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FEU, Ateneo dispute last finals berth in UAAP men's volleyball

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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/2018/news/04/25/ateneo.jpg"/><figcaption>The FEU Tamaraws will try to stop Ateneo&#x27;s Marck Espejo in their do-or-die game. Arvin Lim, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Defending champion Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University (FEU) battle once more in the UAAP Season 80 men&#x27;s volleyball Final 4, with the winner securing the last spot in the best-of-three finals.Opening serve is at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre, where the Blue Eagles and the Tamaraws battle for a chance to play National University (NU) in the best-of-3 finals.The third-seeded Blue Eagles forced a deciding match by beating the Tamaraws, 18-25, 25-13, 24-26, 26-23, 15-9 last Saturday, in a game that will be best remembered for reigning MVP Marck Espejo&#x27;s incredible effort.Ateneo&#x27;s veteran outside spiker was simply unstoppable, scoring a record-breaking 55 points on 47 kills, six blocks, and two aces. He had 11 points in the fifth set alone – outscoring the entire FEU squad. No other Blue Eagle reached double-digits.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/04/22/nu-sweeps-way-back-finals-40665">READ: NU sweeps way back into the Finals for the sixth straight year</a></li></ul>All eyes will be on Espejo again in the do-or-die game, as the Ateneo ace looks to lead his team to a fifth straight finals appearance in what is his last year with the Blue Eagles.&quot;&#x27;Yung FEU, aaralin nila &#x27;yung Game 1,&quot; Espejo said after his masterful effort last Saturday. &quot;Wala naman sa isip ko &#x27;yun, kahit anong gawin nila, bantayan nila ako. Basta &#x27;yung tiwala ng teammates ko, nasa akin.&quot;The Tamaraws, for their part, will be out to stop Espejo and dare the other Ateneo players to beat them as they try to reach the men&#x27;s volleyball finals for the first time since Season 75.FEU got solid games from Jude Garcia and JP Bugaoan, who each had 15 points, while Redijohn Paler tallied 12 in the first game. But they had no answer for Ateneo&#x27;s avalanche of hits and ran out of steam in the final frame.Despite the result, FEU coach Rey Diaz insists that his team is in high spirits.&quot;Hindi sila down, kasi meron pa nga kaming chance,&quot; he said.Diaz is also hopeful that the Tamaraws have learned from their experience in Season 79, when they lost in heartbreaking fashion to NU in the step-ladder semifinals.&quot;Sana nga, natuto kami lahat, especially me,&quot; said Diaz. &quot;Sana, natuto kami.&quot;&quot;Sabi ko nga, ang foundation ng team namin is &#x27;yung team namin. So kung &#x27;yun ang nangyari last year, we will try our best na hindi siya mangyari this year. Pero kung anong ibibigay ni Lord, thank you pa din,&quot; he added.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Defending champion Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University battle once more in the UAAP Season 80 men's volleyball Final 4, with the winner securing the last spot in the best-of-three Finals.

Defending champion Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University battle once more in the UAAP Season 80 men's volleyball Final 4, with the winner securing the last spot in the best-of-three Finals.

FEU, Ateneo dispute last finals berth in UAAP men's volleyball

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FEU, Ateneo dispute last finals berth in UAAP men's volleyball

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 25, 2018 05:33 AM PHT

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