UAAP Game Highlights: FEU dumps UE, keeps hopes for twice-to-beat edge alive
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00:00 The chance for them to show off differently because these two squads just bring the best out of each other as we see
00:07 It's one point each here at the start.
00:10 But they are hoping for a different outcome this time around.
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00:23 Back to you, sir.
00:24 (Casting)
00:33 So it's a make or break kind of serve.
00:36 That serve went straight to Tagao.
00:38 Asis denied there. Single handedly by Casey Ducalio.
00:42 In that department. And look at her great timing.
00:45 The penetration of her blocking arms.
00:49 They have Thea Gagate, Nina Itang, but there are new names who really emerge.
00:55 Who impress just like Jean Asis.
00:58 A name to watch out for.
01:00 A fast pass. Full swing with a lot of wrist action and power.
01:04 Simply put, textbook quick.
01:06 On the other side, Nogales tried to answer back.
01:09 Overdug there by Bakanke.
01:12 Off speed coming from Nogales. You read well there.
01:15 By FDU.
01:17 Scoring number 8 in reception and number 9 in digging.
01:21 Set up for Tagao. Finding the corner there for FDU.
01:27 Tagao to serve.
01:30 Picked up there by Balinget.
01:32 They go up to Sepada on the opposite side.
01:36 Natalia will try to answer back off the hands of the blockers.
01:39 Madiaga goes up to Sepada.
01:43 And she's denied by the block of FDU.
01:46 Madi, the four block points in this set so far.
01:51 And they've been checking for a while.
01:53 Meanwhile, this one, no one is nervous.
01:55 Hit coming from the back row from UE.
01:59 Tagao going for a faster hit there.
02:02 They go up to the pipe.
02:04 Kept alive by UE.
02:06 UE going to Castillo.
02:09 FDU will go to Tagao.
02:13 Warriors going to Nogales.
02:16 Read well by Asis.
02:18 By play for Petalio.
02:22 Back row hit for Dongalio.
02:25 Asis goes for a back row hit as well.
02:30 Chance ball for FDU.
02:32 Long rally we have here. Quick hit for Trues.
02:35 Stays alive.
02:37 Tagao off the blockers.
02:39 Oh!
02:41 For Tagao.
02:43 We also recognized the digger there by Gene Asis.
02:48 It was a team effort.
02:50 It paid off for them.
02:51 Let's see if they get to replicate that effort.
02:54 Tagao going through the block.
02:57 To the final four.
03:00 Match point goes, set point rather, goes to FDU.
03:05 However, UE gets to save one.
03:09 Five point lead.
03:13 And five set points.
03:15 Now, closed off by Devasora.
03:20 Look at that again.
03:22 The collaborative effort among the players.
03:27 Asis scoring a few points.
03:29 Tagao, Petalio, Bacayo.
03:32 Nogales going for that serve.
03:35 Devasora, Obaldo.
03:38 Goes up to a combination play.
03:41 Gene was denied there.
03:43 The tip coming from Trues.
03:45 On the other side, Valinget will try to answer.
03:48 They go up to Devasora.
03:50 Off speed.
03:52 Redwell by Madayaga.
03:54 Donggalio on that set.
03:57 Devasora going off the block.
04:00 Gene is always equipped with that mental and emotional maturity.
04:04 She also told me that in every game, she always has this "walang sokoan" mindset.
04:08 And definitely, we can see more of that from Gene Asis.
04:11 Which of course, our viewers can catch via the Filipinas Live app.
04:15 As we tie the ball game at eight.
04:17 Madayaga with her stack line there.
04:21 Sepada denied there.
04:23 Oops, that's going to be...
04:25 As Chen Tagawad serves for the Tamaraus.
04:31 Madayaga having trouble with that first ball.
04:34 Obaldo will now set up a quick Redwell there by Donggalio.
04:39 They go up to Petalio.
04:42 Castillo with a cannon on the other side.
04:47 Petalio again!
04:49 This time, finding a spot in Zone 6.
04:52 Very comfortable, Petalio, on that attack.
04:55 Serve now, coming from Tagawad.
04:57 Donggalio from the open side, denied by FEU.
05:01 Donggalio now off-speed.
05:04 Great pancake coming from Obaldo.
05:06 Oh!
05:08 Darnieva will be serving for UE.
05:13 Obaldo goes up to a combination play for Devasora.
05:18 Impeccable.
