Adamson Lady Falcons get first win at expense of UE
SOARING FALCONS. It took until the final game of the elimination rounds but the Lady Falcons finally got their first win of the season. Photo by Josh Albelda/Rappler 
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - The San Marcelino squad has finally snapped its 13-game Season 79 losing streak.
The Adamson Lady Falcons ended their 2017 UAAP Women’s Volleyball campaign on a good note as they finally barged into the win column with a 25-15, 25-19, 25-15 victory against the University of the East on Wednesday, April 5 at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
The Lady Falcons refused to go winless for their Season 80 build-up as they cruised to a straight-sets win by commanding offensively against their rivals, 36-24 in spikes.
The Lady Falcons, led by rookie mentor Airess Padda, will cap off their retooling season with a win-loss slate of 1-13.
“It feels good,” said Padda after her team snatched a first victory. “I think we needed this win.”
“I know it may not sound that much, but the one [win] was equivalent for like 10 for us. We wanted to win this because I think we deserved it.”
Team captain and senior spiker Jema Galanza earned the Player of the Game citation with 15 points on 13 attacks, a block and a service ace to go with a team-high 18 excellent digs. She had enough support from Joy Dacoron and Bernadette Flora, who added 9 and 7, respectively.
The Lady Warriors, on the other hand, failed to add another mark in the second round of eliminations as they likewise settle for 1-13. They were once again anchored by skipper Shaya Adorador who had 9 markers on 8 spikes and a block.
The young core of the Lady Falcons hope to gain maturity through off-season experience as they venture into this year’s Philippine V-League All-Filipino and Collegiate conferences with comebacking spiker May Roque as well as former Lady Spiker Eli Soyud.
UE head coach Francis Vicente will meanwhile lead the country’s bid for a Women’s Volleyball podium finish in the upcoming 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia this August.
Scores:
ADU (3): Galanza 15, Dacoron 10, Flora 7, Dahab 6, Joaquin 6, Caole 1
UE (0): Adorador 9, Dacaymat 3, Alcayde 3, Mendrez 3, Gabarda 3, Bendong 2, Abil 2, Catindig 2, Rodriguez 1, Baliton 1
– Rappler.com
