Volleyball: FEU cruises past San Sebastian for 2nd win in Unity Cup
MANILA — Far Eastern University racked up its second straight win in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup in emphatic fashion on Friday.
The Lady Tamaraws overpowered San Sebastian, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Lovely Lopez scored nine of her 13 points in the third set, punching in crucial hits to help the Lady Tamaraws repel the Lady Stags’ desperate fightback as FEU took the solo top spot in Pool C.
“Pinag-igihan lang naming yung serve-pass namin, yun ang wino-workout namin. And yung kung papaano kami mag-spike, kung paano namin lalagyan ng option yung spike na gagawin namin,” said Lopez, who had 11 kills, one ace and one kill block while adding three digs.
The FEU Lady Tamaraws celebrate a point against San Sebastian in the Shakey’s Super League Unity Cup, October 9, 2026 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Handout/Shakey’sMitzi Panangin and Alyzza Devosora added six markers each while Kyle Pendon chipped in five markers in the Lady Tamaraws’ 75-minute domination of San Sebastian.FEU took advantage of the Lady Stags’ 23 errors, including a service fault to end the showdown, and outgunned SSC-R, 41-24, in attacks.
The Lady Stags showed signs of resistance in the third set, threatening the Lady Tamaraws with repeated rallies.
FEU saw its 12-5 lead trimmed to just three, 12-9, after SSC-R scored four straight points aided by Lopez’s three consecutive errors.
Lopez stopped the Lady Tamaraws’ bleeding with a down the line kill.
Audrey Santos, daughter of FEU basketball legend Arwin Santos, pushed the Lady Tamaraws at match point, 24-19. The Lady Stags saved two match points before committing a miscue from the service line.
SSC-R failed to replicate its come-from-behind five-set win over Emilio Aguinaldo College in the opener to slide to second spot with a 1-1 card in the tournament.
Juna Gonzales had 13 points on 12 attacks and one ace to pace the Lady Stags but had little help with Liana Fabella contributing only six markers.