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Not yet our time, admits FEU men's volleyball coach

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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/2017/sports/04/26/volleyball-feu-2017-042617.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">FEU&#x27;s Jude Garcia (7) is in tears after the Tamaraws lost to the NU Bulldogs in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball tournament. <cite>Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></cite></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Far Eastern University (FEU) head coach Rey Diaz made sure the Tamaraws will exit the FilOil Flying V Centre with their heads held high despite an excruciating loss to National University (NU) in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.The Tamaraws were gunning for their first Finals appearance since Season 75 when they played NU in the knockout duel. They led 2-1, and were just five points away from victory in the fourth set when they fell apart.The Bulldogs took a 23-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-21, 15-12 win, and the match ended in brutal fashion for FEU as they gave away the final point on a service error by JP Bugaoan.&quot;Ang unang sinabi ko sa mga bata, ayaw kong lalabas sila sa dugout na naka-yuko,&quot; Diaz said after the loss. &quot;Kasi hindi naman namin binigay &#x27;yung panalo sa kalaban.&quot;&quot;Ginawa pa rin namin &#x27;yung best namin. Pinakita naman nila talaga, at naglaro sila ng maganda. Although may mga mali, kasama naman talaga &#x27;yun. Siguro, hindi pa talaga right time para sa akin,&quot; he admitted.[I told the players to hold their heads high when they exit the dugout. We didn&#x27;t make it easy for the other team. We still did our best. We made mistakes, but that&#x27;s part of the game. It&#x27;s just not the right time for us.]<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read:">	<li>Read: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2017/04/26/bulldogs-set-fourth-straight-finals-showdown-vs-blue-eagles-25242"> Bulldogs set fourth straight Finals showdown vs. Blue Eagles </a></li></ul>The Tamaraws made a return to the Final 4 after a two-year absence as the No. 3 seed, and pushed the second-seeded Bulldogs to the limit. They stunned NU in four sets when they played last Sunday to set up the do-or-die duel, but ultimately, the lack of experience doomed them against the Bulldogs.&quot;Malaki ang advantage (ng NU) in terms of height,&quot; Diaz noted. &quot;And siguro, noong pagdating sa dulo, talagang may advantage pa rin sila kasi ang daming beses na nilang na-experience na makipaglaban sa Top 4.&quot;&quot;This is our first time, lalo na ako, na mapunta ulit sa Top 4,&quot; he pointed out. &quot;&#x27;Yun pa lang, advantage na.&quot;[NU has the height advantage over us. They also have an advantage in terms of experience, because they&#x27;ve played in the Final 4 several times. This is our first time to play in the Final 4 again.]While Diaz can&#x27;t help but rue the opportunity that they let slip away, he is also grateful that they had the opportunity to play in the semifinals at all.&quot;Ang maganda diyan, may experience na rin kami,&quot; said Diaz.&quot;Ang ginawa ko nga sa rotation ko na lahat ng players ko, pinipilit kong maipasok. Kasi tulad niyan, at least na-feel ng lahat kung paano lumaro ng Final 4,&quot; he said. &quot;Very rare opportunity &#x27;yung makapaglaro diyan.&quot;[What&#x27;s good is that now, we also have Final 4 experience. I made sure that every player will get some time on the court, so they all know how it feels to play in the Final 4. That&#x27;s a rare opportunity.]FEU is losing veteran setter Ronchette &quot;Denok&quot; Villegas, fiery middle blocker Greg Dolor, and reserve Franco Camcam to graduation, but Diaz remains reasonably confident of their chances for Season 80.&quot;Malaking challenge siya, pero kaya naman siguro ng mga bata na pagtakpan &#x27;yung mga mawawala,&quot; he said.[It will be a challenge, but I&#x27;m sure the younger players can fill in the gaps left by the graduating players.](For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>)

Far Eastern University (FEU) head coach Rey Diaz made sure the Tamaraws will exit the FilOil Flying V Centre with their heads held high despite an excruciating loss to National University in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

Far Eastern University (FEU) head coach Rey Diaz made sure the Tamaraws will exit the FilOil Flying V Centre with their heads held high despite an excruciating loss to National University in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

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Not yet our time, admits FEU men's volleyball coach

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 26, 2017 09:28 PM PHT

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