UAAP men’s volleyball: Adamson stuns FEU, UST eliminates UP from Final 4 race

MANILA, Philippines—Adamson University took a share of the third spot after stunning Far Eastern University, 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25, 17-15, in the UAAP Season 81 men’s volleyball tournament Wednesday at Filoil Flying V Center.

The Soaring Falcons tied Ateneo with 6-4 records while the second-seeded Tamaraws dropped their second straight game, the third in four games, to slip to an 8-2 card.

George Labang had a game-high 24 points for Adamson while Leo Miranda and Paolo Pablico had 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Richard Solis had 18 points to lead FEU.

In the other game, University of Santo Tomas kept its pace for a Final Four spot and in the process eliminated University of the Philippines, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 25-15.

The Tiger Spikers tied La Salle at the fifth spot with a 4-6 record while the Fighting Maroons bowed out of the race with a 1-9 card.

Joshua Umandal and Jaron Requinton had 20 points apiece for UST while Manuel Medina and Jayvee Sumagaysay had 15 and 13 points, respectively.