05:20 Impeccable playmaking from Tim Obaldo so far.
05:24 In these past few sequences.
05:27 And...
05:28 Forward.
05:29 The time is just running out.
05:33 Like what they did there.
05:37 To Gene Assis.
05:38 Adjust and fool the blockers.
05:40 Very successful play.
05:42 And when you watch the replay,
05:44 you can see from the pipe that Petalio is waiting for something.
05:49 So, the playmaking is great as a chance ball for FEU.
05:54 Great pancake there.
05:56 Coming from Fernandez on the other side.
05:59 Another dump from Obaldo.
06:02 Gene was a bit too close.
06:04 Obaldo now will go up to the open side to Tagawad.
06:08 Obaldo going to Assis with a tip.
06:11 Nogales was there for coverage.
06:13 Pipe play for Donggalio.
06:16 Obaldo off speed on that 3-pointer play.
06:23 Pipe play.
06:24 Nogales finishes the long rally on their favor.
06:30 Serve coming from Lila.
06:34 Tip there coming from Nieva.
06:37 They go up to Tagawad.
06:38 Cross court and that ends set number 2 in favor of FEU.
06:45 Serve now coming from Nogales.
06:49 They go up to Debasora.
06:51 Cross.
06:52 Going towards zone 6.
06:54 That works for FEU.
06:56 Playing for UE, it was in her freshman year that she tried out for the team
07:00 and later debuted in the UAAP last season, '84, after the pandemic and the Olympics.
07:05 You can see Cassie's rookie-like play.
07:08 She is allowed to have those days that she's a bit slower than her usual.
07:14 But that time...
07:17 Back to a 4-point lead for FEU.
07:21 Serve coming from Balingit.
07:25 Tip there coming from Assis.
07:31 Castillo with that hit earlier.
07:33 Assis playing utility here.
07:36 Castillo going off speed.
07:40 Angles to go to.
07:42 UE trying to keep this close and maintaining the distance at 3.
07:45 That B-quick coming from Mitzi.
07:48 They're going to exhaust everything you have in those matchups.
07:53 You also want to try to be as unpredictable just like that hit coming from Riza Nogales.
07:58 Slash, switch for more details.
08:01 Earlier we saw some Tamarau standouts in Heaven.
08:07 Neither on the floor, so Coach Obet wants to go on with what they're doing right.
08:13 Andiaga going up to the opposite hit coming from Castillo, but that's denied.
08:19 Very frustrated at this point.
08:21 I'm sure she feels very not herself.
08:24 That she's used to really controlling the offense for the team.
08:28 Castillo with that hit.
08:30 Let's not forget in their last matchup, it was a 30-point...
08:34 At the expense of their transition pattern.
08:39 And there might be some level of confusion as now she's hitting on a winger's position.
08:45 There's actually two of them there as Donggalio goes for that hit.
08:50 The tip coming from Petalio.
08:52 Donggalio will try this time going for a B-quick.
08:55 Hopped up there, reincarnation of the birthday girl.
08:59 Tagao from the back.
09:03 Tagao will set this one up for Gers.
09:05 Gers going down the line, kept alive by Andiaga.
09:07 Fernandez will play setter to Cassie.
09:11 Incarnation going to Petalio off the hands of Fernandez.
09:16 They go up to a tres play for Castillo, but Donggalio finishes things off.
09:23 How they played.
09:25 Two set points for UE.
09:27 Picked up there by Petalio.
09:29 They go up to Gers.
09:30 Gers scraping the tape of the net.
09:32 Fernandez going up to Donggalio.
09:34 Off the blockers and extending the match to another set.
09:40 What happened in that latter run.
09:42 And you said earlier, FPJ.
09:44 That's the one that's going to get hit first.
09:46 Get hit first before getting revived.
09:48 Currently in the back row.
09:52 And it looks like they're hiding first.
09:55 Obaldo going up to Tagao.
09:59 And so she can attack from all sides.
10:02 Less travel time for her.
10:06 Obaldo going up to Bakanke.
10:08 Down the line.
10:11 This is a very crucial game.
10:13 Because there's a build up leading to that in-you matchup.
10:17 And that is the last game they will play before the semifinals.
10:21 Regardless of who they face, the last game is important.
10:24 During the finals.
10:26 Donggalio now serves.
10:29 Kasi with 11 points in this ball game.
10:31 Nine on attacks.
10:32 Two blocks.
