UAAP Game Highlights: Ateneo keeps playoff hopes alive with big win over UE

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The Ateneo Blue Eagles beat UE to stay alive in the UAAP Final Four race for Season 86.

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00:00 midway through season 86 to libero duties and it looks like this is the kind of strategy that

00:07 coach Jerome Buhid and his staff are sticking to

00:09 rally going on here, pull and tries there, Mangulabnan will set up Salarzon who tips

00:19 great dig by Mangay Posas, De Castro the underhand to Batas

00:29 going to be the first point of the Blue Eagles, Ken Batas the third best scorer in the league by the way

00:36 he keeps this ball live, Mangulabnan, Batas again and this time that's clearly on the line

00:48 and also the service coming from John Mangulabnan giving a hard time on side of

00:53 Uy to receive the ball well, for Ateneo earlier and great start as well for Uy

01:00 Okeke having to adjust their tricky angle for him, Bikar to Posas from the back

01:06 Salarzon will set to Batas popped up by Roca, Uy having a little scuffle there but outsmarted

01:17 by Ateneo, loose communication beside of Uy there, Posas was already telling that

01:24 factor or vital role here in volleyball, definitely, Kennedy Batas scoring all four of Ateneo's points here

01:34 Mangulabnan to Salarzon this time, Salarzon using the hands of the blockers but popped up by Bikar

01:42 Aligayon will try, Salarzon again, shut down by Uy, Ateneo has two, their best scorers are number

01:55 two and number three in the league so far, Salarzon is number two, Batas is number three and you can

02:00 clearly see that Uy has been marking these two, yeah two blockers always for Salarzon and Batas

02:08 three blockers this time, they really have them on target but Kennedy Batas just seems to be

02:16 finding ways for the Buigil to, that's right he made up for his previous error a while ago

02:22 scoring that attack point, Salarzon with the elevation that leap to score that point from

02:30 the back row with a five-point lead here in this set, Posas, Mangulabnan to Batas

02:39 that's the favorite play coming from Batas

02:44 Jeloreas

02:55 Bikar will set up, Roca there, great combination attempt, Batas, he's using his smarts there, yeah

03:05 smart play coming from Batas, scoring an easy point for him, Kennedy Batas with seven points

03:11 here in set one so far, Mangulabnan will open up to Salarzon, dug up by Posas

03:20 Aligayon against the Ateneo blockers, Aligayon will go up again

03:24 what a save to keep this ball alive, rally continues, Mangulabnan to Batas and Batas will

03:35 get the point off the block, of course a win would give them still that confidence after this season

03:42 so they need to play well and of course give their opponents a hard time, battle it out

03:50 Andre Bikar, Mangulabnan to Okeke from the back popped up

03:59 Nayui

04:00 and Angelo Reyes just saw the opportunity and took it, the coach has specifically asked them

04:10 to do that and was celebrating those points, those really boost your confidence, you celebrate it

04:17 with lots and lots of joy, Mangulabnan sets up Batas for the power tip, dug up by Bikar, Posas will try

04:28 De Castro with a save, Batas again popped up by Herbosa, Posas again, it's been Posas and Batas

04:39 just trading attempts here but Posas will be the one to get past Ateneo, to go on a killing spree

04:47 last time these two teams met Ateneo took set one and UE took set two

04:53 and what a block by Isaiah Roca

05:00 that enjoyment inside the court, like your awareness to yourself that you need to enjoy

05:09 he's on deck to serve

05:17 Mangulabnan to Okeke, what a play by Ateneo

05:25 I've went up against him also in our tune-up games, he really has a strong hand, powerful hit

05:32 speaking of powerful hits, so does Angelo Reyes here in this match, so does Gian Solarzon

05:39 he's on deck to serve and that's going to be five points for him as he rates the service ace

05:49 Gopio this time, that will drop inside but another challenge will be called this time

05:59 on the side of UE, 8 serving 9

06:02 Bikar, Posas and Posas

06:08 getting that ball

06:14 on the floor right away, Mangulabnan to Solarzon from the back, that drops inside

06:19 another point for Gian Solarzon, now you're gonna expect a lot more coming from Batas

06:27 but another point for Angelo Reyes

06:38 Bikar opens up to Tebz Aligayon, Solarzon was there, Aligayon again

06:46 Ateneo putting up their blocking game, so they need that running hit coming from Gopio or for that B attack also

07:01 chance ball Ateneo, who will Mangulabnan go to, Pietly, Gopio fires away, there you go I was seeing

