FEU Woman Tamaraws’ Chenie Tagaod (9). UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines-Far Jap College put up a much more sturdy defensive barrier to subdue College of the East, 25-16, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16, and reinforce its Remaining 4 bid within the UAAP Season 85 girls’s volleyball event on Sunday on the Sensible Araneta Coliseum.
Chenie Tagaod energized the Woman Tamaraws with 20 factors, 12 of them assaults, had two aces and accounted for six of her staff’s season-high 23 blocks.
“We’ve been working towards our blocking in coaching, greater than specializing in our assaults,” mentioned Tagaod after they pulled to an excellent 5-5 slate following a current defeat by the hands of the La Salle Woman Spikers.
Jovelyn Fernandez added 12 factors and Mitzi Panangin had 11 factors and 5 blocks whereas setter Christine Ubaldo fueled the FEU offense with 17 wonderful units.
“I’ve to commend the coaches for the blocking and timing of these blocks and we actually admire the best way we executed them,” mentioned FEU coach Tina Salak.
The Woman Tamaraws will go on an extended break earlier than going through Nationwide College on April 16, however Salak gained’t maintain them within the freezer for lengthy.
“We’ll simply take a break for 2 days, get some inspiration for our households, and return to coaching. Our remaining video games will likely be robust,” mentioned Salak.
Out of sync within the opening body, the Woman Warriors rapidly regrouped with hitters KC Cepada and Janeca Lana raining blows relentlessly that someway cracked FEU’s defensive wall.
Cepeda’s spike off a block propelled UE to a commanding 20-13 benefit and one other pair of assaults by the power-smashing outdoors hitter within the subsequent couple of sequences stored the Woman Tamaraws at bay.
Lana scored on a crosscourt kill following Tagaod’s service error, placing them on the verge of taking the second set.
Tagaod compensated with a again row strike, however Lana unloaded a high-octane spike within the ensuing play, leveling the rely within the course of going into the third set.
The Woman Tamaraws reversed the development within the subsequent body, instantly transferring up anchored on the efforts of Fernandez and Alyzza Devosora.
However when all people thought FEU already had this one within the bag, the Woman Warriors almost turned all the things round.
Lana’s continuous shelling pulled UE inside 23-24 earlier than Panangin deflected her last-ditch try to increase the set.
“We didn’t anticipate to be on this place (at 5-5). There’s strain, however in fact we need to be within the Remaining 4,” mentioned Tagaod.
The Woman Warriors remained winless after 10 video games with Lana scoring 24 factors constructed on 21 assaults and Cepada including 12 markers.
The Woman Tamaraws then strengthened additional the barricade on the web within the last set, parrying many of the blows that each Lana and Cepada had mustered.
Lana made it 23-16 with one other assault, however there was no extra denying the Woman Tamaraws as Ubaldo blocked Cepada and Devosora capped it off with an ace.
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