SWU falters in V-League opener

THREE-time Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. women’s volleyball champions Southwestern University (SWU) Lady Cobras got a rude welcome from the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws as they got creamed in their debut, 9-25, 8-25, 15-25, in the 9th Shakey’s V-League yesterday at the Arena in San Juan City.

The Lady Tams simply overwhelmed the Lady Cobras all game long as typified by the 44 hits that were totalled by Thai guest player Eve Sanorseang, Rosemarie Vargas, Wenneth Eulalio and Marie Basas in the brief 64-minute game.

FEU managed to climb back into the thick of things after they fell to reigning champions Ateneo in their opening match.

The road towards a quarterfinal berth remains a tough one for FEU as they need to win their remaining two games to advance to the next round.

Sanorseang converted 11 spikes from 26 attempts marred by three faults while Vargas delivered 12 kills from 32 tries against four faults. Sanorseang also had three blocks and made one service ace.

On the other hand, SWU looked like deer in headlights as they faltered under the bright lights of the big stage.

Raphril Aguilar was the high-scorer for the Lady Cobras with a mere five-hit performance while Danika Gendrauli struggled with four.

In all, FEU dished out 45 spikes, three times more than SWU’s measly 13-hit output. The Lady Tams also had 39 excellent sets compared to SWU’s 13. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio