Adamson University returned to the UAAP Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Final Four for the first time in three seasons after a gutsy 25-20, 25-22, 25-23 win over Far Eastern University on Saturday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.

The Lady Falcons closed the Season 88 elimination round with a 9-5 record, currently sitting in solo third place, with the rest of the top five teams still having games remaining.

Adamson last reached the semifinals in Season 85, where it went on to claim the bronze medal. However, an exodus of players forced the program into a two-season rebuild, during which it managed only a combined nine wins.

FEU, meanwhile, dropped to 7-6 at fifth place and now faces a must-win situation against Ateneo de Manila University on Wednesday. The Lady Tamaraws will also need favorable results from University of Santo Tomas’ final two games to keep their Final Four hopes alive.

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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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