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Ateneo Lady Eagles dash hapless Adamson for 11th win


After their second loss of the season, the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles recovered with a rousing win over the also-ran Adamson University Lady Falcons, 25-16, 28-25, 25-17, at the FilOil Flying V Centre.

The Lady Eagles improved their record to 11-2 to maintain a hold on the top seed in the Final Four. A win in their final elimination round match against University of the East (3-10) on Sunday assures them top billing in the Final Four.

Cruising in the first set, Ateneo ran into reception problems in the second frame. A Lea-Ann Perez block on Jules Samonte put Adamson on top, 24-23, before Maddie Madayag’s running spike setup a long deuce. Open hitter Ponggay Gaston proved clutch, getting the back-to-back points needed to put away the Lady Falcons.

Adamson tried to keep the third set close until Ateneo mustered a finishing 6-1 run to take a 20-15 lead and seal the win.

Opposite hitter Kat Tolentino topped the Lady Eagles with 17 points while co-captain Maddie Madayag added 13 from nine attacks, three blocks, and an ace. With the Lady Eagles ahead for most of the match, they had a chance to give playing time to bench players like rookies Jaja Maraguinot, Erika Raagas and Vannie Gandler. Sophomore Candice Gequillana even saw the court for the first time this season.

Ateneo head coach Oliver Almadro commends his players for staying consistent and taking risks.

“Marami kaming pinapraktis so, most of the time, kapag meron kang risks, there will come a time na they’ll have to execute it properly sa game,” said Almadro.

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“Our game today tested our mental toughness. Whatever it is, whatever ang ibigay na role, they will do execute and do their job properly,” he added.

Open hitters Chiara Permentilla and Bernadette Flora each managed nine points for the Lady Falcons.

Adamson sealed their spot on the bottom of the standings with a 1-12 record. They face University of the Philippines (6-7) in their final elimination round on Saturday at the FilOil Flying V Centre.

The Scores

ADMU (3) – Tolentino 17, Madayag 13, Gaston 9, Samonte 7, De Leon 6, Raagas 4, Wong 2, Gandler 1, Maraguinot 1, Gequillana C. 0, Gequillana K. (L)

AdU (0) – Flora 9, Permentilla 9, Dacoron 4, Igao 4, Macaslang 4, Perez 3, Ave 2, Genesis 2, Soyud 2, Infante 1, Pinar 0, Yandoc 0, Ponce (L)

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Miguel Luis Flores fell face first into sports writing in high sch9l and has never gotten up. He reluctantly stumbled into the volleyball beat when he started with Tiebreaker Times three years ago. Now, he has waded through everything volleyball - from its icky politics to the post-modern art that is Jia Morado's setting.


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