07:09 that running attack, you can tell that's the specialty of the house, so Bikar to Aligayon

07:17 tricky angle there, ball is kept alive by Ateneo, chance ball UE, Bikar to Defeo

07:27 despite having three blockers for Defeo

07:29 game continues, Batas, that's his attack, their first set with nine so a total of 20 errors right

07:43 away, that's huge, yeah it's huge for two sets, almost a set given away by Ateneo, but can Batas

07:51 response to the call of coach Timmy, serve from the Guzman this time, Bikar to Tebz Aligayon

08:01 the save by Paseno, Batas again, back to back points from Ken Batas, play this well

08:10 great pass, Tebz Aligayon, great block there by UE, what does Mangulabnan, UE gives it to Jetly

08:21 Gopio, Tebz Aligayon with that monster block will make it set win, UE playing clean they pretty much

08:31 found the key to go up against a team like the Blue Eagles and they lost to in their round one

08:40 opener, but this time to open set number three, poses, Mangulabnan, Paseno

08:53 yup that was a block, UE up by two, three serving one

09:04 seller zone will set up, Batas, popped up by Bikar, Aligayon here, blockers of Ateneo were there

09:13 Batas saw that one coming, big by De Castro, Mangulabnan, Batas

09:21 after numerous attempts, Ken Batas will get the point, first point of the match

09:31 Bikar, Juan Chiloreas, they already have two errors, it's just the start of set three, let's see

09:42 how they make ground for this, they do so with a power tip from Ken Batas, diagonal with seller zone

09:57 Tebz Aligayon, and there we go, Regalo para Kai, Chet Gopio, he thought it was a chance ball but he was still there in front of the net

10:12 waiting for that ball, scoring that point for him, Jerome Gohin and the Red Warriors, Isaiah Roca

10:21 GM Salarzon going over the blockers of UE to score the point, went down causing them a lot of

10:30 troubles on how to score even set up a play due to the hard serving side of Ateneo

10:39 and those counter attacks also has been, he really needs to make Chet Gopio move here

10:44 going for a running or for those bequiks and there you go

10:50 Paseno switching it up there, despite that Paseno is giving his rhythm, getting his rhythm back

10:58 Bikar will open up

11:14 Salarzon back to back points for GM Salarzon

11:19 Bikar had to run, and that's going to be a block point for Cyrus Deguzman

11:31 and now you can tell what caused them that loss in that second set now

11:38 Angelo Reyes still keeping that fight, courtesy of this attack from him

11:44 Yeah they've been playing solid volleyball in the last few points, of course they're

11:51 being aggressive in terms of attacking and of course the floor defense also, but

11:56 when it comes to blocking, Andre Bikar is on deck to serve

12:06 Again, Batas and Yui could keep this ball alive

12:11 Salarzon with all the might in that spike, especially in the latter parts of it

12:21 Jan Mangulabnan will serve for the set, Bikar to Reyes popped up by Salarzon a while ago, Batas

12:32 Aligayen will set, Roca will have to send this over, Mangulabnan will choose Paseno

12:38 and Paseno will end set three in favor of the Blue Eagles

12:44 That's a great advantage for him, one all is the score, an attack a while ago by Shan Kamaymayan

12:51 The one-handed set from Mangulabnan to Cyrus, again step up the games, just to enjoy again

13:01 Good and the second set we're in, they won that set

13:04 Cyrus de Guzman scoring the last two attack points of Ataneo, Aligayen, no one was there

13:14 As you can see on the screen, Gian Salarzon with 16 big points, 11 from attacks

13:23 Posas denied at the net, they go to Aligayen this time, Amir Paseno

13:32 Switching things up here, yeah I like Amir Paseno, a lot of area could be

13:40 should be covered for the defenders of your opponent

13:44 Bikar taking a look, he goes to Aligayen, that was dug up by Salarzon this time, Paseno will try

13:52 again, Posas will throw and Posas is denied, that time Mangulabnan, it's really hard for the

14:04 blockers of Ataneo to read those kinds of plays

14:09 Looks like, if they see that he's really going in, he has an option to come big, just like that

14:20 What a block, with a combination of Paseno and de Guzman

14:25 Gian Mangulabnan, what a game by the way he's having, Seya Roca says we're not yet done

14:35 De Guzman, smart find, no one was there

14:47 De Feo, de Calco, Sendon and Jerick Sendon was just put in the match

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