Far Eastern U recovered big from a lackluster start as it turned back San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 15-25, 25-14, 25-10, 25-16, to notch its first win in three starts in the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Friday.
Chenie Tagaod unleashed a 15-point game, including 12 attacks and three blocks, while Barbie Jamili and Miltzi Panangin scored 11 points each, as the Lady Tams broke into the win column in Pool A action after bowing to the Adamson Lady Falcons and Ateneo Lady Eagles.
“We really prepared to recover, not just from our losses but also from the health issues that hounded the team the past nine days,” said FEU head coach Tina Salak.
“So coming into this game, we made sure na healthy pero parang hindi pa rin naman. Pero at least, commend ko yung mga bata for pushing their best talaga to perform despite and inspite doon sa nararamdaman nila,” she added.
The Lady Tamaraws struggled in the opening set but regrouped and dominated the next two to wrest control. FEU took nine of the first 11 points in the fourth frame and never looked back, padding its lead to 17-7 on a Tagaod hit.
Jamili then finished off the Lady Stags by scoring three of the Lady Tams’ last four points.
Kristine Dionisio came through with 14 points while Kath Antos and Tina Marasigan added nine and eight points, respectively, for SSC, which fell to 0-3 in the event organized by Sports Vision and backed by Asics, Beyond Active Wear and Mikasa.
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