V-League: FEU bags last semis slot (4:19 p.m.)
Monday, September 6, 2010
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MANILA -- Far Eastern University (FEU) overcame the mighty stand of sliding Ateneo de Manila Sunday night to complete the semifinal cast of the 7th Shakey’s V-League second conference at the Arena in San Juan City.
After dropping the first set, the Lady Tamaraws recovered their poise in the next three frames to upend the Lady Eagles, 24-26, 26-24, 25-20, 25-19 which took one hour and 47 minutes to finish.
Before hundreds of fans who witnessed the first quarterfinal playoff of this conference, four players from the Morayta-based hitters tallied double figures to secure the fourth and last berth in the Final Four.
The duo of guest players Rachel Anne Daquis and Michelle Carolino paced FEU’s attack with 22 and 21, points respectively.
Cherry May Vivas wound up 16 hits while Monique Tiangco chipped in 13, three coming ace services to repulse the Atenean spikers.
It was a bitter loss for the Lady Eagles, who lost all their quarterfinal engagements except for their convincing victory against National University last August 22.
Before the sudden-death showdown, FEU also subdued Ateneo, 25-21, 27-25, 11-25, and 25-18 to arrange the knockout match Sunday. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)
