Far Eastern University clinched the top seed in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Tournament after a hard-fought 26-24, 22-25, 23-25, 25-9, 15-12 win over Adamson University on Saturday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.

The Tamaraws improved to a 12-1 record, riding a four-game winning streak with one match left in the elimination round against the Ateneo Blue Eagles, a potential Final Four preview on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Although National University can still tie them at the top, FEU has already secured the No. 1 seed due to its four-set win over NU in the first round, compared to the Bulldogs’ five-set victory in the second round.

(C) UAAP Season 88 Media Team

“Malaking bagay ‘yung ganitong five sets kasi nakikita namin ‘yung mga kulang ng bawat isa. Siguro, marami pang puwedeng maging adjustments, nakikita namin kung saan kami puwedeng mas mag-improve sa ginagawa namin,” said FEU head coach Eddieson Orcullo.

To secure the top seed heading into the Final Four, where they are also projected to face the fourth-ranked Blue Eagles, the Tamaraws had to survive a tough challenge from the Adamson Soaring Falcons.

Adamson took control of the match after winning the second and third sets through timely execution in crunch time, but FEU forced a decider after a dominant 25-9 fourth set that lasted just 18 minutes.

The Tamaraws raced to an 11-6 lead in the deciding frame, but Zyro Ornos sparked a 4-0 run for the Falcons to trim the deficit to just one, 10-11.

However, back-to-back errors by Richard Besorio and Ahmed Tahiluddin halted Adamson’s momentum, while Mikko Espartero sealed the win for FEU after two hours and 10 minutes.

Espartero led the Tamaraws with 22 points and 19 excellent receptions, while Dryx Saavedra added 17 points on 13 attacks, three blocks, and one ace.

Ariel Cacao orchestrated the offense with 33 excellent sets, as Lirick Mendoza and Amet Bituin also finished in double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively.

(C) UAAP Season 88 Media Team

Besorio paced the Soaring Falcons with 17 points and 16 excellent receptions, while Ornos and Tahiluddin chipped in 12 points each.

Adamson finished with a 3-11 record, currently in eighth place, with the University of the Philippines (3-10) still having one game left in the season.

Despite the struggles, it was still an improvement for the Soaring Falcons, who only managed two wins last year.

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Adamson University made the right plays down the stretch to outlast the University of Santo Tomas, 27-25, 25-20, 26-24, and grab a share of third place in the tight UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament Final Four race on Saturday evening at Filoil Centre.

Similar to their first-round upset of the Golden Tigresses last March 7, the Lady Falcons once again leaned on the offensive firepower of Shaina Nitura and Nigerian wing spiker Frances Mordi to strengthen their postseason push with two games remaining in the elimination round.

The crucial victory lifted Adamson into a tie for third place with UST, as both teams hold identical 7-5 win-loss records, ahead of fellow Final Four contenders Far Eastern University (6-5) and the University of the Philippines (5-6). The Lady Falcons also hold the tiebreaker over the Golden Tigresses after sweeping both head-to-head meetings in the preliminaries.

Adamson looks to further strengthen its bid to end a two-year postseason drought when it faces UP this Wednesday, April 15, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Meanwhile, UST—playing without head coach Shaq delos Santos due to Cignal’s semifinal clash against Farm Fresh in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference—aims to revive its Final Four bid in a second-round matchup against UP on Sunday, April 19, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

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Adamson University used a six-run fourth inning to hold off the University of Santo Tomas, 12–6, moving into solo third place with their fourth win of the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Baseball tournament on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

Trailing by just one run after two innings, the Soaring Falcons’ bats came alive in the fourth. Four hits produced six runs, extending their lead to 10–3.

Kurt Cabanillas started the rally with a single to left field, and a throwing error by Irvin Llave allowed James Nisnisan to score the first run. Leonel Matanguihan followed with a two-RBI double to left-center, bringing home Cabanillas and Nisnisan. Back-to-back hits from Kean Matanguihan and Ivan Jonson added four more runs to close the inning.

(C) UAAP Season 88 Media Team

“Yun nga ang sabi ko sa kanila, na sana ‘tong second round kailangang manalo tayo sa lahat ng remaining games na ‘to para makaakyat tayo sa [standings]. Gano’n naman, nakapag-deliver rin, same as last game namin, na more ‘yung hits and at the same time, ‘yung pitcher ko nakapag-hold. Kaya, ito, medyo ok naman ang result,” said head coach Lando Binarao.

Leonel Matanguihan’s two-RBI double led Adamson’s offense, which produced 11 hits in total, with catcher Mark Simbajon contributing three.

Rookie pitcher Christian Basa held the San Marcelino side in check, allowing only two earned runs on three hits over 5.2 innings before turning the game over to Nisnisan, who closed it out with a strikeout.

The Soaring Falcons will face a tough National University Bulldogs team, coming off back-to-back losses, in Wednesday’s second game of the tournament, which is supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.

Binarao, however, is confident his squad can handle the challenge if they maintain their current form.

“Same lang rin naman ‘yung gusto kong mangyari. Sabi ko nga, itong second round, kung ganyan ang ilalaro natin sa NU, mananalo tayo sa NU. Wala namang imposible do’n kung ganito naman magiging performance nila,” added the concurrent national team head coach.

(C) UAAP Season 88 Media Team

UST once again finished with double-digit hits, led by Cedrick Marquez, who had three hits and two RBIs. The España-based squad, however, committed seven errors.

The Golden Sox slipped to a 2–5 record, sharing fifth and sixth places with the University of the Philippines.

UST will face De La Salle University in the final game of Wednesday’s tripleheader.

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