Lady Tams foil Maroons, near 3rd

Far Eastern U squandered a two-set lead but toughened up on defense in the decider to carve out a 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9 decision over University of the Philippines and move a win from clinching third place honors in the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Collegiate Conference before a big Monday crowd at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.

Heather Guino-o fired away 23 hits, including 19 attack points, while Toni Rose Basas unleashed a 21-hit game as the Lady Tams withstood the Lady Maroons’ spirited fightback to take the opener of their best-of-three series that took one hour and 57 minutes to finish.