MANILA, Philippines – The defending champion NU Lady Bulldogs shoot for a quick entry to the finals when the Final Four of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament kicks off at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, May 3.
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SECOND SET
- FEU 5-4: Chammy Maaya quick attack
- FEU 4-3: Jaz Ellarina quick attack
- 3-3: Chammy Maaya quick attack
- NU 2-1: Bella Belen cross out
- NU 2-0: Chammy Maaya quick attack
- NU 1-0: Bella Belen down the line
FIRST SET
- END OF SET 1: FEU strikes first with a 25-20 win over NU
- FEU 25-20: Gerzel Petallo blocks Vange Alinsug
- FEU 24-20: Arah Panique not over
- FEU 23-20: Cla Loresco quick attack
- FEU 22-20: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt hit
- FEU 22-19: Faida Bakanke blocks Vange Alinsug
- FEU 21-19: Chammy Maaya ace
- FEU 21-18: Jean Asis attack out
- FEU 21-17: Shaira Jardio bad pass
- FEU 20-17: Faida Bakanke crosscourt hit
- FEU 19-17: Alyssa Solomon crosscourt hit
- FEU 19-16: Alyssa Solomon attack out, no block touch
- FEU 18-16: Chammy Maaya net touch
- FEU 17-16: Gerzel Petallo blocks Alyssa Solomon
- 16-16: Gerzel Petallo attack error
- FEU 16-15: Bella Belen off the block
- FEU 16-14: Faida Bakanke backrow hit
- FEU 15-14: Chammy Maaya blocks Gerzel Petallo
- FEU 15-13: Chammy Maaya blocks Gerzel Petallo
- FEU 15-12: Bella Belen scores
- FEU 15-11: Vange Alinsug serve out
- FEU 14-11: Bella Belen through the block
- FEU 14-10: Vange Alinsug combi play
- FEU 14-9: Erin Pangilinan attack out
- FEU 13-9: Chen Tagaod down the line
- FEU 12-9: Alyssa Solomon down the line
- FEU 12-8: Jean Asis running attack
- FEU 11-8: FEU floor touch challenge successful
- FEU 10-8: Alyssa Solomon attack out
- FEU 9-8: Chammy Maaya serve to net
- 8-8: Alyssa Solomon through the block
- FEU 8-7: Lams Lamina aces
- FEU 8-6: Jaz Ellarina serve out
- FEU 8-5: Chen Tagaod down the line
- FEU 7-5: Chammy Maaya quick attack
- FEU 7-4: Gerzel Petallo ace
- FEU 6-4: Jaz Ellarina quick attack
- FEU 5-4: Chammy Maaya blocks Jaz Ellarina
- FEU 5-3: Bella Belen crosscourt hit
- FEU 5-2: Faida Bakanke through the block
- FEU 4-2: Jaz Ellarina quick attack
- FEU 3-2: Shaira Jardio double contact
- 2-2: Gerzel Petallo crosscourt hit
- NU 2-1: Bella Bele hit off the mis-set
- 1-1: Gerzel Petallo through the block
- NU STARTERS: Bella Belen, Vange Alinsug, Alyssa Solomon, Lams Lamina, Erin Pangilinan, Chammy Maaya, Shaira Jardio (L)
- FEU STARTERS: Faida Bakanke, Tine Ubaldo, Chen Tagaod, Gerzel Petallo, Jean Asis, Jaz Ellarina, Marga Encarnacion (L)
Preview
NU wrapped up the elimination round ahead of the pack with a 12-2 record to claim the No. 1 spot, which comes with a twice-to-beat bonus in the semifinals.
Standing in the Lady Bulldogs’ way are the FEU Lady Tamaraws — who finished the eliminations tied with La Salle and UST at 9-5 — but dropped all the way to the fourth spot due to the superior set ratio of the Lady Spikers and the Tigresses.
NU and FEU find themselves in a familiar position as both squads also faced each other in a same Final Four setup last season, where the fourth-seeded Lady Tamaraws dragged the eventual champions to a winner-take-all Game 2 clash before crashing out of the tournament.
Odds are in the Lady Bulldogs’ favor heading into this Final Four showdown as they’ve won both their matches versus the Lady Tamaraws this season.
In the first round, NU overcame a gutsy stand by FEU for a thrilling 25-15, 23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-8 five-set win behind Alyssa Solomon’s 23 points and reigning MVP Bella Belen’s 21 markers.
The Lady Bulldogs then repeated over the Lady Tamaraws in four sets in their second-round encounter, 25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 25-18, thanks to a huge 30-point explosion by Solomon.
Despite having FEU’s number this season, NU shouldn’t take the Tina Salak-mentored Lady Tamaraws lightly as they are coming off a confidence-boosting 25-20, 28-26, 20-25, 25-23 victory against La Salle in their final game of the eliminations last Saturday, April 26.
Will NU finish off FEU right away or will the Lady Tamaraws live to fight another day?
First serve is at 2 pm. – Rappler.com