FEU escapes EAC in marathon, sweeps Pool C

MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University clawed out of a 1-2 match hole and repulsed upset-conscious Emilio Aguinaldo College, 20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-12, 15-6, to complete a sweep of pool play in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Friday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Lady Tamaraws had to recalibrate and get a wake-up call from the coaching staff in the fourth set before dominating the decider to finish with a perfect 3-0 win-loss record atop Pool C. FEU joins five-peat-seeking National University, Adamson University and the second-seeded squad from Pool B in the round-robin playoffs of the league’s centerpiece competition, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R&B Milk Tea. Gerz Petallo scored all 25 of her points on kills in an efficient 25-of-50 spiking clip to lead the Lady Tamaraws, who survived the match despite committing 26 errors. “Nahirapan talaga kami but it’s a big eye-opener for us since we’re like too confident that we’re strong. Pero ayun may challenges na naibigay sa amin. Marami pa talaga kami na kailangan i-improve and kailangan pang pagtrabahuhan. We’re not gonna settle for less,” Petallo said. Ia David added 10 points while veterans Cla Loresco and Alyzza Devosora chipped...