10:33 Off speed coming from Petalio.
10:35 Nogales keeps it alive.
10:37 Pipe play for Donggalio.
10:39 On the other side.
10:41 Tagao off the blockers.
10:43 Kept alive by Kasi.
10:45 Kasi from the back row.
10:48 Combination play for Petalio.
10:50 Madiaga was there.
10:52 Fernandez keeps the ball up.
10:55 Down the line.
10:57 Will come from Asis.
11:00 Also back with the original starters for Coach Manolo.
11:04 The one that we saw on the first set.
11:06 Madiaga going to Nogales here.
11:09 Castillo denied there by Obaldo.
11:12 Zeta pops this up.
11:14 Chance ball.
11:16 Asis chooses Tagao.
11:18 Down the line for Chini.
11:20 Mulat na mulat na talaga.
11:22 Madiaga serves.
11:24 Grace is the tape of the net.
11:26 Chance ball coming from F.E.U.
11:28 Let's see what UE does.
11:30 They go up to Castillo.
11:32 Off the net.
11:34 Kept alive by F.E.U.
11:36 Free ball for UE.
11:38 Castillo again.
11:40 Off the hands of Obaldo.
11:42 Encarnacion going up to Tagao.
11:44 Set up goes to Donggalio.
11:46 Encarnacion was there.
11:48 They go to Petalio.
11:50 With a tip.
11:52 Long rally we have here.
11:54 Tagao tipping it.
11:56 Castillo goes up to Cassie.
11:58 Chen was there.
12:00 Confusion and scramble.
12:02 F.E.U. keeps it alive.
12:04 And Nogales.
12:06 Cut shots.
12:08 At napakaraming off the blocks.
12:10 Serve coming to Tagao.
12:12 Castillo through the block.
12:14 Encarnacion keeps it alive.
12:16 Tagao.
12:18 Wow.
12:20 To have a lot of heroics here.
12:22 In this fourth set.
12:24 Especially she serves.
12:26 Straight to Donggalio.
12:28 They go up to Cassie.
12:30 Popped up there by Obaldo.
12:32 Tagao will pop this one up.
12:34 Petalio will adjust.
12:36 Madriaga goes up to Donggalio.
12:38 Denied by Bakanke.
12:40 Chen Tagao continues to serve.
12:42 21 big points.
12:44 For the veteran.
12:46 Against Ateneo.
12:48 She scored her career high.
12:50 18.
12:52 But now, she's outscoring her career high.
12:54 That's what these kids are starting to show up now.
12:56 6 here in the fourth set.
12:58 Castillo down the line.
13:00 Redwell by Encarnacion.
13:02 Bakanke will try again.
13:04 This time down the line.
13:06 And that checks in.
13:08 However Reyes is claiming this is out.
13:10 So many attack points.
13:12 Because they are very smart.
13:14 And both Petalio and Tagao
13:16 are very resilient.
13:18 Just like the resilience
13:20 that Cassie Donggalio
13:22 has been showing up here.
13:24 Also, number 7 in blocking.
13:26 Number 10 in digging.
13:28 Yui trailing behind here by 7 points.
13:30 Donggalio shows why
13:32 she's in the top 10 blockers.
13:34 But at the end of that timeout,
13:36 there's encouragement then.
13:38 So let's see how the players will respond
13:40 as Donggalio hits off above the blockers.
13:42 And now they counter with this Petalio hit.
13:44 And it hits the line.
13:46 Petalio's contact is high.
13:48 8 point lead for the Tamarows.
13:50 Yui playing catch up here.
13:52 Balingit tries to get that one through.
13:54 Petalio on the other side.
13:56 Answering back.
13:58 Castillo keeps it alive.
14:00 Donggalio gives up a freebie.
14:02 Ubaldo going to the quick hit.
14:04 Oh! Well read by Cassie Donggalio.
14:06 The thing about
14:08 the players is
14:10 that they're trying to
14:12 get the ball back to the blockers.
14:14 They're trying to change sides.
14:16 They're already out of contention.
14:18 So if there's experimentation,
14:20 it's fine that they're doing it in-game.
14:22 Caniete will pop this one up.
14:24 Balingit giving up a chance ball.
14:26 Ubaldo going for a dump.
14:28 And that's it.
14:30 FAU wins the match
14:32 in 4 sets to the celebration.
14:34 You win the match in four sets.
14:37 The celebration.