UP, FEU start title showdown | Inquirer Sports

UP, FEU start title showdown

/ 05:00 AM September 09, 2018

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University of the Philippines will enter Game 1 as heavy underdogs against Far Eastern University on Sunday.

But UP coach Godfrey Okumu hopes that the Lady Maroons, newcomers to the finals, will give the Tamaraws a tough challenge in their Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference championship feud.

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“It is very special for us coming to the finals,” said Okumu of their first ever final appearance in the league. “The players knew that this was a sign of many more things to come.”

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The two teams play Game 1 at 6 p.m. at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan and the Lady Maroons, according to Okumu, are aware that they are facing a championship-savvy FEU side.

FEU coach George Pascua hopes to exploit his team’s edge in experience.

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