwNps">pic.twitter.com/NKe6tLwNps</a></p>— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports/status/1115880573120196609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Abril 10, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Gawa ng tatlong beterano, kaya na-achieve namin &#x27;yun,&quot; said Pascua of their straight-sets win.</p><p>Paran was the lone player in double-digits for NU with 11 points, while Lacsina was limited to 9 markers. The Lady Bulldogs had only 25 kills, as compared to FEU&#x27;s 35.</p><p>The loss dropped National U to 3-9; they are already out of the running for a Final 4 spot.</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>Far Eastern University (FEU) is one step closer to the UAAP Season 81 Final 4 after sweeping National University (NU) on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.</p>

Far Eastern University (FEU) is one step closer to the UAAP Season 81 Final 4 after sweeping National University (NU) on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

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UAAP: FEU sweeps NU to boost Final 4 bid

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Apr 10, 2019 03:43 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 10, 2019 04:22 PM PHT

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