Daily Tribune
MITZI Pangan and Alyssa Devasora are expected to go all out when the FEU Lady Tamaraws battle Saint Benilde Lady Blazers for a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the Shakey’s Super League Preseason Unity Cup.
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF SSL
Games today:
(San Andres Gym)
12 p.m. — Ateneo vs UP
2 p.m. — FEU vs Saint Benilde
4 p.m. — San Beda vs UST
Far Eastern University (FEU) and College of Saint Benilde (CSB) duke it out for the last quarterfinals twice-to-beat advantage in the final playdate of the 2025 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Preseason Unity Cup second round on Friday at the San Andres Gym in Manila.
Opening serve of the second match of a busy triple-header feature is set at 2 p.m.
The Lady Tamaraws and Lady Blazers sport identical 1-1 win-loss records in Pool F following a shaky campaign in the second round of the tournament, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R and B Milk Tea.
FEU, winner of the National Invitationals Batangas Leg, will come into the match riding the crest of its 23-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 victory over San Beda University last Wednesday.
The Lady Tamaraws are also looking to replicate their domination of CSB during the Invitationals to join University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the next phase, armed with an incentive.
On the other hand, the Tigresses seek to complete a sweep of the second round and formalize their entry into the quarters as the top seed in Pool F when it takes on the Lady Red Spikers at 4 p.m.
UST crushed FEU and Saint Benilde in straight sets as it primed up for a much-awaited first meeting with former mentor and now Lady Red Spikers head coach Kungfu Reyes.
“I think one of the key factors to our consecutive wins is our teamwork. We’re really working hard to win. We always remind each other that we’re sacrificing every day for this tournament,” UST setter Cassie Carballo said.
“This is such a huge opportunity for us to build our chemistry ahead of the UAAP season.”
San Beda aims to end the round on a high note after dropping its first two games to build momentum heading into the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines try to end their Pool E run with a win in the curtain-raiser at 12 p.m.
Both teams have yet to score a win in the round after two starts.
The winner of the match will face the second-ranked team from Pool F in the crossover quarters while the loser collides with UST.
Four-peat-seeking National University is the No. 1 seed in Pool E, while Adamson University sits at No. 2.
