MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The FEU Lady Tamaraws gained some ground in the race to the UAAP Final Four with a 5-set victory over the NU Lady Bulldogs, FINAL, on Saturday, March 19, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
The win improved the record of FEU to 6-5, giving them solo spot of the fourth seed in the league standings. The UST Tigresses can tie with them later if they beat the Ateneo Lady Eagles.
NU dropped to 5-6 after falling short of a 0-2 sets comeback.
Bernadeth Pons was on fire for the Lady Tams, finishing with 30 points, but she also had adequate help. Jerrili Malabanan scored 20, while Toni Basas posted 21.
FEU out-spiked FEU, 75-51, and doubled them on block scores, 8-4.
The Lady Bulldogs scored on 41 FEU errors and were led by the 28 points of Jaja Santiago. Team captain Myla Pablo scored 17. – Rappler.com