Girls' Standings
*NUNS 8-1
*UST 7-2
*FEU-D 7-2
*AdU 6-3
DLSZ 3-7
UPIS 2-8
Ateneo 0-10
*Final Four
Games on Wednesday at the Paco Arena
9 a.m. - AdU vs Ateneo (Girls)
11 a.m. - UST vs UPIS (Girls)
1 p.m. - FEU-D vs. NUNS (Girls)
FAR Eastern University-Diliman and defending champion Adamson University completed the Final Four cast in the UAAP Season 87 High School Girls’ Volleyball Tournament after sweeping Ateneo De Manila University and University of the Philippines Integrated School, respectively on Sunday at the Paco Arena in Manila.
The Lady Baby Tamaraws secured a hard-earned sweep over the Junior Fighting Maroons, winning 25-17, 25-22, 25-15, in a match that wrapped up in 66 minutes.
Later that day, the Lady Baby Falcons also notched a tough victory, this time against the Junior Lady Spikers, 25-19, 25-13, 28-26, improving to a 6-3 record.
FEU-D surged ahead in the third set, jumping to a commanding 12-6 lead. However, three consecutive attack errors eventually allowed UPIS to close the gap to within three. The Lady Baby Tamaraws responded with a six-point run from the 19-15 mark, highlighted by back-to-back aces from Aleah Devosora. Sheila Pascual's decisive attack brought FEU-D to match point, and Bernadine Boston's tip closed out the match at 25-15.
“First, syempre masaya kami na nakuha namin ‘yung top four, Ngayon, hindi pa kasi doon natatapos, kumbaga yun yung pinaka-final, ‘yun ‘yung magi-istart para samin, kasi last year parang nasa top four din kami pero kami ‘yung pang fourth place. Gusto namin sana maka-podium, ‘yan ‘yung pinaka-goal namin at makaya pa namin, ang pinaka-first,” said FEU-D head coach Joanne Bunag.
“Ang sabi ko nga sa mga bata, ang goal namin ngayon mapunta doon sa top two. ‘Yun muna ang goal namin, kasi syempre ang top two may advantage,” she added.
Sheila Pascual powered the Lady Baby Tamaraws with a standout 19 points, including 15 attacks and two blocks. Aleah Devosora delivered an additional 11 points, marked by six attacks and five aces, while Cathlyn Umal and Franz Premaylon each contributed eight points over two sets.
FEU-D rose to 7-2, tying UST for second place. UPIS, already eliminated from the Final Four, remained in sixth with a 2-8 record.
Adamson and DLSZ traded points in a tight battle until midway through the third set, when the Lady Baby Falcons broke away with a decisive 6-2 run to secure a 20-15 lead. A net touch from the Junior Lady Spikers’ side sent Adamson to match point.
However, four errors from Adamson and a service ace from Tessa Bonafe tied the game up at 24-all. A net touch from Aislinn Alemaña pushed the Lady Baby Falcons to match point once again, before Antonia Bololoy and Abby Segui combined for a crucial block to claim the victory, 28-26.
“We’re just preparing for this talaga sa mga bata, kumbaga maka-gain sila ng experience with this situation so that pagdating sa taas, kung ‘yun ‘yung situation, ‘yun ‘yung time, ‘di naman natin hinihingi kung ano ‘yung mga nangyayari pero at least prepared ‘yung mga bata na maging ready all the time,” said Adamson head coach JP Yude.
“Balik kami ulit sa training, kumbaga training, viewing, kung paano pag-aralan ‘yung kalaban especially ‘yung last two games namin,” he added.
Ellaine Gonzalvo took charge for the Lady Baby Falcons, racking up 12 points with eight attacks and four aces in just two sets, in the match that lasted an hour and 14 minutes. Sam Cantada and Abby Segui contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Alemaña paced the Junior Lady Spikers in the loss with 11 points, all from attacks.
Adamson kept its grip on fourth place after advancing to 6-3, while DLSZ exited the Final Four race after dropping to 3-7 in fifth place.
Earlier, the Lady Bullpups notched a straight-set victory over the Blue Eagles, 25-2, 25-9, 25-11, continuing their reign atop the standings with an 8-1 card.
In a dominant outing, NUNS’ Harlyn Serneche recorded 16 points with 13 attacks in the 48-minute match. Denesse Daylisan and Diza Berayo added 10 points apiece.
Ateneo remained winless in 10 games.
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