Gritty FEU rallies late to upset La Salle, extends Final Four series

MANILA, Philippines – The Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws put up an impressive comeback to edge the De La Salle Lady Spikers in a thrilling 5-set victory, 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21,16-14, during the UAAP season 78 women’s volleyball Final Four, Sunday, April 17, at the Mall of Asia Arena.

After dropping the first two sets, FEU came back to life in the third canto courtesy of Bernadeth Pons to force a fourth set and extend the season for the Morayta-based squad.

Pons exploded with 22 points built off 20 spikes, one block and an ace, while Remy Palma and Toni Rose Basas added 18 and 17 markers, respectively, to keep FEU’s championship hopes alive. 

A couple of errors in the crucial moments of the deciding set killed La Salle and gave game one of the Final Four series to the Lady Tamaraws.

La Salle and FEU recorded a total of 37 and 32 unforced errors, respectively. 
On the other side, Kim Dy led the scoring for the Lady Spikers with 20 points while Ara Galng and Cyd Demecillo both finished with 14 points each. Kim Fajardo registered 77 excellent sets.

FEU will have to defeat La Salle on Wednesday due to the latter’s twice-to-beat advantage in order to gain a shot at a finals matchup with two-time defending champion Ateneo. – Rappler.com