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UAAP volleyball: Pons displays no mercy in towing FEU to finals

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/04/24/042418-feu-to-finals.jpg"/><figcaption>FEU captain Bernadeth Pons had a triple-double against Ateneo in the Final 4. <em>Arvin Lim, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – It was strange to hear the words &quot;no mercy&quot; uttered by the usually soft-spoken Bernadeth Pons, but that was exactly what happened on Saturday following Far Eastern University&#x27;s (FEU) Final 4 game against the Ateneo de Manila University.</p><p>Pons put together a typically well-rounded effort against Ateneo, firing 17 points while tallying 16 digs and 19 excellent receptions to power the Lady Tamaraws to a 25-20, 25-21, 14-25, 25-19 triumph. </p><p>The four-set win propelled FEU to the finals of the UAAP Season 80 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament for the first time since Season 71.</p><p>&quot;Nakuha na namin &#x27;yung goal namin na makapasok sa finals, so isa pa ulit – &#x27;yung goal naming na makuha naming &#x27;yung championship,&quot; said the graduating open hitter.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/04/22/bring-it-on-dlsu-welcomes-new-challenge-seven-years-40677">READ: DLSU welcomes new challenge after seven years</a></li></ul><p>The Lady Tamaraws were impressive against Ateneo, ending the Lady Eagles&#x27; streak of six straight finals appearances in emphatic fashion. But Pons was concerned with how they played in the third set, when they relaxed and gave the Katipunan spikers a lifeline.</p><p>&quot;Nakuhanan kami ng third set,&quot; said Pons. &quot;So sabi ko sa sarili ko, kailangan ulit, manguna ako.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kasi sabi ko, last year na &#x27;to. Sabi ko, &#x27;no mercy.&#x27; Bigay mo na lahat. Kahit anong mangyari, bigay mo na,&quot; she added.</p><p>Pons made sure to live up to her word. She scored from all angles in the fourth set, including a booming hit from the back row that put the Lady Tamaraws at match point.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t6zFi9G5A7s?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>But the MVP candidate knows that she needs to be even better in the finals, when they play the defending champion De La Salle University Lady Spikers in a rematch that is nine years in the making.</p><p>&quot;Mae-expect niyo na mas ibibigay ko pa rin lahat. All out na, kasi last year ko na din, tapos last chance na din namin,&quot; said Pons, who finished as FEU&#x27;s leading scorer for the fifth year in a row this season.</p><p>&quot;Mayroon pa kaming kailangang trabahuhin,&quot; she added emphatically. &quot;Paghihirapan pa muna namin &#x27;yun.&quot;</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>It was strange to hear the words "no mercy" uttered by the usually soft-spoken Bernadeth Pons, but that was exactly what happened on Saturday following Far Eastern University's Final 4 game against the Ateneo de Manila University.</p>

It was strange to hear the words "no mercy" uttered by the usually soft-spoken Bernadeth Pons, but that was exactly what happened on Saturday following Far Eastern University's Final 4 game against the Ateneo de Manila University.

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UAAP volleyball: Pons displays no mercy in towing FEU to finals

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 24, 2018 03:52 PM PHT

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