Lady Eagles cruise past deflated Lady Tamaraws

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Lady Eagles cruise past deflated Lady Tamaraws
The Katipunan-based defending champions have yet to drop a set 3 games into the season

MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo Lady Eagles continue to soar with another confident and dominant straight-set victory over the FEU Lady Tamaraws, 25-15, 25-16, 25-17, in the women’s volleyball tournament of UAAP Season 77 on Saturday, November 29 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Katipunan-based defending champions have yet to drop a set 3 games into the season, while the volleybelles from Morayta went down to 1-1 after an opening day victory over the UP Lady Maroons.

Reigning MVP Alyssa Valdez did not skip a beat with her third consecutive double-figure outing with 16 points including 10 digs.

Rookie Bea de Leon flexed her muscles and showed the confidence her teammates are giving her early on. The middle blocker out of Poveda topped her 7-point debut and notched her first career double-digit production of 10 points built on 8 kills and two blocks.

FEU, on the other hand, never found their rhythm on offense as skipper Bernadette Pons settled for 7 points while Remy Palma also had 7 markers along with 3 rejections.

The Lady Eagles put their foes out of sync right from the start and capitalized on the Lady Tamaraws’ disorganized play and deflated confidence to quickly put them away.

FEU head coach Shaq Delos Santos repeatedly attempted to wake up his squad but they never gave much of a fight as Ateneo pulled away in the second and third sets.

The Lady Tamaraws, who narrowly missed the playoffs last season, has not won a set against the Lady Eagles since last year. They tried to change that in the third period, rallying to within 17-21 after consecutive errors on the part of Ateneo, but Valdez promptly doused water on their budding momentum with a down the line hit, which shut the door on FEU. – Rappler.com

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