It’s time to press the panic button, at least for some teams. Among all teams, UE, UP and NU are teams who are looking ahead of things, at least for recruitment and development for next season. They are there to spoil things around. Needless to say, they will try to challenge and win over teams who are aspiring to be on top or to achieve something. Oh believe me, UAAP’s crazy. Anything in the UAAP is crazy. Anything can happen. They may be in the cellar, but they can pull teams down, and pull teams up.

On the other hand, for the top teams, La Salle, UST, Ateneo, Adamson and FEU, as much as possible, winning games is a must. Except for La Salle who has a two-game cushion, Adamson is in much trouble. Not only will they face a team which is getting better like UP but they will also face teams who are very likely to beat them; Ateneo and FEU. UST is in relax mode. I mean, after this Sunday against FEU, they will now have a week of preparation against La Salle. Though La Salle will face lowly teams NU and UE, they only have two to three days of preparation against UST. Ateneo meanwhile will only face UE and have a week of preparation against Adamson.

How exciting, isn’t it? The Final Four picture is not yet clear up to now, I think only La Salle, UST and Ateneo are sure Final Four teams. Of course, that’s if Ateneo wins over UE tomorrow. Have fun on a very exciting weekend.

Might I add that the men’s game tomorrow are very exciting. UP vs Ateneo is a very exciting game because it is a #4 vs #5 game while the La Salle-FEU at 11 AM is a #2 vs #3 game. So yeah, I might be at The Arena tomorrow from 9 AM to 6 PM.

THE GREEN CORNER #7: URGENCY

Written by: Jannie Gavile

Edited by: Benj Zabat

The remaining games are very exciting. Even the main game tomorrow is as exciting since we all know Adamson has a hard time against blocking teams. UP is one of the best blocking teams and thus, making the game tomorrow crucial but exciting. On Sunday of course, it will be the volleyball rivalry featuring UST and FEU. Who will prevail? Let’s see.

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First Round Encounter: ADMU def. UE – 25-23, 25-21, 25-20

I have a feeling that this game will be very boring. Ateneo is a team very much peaking while UE is not disappointing nor pleasing. They are just playing their game in my opinion. Ateneo has become a very serious threat when Bea Pascual, their senior middle blocker, have improved here in the second round. It was only in the second round that Bea Pascual woke up and played a steady game. In fact, I was impressed at her in their game against NU, FEU and UP. Her spikes were very hard as compared before. I don’t know what this girl ate but she will surely be a threat in the coming games. Dzi Gervacio improved a lot in their UP game. Against UP, the team was very disciplined, they were not the usual Ateneo team who would underestimate the weaker team. I hope they will still be the same because for me, they can win this one in three convincing sets.

AdU-UP

First Round Encounter:  AdU def. UP – 25-19, 27-25, 25-18

The main game might be an exciting one. However, that remains to be seen. UP is an inconsistent team. They play their best in sets that they want to play and play their worst in other sets. However, if UP will put determination and will push their game to the limit, I see Adamson having a hard time in this game. However, Adamson is a disciplined team. They have a very good floor defense that even though their players are off, they can still make do with their floor defense. Jill Gustilo however is not in her usual form. I hope she does well in the coming days. Carmela Lopez and Eileen Quejas are the key players for UP to win. If they both play well, then they have a chance of upsetting or forcing the game to 4 to 5 sets. But if Adamson will have a steady game, they can easily win this in three sets.

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