Slow start, strong finish: Streaking FEU tears Adamson apart in 4 sets after dropped opener

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The FEU Lady Tamaraws put up a four-set masterclass for their third straight win in just six days, shocking the Adamson Lady Falcons with blowout set after blowout set for a one-sided finish

MANILA, Philippines – After a lot of preseason hype, the FEU Lady Tamaraws are finally living up to expectations after crushing the Adamson Lady Falcons despite a first-set setback for their third straight win, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-10, at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, March 8.

Tasked with three games in six days due to a scheduling quirk, FEU swept the week anyway to rise to a 4-2 record ahead of a deserved seven-day break, with only one game left in its first-round docket.

Gerzel Petallo led three Lady Tamaraws in double-digit scoring with 16 points off 14 attacks and 2 aces with 15-of-22 excellent receptions as Tine Ubaldo put up a playmaking clinic with 16 excellent sets plus 4 points.

Jean Asis scattered 6 attacks, 5 aces, and 3 blocks for a 14-point total. Faida Bakanke scored 13 off 10 attacks and 3 blocks, while Jaz Ellarina barely missed the double-digit scoring cut with 9, but off 5 big blocks and 4 hits.

Sparked by a close opening set loss, FEU scorched the rest of the match into a smoldering one-sided romp, limiting Adamson to just 28 points in the second and third frames before exploding to an early 10-point lead in the fourth, 14-4, off multiple kill blocks and capped by a Shaina Nitura attack error.

Still leading by double-digits in the match’s twilight, 20-10, the Lady Tamaraws took turns finishing the demoralized Lady Falcons before Frances Mordi capped a nightmare day with an attack error to hand FEU the win.

Super rookie Shaina Nitura barely missed a triple-double with 24 points, 13 excellent receptions, and 9 excellent digs, while Mordi cleared the trip-dub bar with 12 points, 17 excellent receptions, and 11 excellent digs in the sorry loss that dropped Adamson to a 2-3 slate. – Rappler.com