MANILA, Philippines -- Far Eastern University drew closer to securing a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals after an emphatic sweep of College of Saint Benilde, 25-14, 25-9, 25-17, for a second straight Round of 8 win in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Unity Cup on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.   Dictating the pace for most of the match, the Lady Tamaraws took a little over an hour for a quick disposal of the hapless Lady Blazers for a 2-0 win-loss record in Pool E. FEU can formally clinch one of the two quarters bonus in its group if five-peat-seeking National University (1-0) defeats Adamson University (0-1) in their duel still being played as of press time.    The Lady Tamaraws remained unscathed after five games overall in the league’s centerpiece competition, backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner, and R&B Milk Tea. Opposite spiker Ia David led FEU with 10 points while Gerz Petallo added seven markers in just two sets. Save for a brief spark of resistance from CSB early in the third set, the Lady Tamaraws breezed through the match with sustained energy. “Nag-start siya sa training and outside the court, na happy-happy lang kami as a team kasi knowing na ‘yung energy malaki talaga ang impact niya. 'Di kami pwedeng nakasimangot, tinanggal namin 'yung mga ganoon. Good vibes lang and good thing na-adopt namin sa loob ng court,” said David, who went 7-of-10 on attacks and added three kill blocks. Cla Loresco, Alyzza Devosora and Jaz Ellarina pumped in five points each while Karyll Miranda dished out 10 excellent sets to help FEU convert 41 attack points. “Nag-stick kami sa mindset namin na maging consistent. ‘Yung mindset na magtiwala sa mga kasama kasi kahit sino talaga kayang mag-contribute,” David added. After dominating the first two frames, the Lady Tamaraws trailed the Lady Blazers, 3-6, to start the third set. FEU rallied to regain control and used a 12-5 closing barrage to put the game away.       The Lady Tamaraws will take on NU on November 7 at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan to wrap the second round and determine their placing in the crossover quarters of the competition, supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, the Commission on Higher Education, Mikasa, Asics, Rigour Technology, Jersey Haven, Solar Sports and 12 Beyond Production as technical partners.     CSB, which threw away 25 points on errors, absorbed a second straight defeat. Arriana Pua and Mary Grace Borromeo scored seven each while Mhonniecka Soliven finished with six markers for the Lady Blazers, who will face Adamson to close the round.   All games in the competition are available live and on demand via PusoP.com and Solar Sports. TMT