UAAP Season 87 volleyball March 8 La Salle-UE, Adamson-FEU

March 8, Saturday – MOA Arena

• 9am – La Salle Green Spikers vs UE Red Warriors
• 11am – Adamson Falcons vs FEU Tamaraws
• 1pm – La Salle Lady Spikers vs UE Lady Warriors
• 3pm – Adamson Lady Falcons vs FEU Lady Tamaraws

FEU Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament game against Adamson Lady Falcons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University’s back-to-back losses served as a wake-up call to embrace its contender status in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.

One important thing that the Lady Tamaraws realized during their two consecutive losses to the University of the Philippines and defending champion National University was that they are no longer the dark horse this year.

They have to live up to the high expectations as one of the contenders with their intact roster.

Mikole Reyes and the La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Mikole Reyes — sister of former La Salle middle blocker and PVL star Mika — continues to embrace the huge responsibility as the Lady Spikers’ main setter in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.

Reyes paced La Salle with 23 excellent sets on top of three points to lead La Salle past the University of the East, 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, for a 3-2 record with their first back-to-back wins of the season on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

The younger Reyes admitted it’s not easy to embrace the pivotal role as a rookie setter but she’s getting there with the help of the Lady Spikers and coach Ramil De Jesus.

Jyne Soreño and Angel Canino during the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. -UAAP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Jyne Soreño provided the spark off the bench as La Salle recovered from a disappointing second-set defeat to University of the East and tallied its first back-to-back wins of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.

Soreño scored most of her 12 points in the third to lead La Salle past UE, 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, and improve to a 3-2 record on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Jyne Soreño provided the spark off the bench as La Salle recovered from a disappointing second-set defeat to University of the East and tallied its first back-to-back wins of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.

FEU Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament game against Adamson Lady Falcons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

With chance to write a brand new story this UAAP volleyball season, the FEU Lady Tamaraws are determined not to waste it.

“This is a different story now in the new season. We think that we are not the same team as before so why would we squander this opportunity to perform well inside the court and show our potential and how we play?” Jean Asis said.

And the Lady Tamaraws have evidence to back it up after they fashioned a third straight victory in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament following a 23-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-10 victory over Adamson on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

UAAP women’s volleyball scores: Adamson vs FEU

• FINAL: FEU (4-2) averts a first-set loss to take down Adamson (2-3), 23-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-10, and book its third straight win.
• END OF SET 2: FEU 25, Adamson 15. The Lady Tamaraws dominate the second to tie the game to 1-1.
• END OF SET 1: Adamson 25, FEU 23.

IN PHOTOS: La Salle vs UE (March 8)

Angel Canino and the La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net

La Salle notched its first back-to-back wins in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament after a 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17 victory over University of the East on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Angel Canino led the Lady Spikers with 20 points made up of 14 attacks, three blocks and and the same number of aces, highlighted by 10 excellent digs and nine excellent receptions as they rose to a 3-2 record.

UAAP women’s volleyball scores: La Salle vs UE

• FINAL: La Salle (3-2) trounces UE (0-5), 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, for its second straight win.
• END OF SET 3: La Salle 25, UE 14The Lady Spikers bounce back with a 13-1 start en route to a third set domination.
• END OF SET 2: UE 25, La Salle 23. The Lady Warriors stun the Lady Spikers in the second to tie the game to 1-1
• END OF SET 1: La Salle 25, UE 12

IN PHOTOS: FEU vs Adamson (March 8)

FEU Tamaraws’ Mikko Espartero during a UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball game against Adamson Falcons. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University closed in one a first-round sweep after weathering Adamson in an extended third set en route to the 25-23, 25-20, 31-29 win in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

After winning the first two sets, the Tamaraws needed to overcome an 8-15 start in the third and stop the Falcons from winning the set, 21-24.

FEU turned to Dryx Saavedra, Mikko Espartero, and substitute rookie Luis Miguel to force a deuce. Jude Aguilar kept Adamson afloat in the extended third only to commit a crucial attack error that put the former at match point, 30-29, before Doula Ndongala blocked Ahmed Tahiluddin for the win.

UAAP men’s volleyball scores: La Salle vs UE, Adamson vs FEU

• FINAL: FEU (6-0) inches a win closer to a first-round sweep after staving off Adamson (1-4), 25-23, 25-20, 31-29.

• FINAL: La Salle (3-2) beats the winless UE (0-6), 26-24, 25-13, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 87 men’s volleyball.

Adamson rookie Shaina Nitura (right) will be the focus of the Far Eastern defense. —UAAP MEDIA

Playing eight total sets in winning its last two games, a different test awaits Far Eastern University (FEU) on Saturday when the Lady Tamaraws battle an Adamson side that is brandishing one of the fiercest weapons in Season 87 of the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament.

And obviously for coach Tina Salak, they would want to come out triumphant in the 3 p.m. contest at Mall of Asia Arena and complete a character-building three-game test that spanned just over a week.

“We want to improve continuously,” Salak said in Filipino after a straight-sets win over winless University of the East (UE) on Wednesday. “We shouldn’t be falling short, we should improve, especially in handling small balls when facing other teams.”

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