Rodriguez’s hat trick leads Ateneo to victory

BY JAELLE NEVIN REYES

accidentally headed the ball into the back of their own goal in the 13th minute.

Ateneo tied the game when Pam Diaz scored off a rebound play in the 19th minute after her initial strike was not cleared away by FEU’s defense.

FEU once again took the lead as Jovelle Sudaria found the back of the net off a free kick in the

Rodriguez knotted the game before halftime.

FEU, behind Bea Requerme’s lost one player—Kim Cupal that was sent to the stands on a red card following a heated exchange with Ateneo’s Tiffany Sy.

Ateneo capitalized on FEU’s 10man roster and Rodriguez scored two more goals to complete the come-from-behind win.

“I think their focus and dedication into getting success showed in this game. I think after this game, you saw that we can really play well here in the UAAP even if we suffered a lot of setbacks in the pre-season,” ADMU head coach JP Merida said.

- feated FEU. During our pre-season friendlies against them, we never won. I am very happy with the performance of the team,” he added.

In the lone men’s division match, FEU pulled off a 1-0 escape the goal of Bulldog Hayeson Pepito in the 49th minute.