UNIVERSITY of the East and Far Eastern U try to sustain their strong start in the 2023 V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge when they face NCAA rivals today in pursuit of a fourth straight win at the Paco Arena in Manila.
Coming off a 3-0 romp over the San Sebastian Lady Stags last Friday, the Lady Warriors collide with a resurgent Perpetual Help side, which is coming off a five-set win over the Lyceum Lady Pirates for a 2-1 (win-loss) slate.
The game is at 2 p.m.
UE coach Jerry Yee expects his starters — Jelai Gajero, Casiey Dongallo, Keshia Famulagan, Kizzie Madriaga and Christine Ecalla — to take charge again the way they did in their first three matches but stresses the need for the rest to step up and help fuel their drive in the tournament organized by Sports Vision.
“Yung starting unit okay naman and nagkaka-consistency but we still have to develop ang depth namin — ‘yung second at third six,” said Yee.
The Lady Tams are upbeat of their chances against the Lyceum Philippine U Lady Pirates in their 4 o’clock encounter although the former remains wary of their rivals, who are due for a big showing after dropping their first three games.
Interim FEU coach Manolo Refugia said they are not just gunning for another win but also hoping to learn new things and build new skills.
“Hindi kami hihinto sa ginagawa namin. Mag-tratrabaho pa rin kami dahil ang magiging kalaban namin ‘yung sarili namin. Malayo pa kami sa gusto naming mapuntahan,” said Refugia.
In men’s play of the tournament backed by Bola.TV, Beyond Active Wear, Asics and Mikasa, Perpetual Help takes on FEU at 10 a.m. with the former seeking their third win in four starts and the latter going all-out to even its mark at 2-2.
University of Santo Tomas also targets its third win in four games against winless Emilio Aguinaldo College at noon.
