FEU blanks San Sebastian, grabs top SSL spot

Games today:

(Rizal Memorial Coliseum)

1 p.m. — Arellano vs NU

3 p.m. — UST vs Mapua

5 p.m. — UP vs Adamson

Far Eastern University (FEU) barely broke a sweat to claim its second straight win at the expense of San Sebastian College-Recoletos (SSC-R), 25-14, 25-16, 25-21, in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Friday 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.

“We just did well in our serve-pass and how we spike,” said Lopez, who had 11 kills, one ace and one kill block while adding three digs.

Mitzi Panangin and Alyzza Devosora added six points each while Kyle Pendon chipped in five in the Lady Tamaraws’ 75-minute domination of SSC-R in the league’s centerpiece competition.

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 at 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 points.