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UAAP volleyball: Ateneo survives playoff vs Adamson, barges to Final 4

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from UAAP Media Bureau" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/06/11/06112022-uaap-84-wvb-adu.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo from UAAP Media Bureau</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) – It may have taken them an extra match but the Ateneo Blue Eagles lived to fight for another day as they clinched the last Final 4 berth in the UAAP Season 84 women’s volleyball.The Blue Eagles overwhelmed Adamson in the knockout match, 25-20, 28-26, 25-22, to send the Lady Falcons packing at the Mall of Asia Arena Saturday. The defending champions got the right to face the third-seeded UST Golden Tigresses in the stepladder semifinals while the NU Lady Bulldogs swept the elimination round en route to a Finals ticket. Both teams finished with 8-6 records that resulted in a playoff for no. 4 spot. “Pinag-usapan namin, we have to win in three and they stepped up. Ito nga, we live another day. Hopefully, we can do good, and we will be better than our best in our coming games pa,” head coach Oliver Almadro said. Faith Nisperos, the second top-scorer in the league, led Ateneo again with 22 big points. She got a solid support from AC Miner, who chipped in with 16 points.After taking the opening set, the Blue Eagles appeared to be cruising to an easy set 2 win with a 21-17 lead after an off-the-block hit from Miner.Down 20-24, Trisha Genesis rallied her team back to steal the set point from Adamson, 25-24, capped by Krich Macaslang’s block to Nisperos.But shaky receptions from the Lady Falcons allowed Ateneo to claim the set, punctuated by a push from Miner, 28-26. “As a team nakita ko na we just really enjoyed the game, and lumabas &#x27;yung team work namin. Lahat naman kami nagtulungan. Yes may sense of urgency but at the same time we love what we&#x27;re doing kaya namin nagawa &#x27;yun,” Nisperos said.In the third, Ateneo quickly responded to the 9-6 start of Adamson to regain the upper hand, sparked by a backrow hit by Nisperos, 11-9.Adamson tried to inch closer with a power push from Rizza Cruz, 13-14, but the Blue Eagles answered back to restore order, 16-13. A block at Vannie Gandler and an attack error from her tied the match at 19-all. Adamson finally took the lead off an unforced error from Nisperos, 21-20.Nisperos, however, bounced back with back-to-back points for a 23-22 Ateneo lead. A push from Miner put the blue and white at match point. Meanwhile, Genesis was the lone bright spot for Adamson with 13 points. Lucille Almonte was limited to just nine markers.

It may have taken them an extra match but the Ateneo Blue Eagles have lived to fight another day as they clinched the last Final 4 berth in the UAAP Season 84 women’s volleyball.

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UAAP volleyball: Ateneo survives playoff vs Adamson, barges to Final 4

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 11, 2022 07:13 PM PHT

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Updated June 11, 2022 08:01 PM PHT

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