Adamson kept its winning ways after taking down Far Eastern University, 25-15, 24-26, 25-18, 25-18, to start the second round of the Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-season Championship on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The Lady Falcons pulled away midway in the fourth set to deny FEU any room for a comeback and improve their Pool F carryover record to 1-1 to better their chances of landing a favorable spot in the knockout quarterfinals.
“Our goal is to lessen our unforced errors and learn from our mistakes. Correct what we need to correct and improve,” said Adamson assistant coach Rald Ricafort.
Trisha Tubu and veteran Lucille Almonte led the way for Adamson, which won their fourth straight in the all-to-play tournament.
Tubu pounded 12 of her 13 points on kills while Almonte got 11 markers from nine attacks and two aces. Kate Santiago and Antonette Adolfo added eight and seven points, respectively.
The Lady Falcons broke a 9-9 deadlock in the fourth frame with a 7-3 run and opened a commanding 23-16 lead off a hit by Adolfo. The Lady Tamaraws answered with back-to-back points but Ayesha Juegos stopped FEU’s run with an off the block hit.
Tubu iced the game with a crisp crosscourt hit.
In the other game, In the second game, De La Salle University came back from a set down to beat University of Santo Tomas, 22-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Rookie Angel Canino was red-hot on offense as she led the Lady Spikers to a 2-0 carryover record in Pool F.
The former UAAP high school Most Valuable Player fired a game-high 25 points she collected from 19 kills including the hit that put DLSU at match point, four aces and two kill blocks.
