FEU hopes loss will ‘wake up’ Lady Tams

Far Eastern University thinks its players needed the stinging defeat it recently absorbed in the quarterfinal round of the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Collegiate Conference.

But the Lady Tamaraws look to rebound from that first setback versus San Sebastian at 4 p.m. today at Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

“It’s a wake-up call for us,” FEU veteran Remy Palma said of the Lady Tamaraws, who swept the elimination round. “At least we’re reminded that we have to work hard in each and every game.”

The Lady Tamaraws and Lady Stags stand tied for second at 2-1 behind National University, which grabbed the top spot at 3-1 after outlasting FEU in five sets.

Ateneo and University of the Philippines, both holding 1-1 cards, also try to boost their semifinal drive at 6 p.m.

The top four teams at the end of the round will advance to the best-of-three semifinal series with the No. 1 seed battling the fourth-ranked squad and the No. 2 team taking on the third seed.

While the Lady Tamaraws try to regroup behind Palma, Toni Rose Basas and Bernadeth Pons, the Lady Stags hope to ride a four-set triumph that ousted University of Santo Tomas.