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Tamaraws rout Maroons, secure twice-to-beat bonus; Bulldogs thump Falcons

Published Apr 20, 2024 07:22 am

At A Glance

  • Top seed Far Eastern University secured the first twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 86 men's volleyball tournament with a swift straight-set victory over University of the Philippines, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22, on Saturday, April 20, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. 
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Top seed Far Eastern University secured the first twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament with a 25-17, 25-22, 25-22 victory over University of the Philippines, on Saturday, April 20, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. 

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FEU claims top spot along with a Final Four twice-to-beat advantage (UAAP Media)

The Tamaraws rose to a commanding 12-1 record in the standings following eight straight wins, their lone loss coming from defending champion National University Bulldogs in the first round. 

This would be the first time that FEU secured the top position in the eliminations since Season 74 in 2012, which was also the last time it won the championship title against University of Santo Tomas. 

The Tamaraws are looking to finish strong and complete a rare second round sweep when they tackle the Bulldogs on Wednesday, April 24. 

Andrei Delicana led all scorers with 11 points off eight attacks, two blocks and one service ace, while 10 of his teammates also entered the scoring column in the balanced effort. 

The Fighting Maroons, who snapped an 11-game losing streak this season at the expense of the Adamson Falcons, couldn’t carry some sort of momentum as they suffered another sorry loss to sink further at 1-12. 

Louis Gamban paced UP with 10 as the State U battles University of the East next Saturday, April 27, hoping to end its campaign on a bright note. 

In the second play, reigning champion NU vented its ire on already-ran Adamson, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16, to momentarily regain the second spot at 10-3. 

The Bulldogs bolstered their bid for the last remaining Final Four bonus after bouncing back from their four-set loss against De La Salle Green Spikers (9-3) last time out. 

Both NU and La Salle still have a shot to arm themselves with the twice-to-beat advantage, with the Bulldogs regaining their confidence in time for the semifinal action. 

Leo Aringo and Nico Almendras led the way for NU with 14 and 13 points, respectively, as they gear up for their last elimination showdown against FEU next week. 

The Soaring Falcons fell to their fifth straight loss to drop to 4-9, still in sixth place. They will cap their campaign against Ateneo de Manila University on Wednesday too.

Nobody reached double figures for Adamson as Ahmed Tahiluddin went for eight points while John Yboa had six.

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