Far Eastern U rattled off five straight points in the fifth set to seize control then warded off University of the Philippines’ spirited fightback to pound out a 27-25, 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 15-8 decision and gain the top spot in Group B at the close of the Shakey’s V-League Season 13 Collegiate Conference elims at The Arena in San Juan on Saturday.

The Lady Tams came out strong after blowing a 2-0 set lead then pounced on the Lady Maroons’ erratic plays down the stretch to hack out the one-hour, 57-minute win and complete their sweep of the elims for a 4-0 card in the carryover quarterfinal phase of the mid-season conference of the league sponsored by Shakey’s.

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