IEM dismantles FEU in three straight sets

MANILA, Philippines—Continuing their dominance in the men’s division, the Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters rained down on the Far Eastern University Tamaraws 3-0, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21, during their second round matchup of the Shakey’s V-League Season 11 at the Arena in San Juan Thursday evening.

With the victory, IEM climbed atop the men’s division of the league with a 4-1 win-loss card, one win ahead of previous leaders Systema.

Tied at 10-apiece at the final set, IEM then took control holding off the pesky Tams with systematic and timely leads.

With the scores at 22-16, the Volley Masters held off a possible rally and set a matchpoint plateau of 24-18.

Volley Master Jason Canlas led all scorers with 13 points while teammate Jeffrey Jimenez added 11 for the first-placers.

Greg Dolor was the lone bright spot for the Tamaraws with 10 points whose team fell to a woeful 1-4 slate.

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