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UAAP: Making Final 4 no longer enough for Adamson Falcons

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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/sports/11/07/20181107-adu.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The Soaring Falcons are aiming higher in Season 81. Josh Albelda, <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- The Adamson University Soaring Falcons secured a Final 4 spot for the third consecutive season on Wednesday, after dismissing University of Santo Tomas, 96-83, at the Araneta Coliseum.The Falcons greeted the news with a metaphorical shrug of their collective shoulders.&quot;Well, we&#x27;re happy to reach the Final 4,&quot; said coach Franz Pumaren, who has spearheaded the turnaround of Adamson&#x27;s basketball program over the past three years.&quot;You know, I don&#x27;t want to sound so hypocritical,&quot; he added. &quot;Of course, reaching the Final 4 is an achievement. But we&#x27;ve been doing that for the last two years.&quot;&quot;Hopefully we can improve our finish for this year.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2018/11/07/adamson-tames-ust-takes-seat-uaap-81-final-four-49475">READ: Adamson tames UST, takes seat in UAAP 81 Final 4</a></li></ul>This marks the first time that Adamson has reached the Final 4 for three straight years. In each of the last two seasons, the Soaring Falcons were eliminated by De La Salle University.In Season 79 -- Pumaren&#x27;s first season -- they entered the semifinals as the fourth seed, and gave the Green Archers a good fight before bowing to the eventual champions, 69-64. The next season, they improved their ranking and made it to the No. 3 seed, but again they were ousted by the Ben Mbala-powered La Salle team, 82-75.This time around, the Falcons will no longer be satisfied with simply making it to the Final 4.&quot;It feels good,&quot; said swingman Sean Manganti, who had 22 points in their win over UST. &quot;But I mean, we&#x27;ve done it already twice and that&#x27;s not our goal. We got a higher goal than that, so the job&#x27;s not done.&quot;&quot;It&#x27;s not the team&#x27;s goal this year,&quot; echoed shooting guard Jerrick Ahanmisi. &quot;We&#x27;re just gonna keep moving on and keep looking forward to the next games.&quot;&quot;Nage-aim kami ng mas higher ngayon,&quot; added Simon Camacho, a veteran forward who still remembers the struggles in Season 78, when the Falcons won just three games before Pumaren came in and turned their program around.With their 9-3 win-loss record, the Soaring Falcons are perched comfortably in the No. 2 spot, just one game behind the defending champion Ateneo de Manila University (10-2). The first order of business for Adamson is to secure a twice-to-beat advantage in the Final 4 -- an incentive they did not have in the past two years.&quot;We&#x27;re almost there, to get that particular incentive, and we&#x27;re aiming for that,&quot; said Pumaren. &quot;I&#x27;ll be a hypocrite if I tell you that we&#x27;re happy entering the Final 4. We want to get that particular incentive.&quot;To inch closer to their goal, they have to get past University of the East (UE) on Saturday.&quot;Sometimes it&#x27;s scary to play a team that&#x27;s already been eliminated. Nothing against UE, but playing against a team that has no pressure already, it&#x27;s not a sure win,&quot; said Pumaren. &quot;We won&#x27;t be complacent.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

The Adamson Soaring Falcons secured a Final 4 spot for the third consecutive season on Wednesday, after dismissing University of Santo Tomas, 96-83, at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Adamson Soaring Falcons secured a Final 4 spot for the third consecutive season on Wednesday, after dismissing University of Santo Tomas, 96-83, at the Araneta Coliseum.

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UAAP: Making Final 4 no longer enough for Adamson Falcons

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 07, 2018 06:08 PM PHT

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