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The Far Eastern University-Diliman girls' volleyball team celebrates against Adamson in their Final 4 match in the UAAP Season 88 girls' volleyball tournament, December 8, 2025 at the Blue Eagle Gym. UAAP Media

The Far Eastern University-Diliman girls' volleyball team celebrates against Adamson in their Final 4 match in the UAAP Season 88 girls' volleyball tournament, December 8, 2025 at the Blue Eagle Gym.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765192740445UAAP88 HSGVB - FEU-D vs ADU - FEU-D-3940.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Far Eastern University-Diliman girls&#x27; volleyball team celebrates against Adamson in their Final 4 match in the UAAP Season 88 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 8, 2025 at the Blue Eagle Gym. UAAP Media" width="960"/>The Far Eastern University-Diliman girls&#x27; volleyball team celebrates against Adamson in their Final 4 match in the UAAP Season 88 girls&#x27; volleyball tournament, December 8, 2025 at the Blue Eagle Gym. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- Far Eastern University-Diliman is headed to the finals of the UAAP girls&#x27; volleyball tournament for the first time after a stunning reverse sweep of Adamson University in their do-or-die Final 4 match on Monday.The Lady Baby Tamaraws, who ended the Season 88 elimination round in third place, completed an upset of the second-seeded Lady Baby Falcons thanks to their 14–25, 22–25, 25–18, 27–25, 15–6 triumph at the Blue Eagle Gym.FEU-Diliman had forced a deciding game after beating Adamson, 25–22, 18–25, 23–25, 27–25, 15–7, last Saturday.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/12/7/uaap-nu-nazareth-girls-march-to-9th-straight-hs-volleyball-finals-1545">READ: NU-Nazareth girls march to 9th straight HS volleyball finals</a></div>They are now set for a best-of-3 championship showdown against reigning titlists National University–Nazareth School Lady Bullpups, who defeated the University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Tigresses in the other Final Four pairing last Saturday, 33-31, 25-22, 20-25, 25-18.The first-ever Diliman vs. Jhocson championship duel begins on Thursday, December 11, at 4 p.m., in the same Katipunan venue.The Baby Falcons seemed headed for a fourth consecutive Finals meeting with the Bullpups after a dominant first-set win, but faltered in the second as the Lady Baby Tamaraws tightened their net defense.FEU Diliman delivered a collective effort in the tense fifth set, highlighted by Joeyana Bongo’s back-to-back points—a push to the empty Zone 1 and a service ace—to extend their lead to 10–5.A crucial denial by Bernardine Boston on Ellaine Gonzalvo halted Adamson’s momentum, before Nigerian student-athlete MJ Udeagbala hammered three booming kills to seal the two-hour, 20-minute victory and the program’s first-ever Finals berth.&quot;Wala akong masabi sa mga bata; grabe &#x27;yung trabaho nila. Nakita naman natin siguro sa blocking, talaga namang maganda,&quot; said second-year head coach Joanne Bunag.Team captain Caitlyn Umal continued her dominant net presence after an eight-block performance in Game 1, producing 13 of FEU’s 21 blocks in their Finals-clinching win. Udeagbala added five rejections to finish with 33 points built on 27 spikes, five blocks, and one ace.Still, it was Boston’s timely contributions that stood out for Bunag, who had been searching for someone to fill the role of Alas Pilipinas pool member Cla Loresco.&quot;Pero ang pinaka-key talaga was &#x27;yung isang middle namin, si Boston. Kasi siya &#x27;yung pumunan do’n sa kulang namin, kasi mapa-block, mapa-serve, nag-contribute siya,&quot; Bunag added.Boston finished with three points, including the pivotal block in the decider, while libero Franz Premaylon steadied the Lady Baby Tamaraws’ floor defense with 14 digs and 20 excellent receptions.Despite settling for bronze, the Lady Baby Falcons drew solid outings from their wing scorers, led by last year’s Rookie of the Year, Gonzalvo, who tallied 15 points off 13 attacks.Kristal Martin and Francheska Adem chipped in 14 markers each, while middle blocker Janna Dizon added 11.

Far Eastern University-Diliman is headed to the finals of the UAAP girls' volleyball tournament for the first time after a stunning reverse sweep of Adamson University in their do-or-die Final 4 match on Monday.

Far Eastern University-Diliman is headed to the finals of the UAAP girls' volleyball tournament for the first time after a stunning reverse sweep of Adamson University in their do-or-die Final 4 match on Monday.

UAAP: FEU-Diliman stuns Adamson for spot in girls' volleyball finals

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UAAP: FEU-Diliman stuns Adamson for spot in girls' volleyball finals

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Published Dec 08, 2025 07:20 PM PHT

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