MANILA -- (UPDATED) The Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws are keeping their Final 4 bid alive in the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball tournament.

The Lady Tamaraws showed their might against the also-ran Ateneo de Manila University, 25-21, 25-11, 22-25, 25-21 at the Mall of Asia Arena Wednesday.

FEU stayed in fifth place with a 6-6 card but still has a slim chance of advancing into the playoff. Meanwhile, Ateneo is in sixth place with a 4-8 slate.

This is the first time Ateneo will miss the Final 4 bus since 2009.

Chenie Tagaod scored 15 points in the game, while Jov Fernandez had 12 markers. The team also got a significant contribution from setter Tin Ubaldo, who had seven points and 10 excellent sets to be named as the player of the game.

“Whatever the outcome 'yung sa amin kasi tinitingnan namin 'yung three remaining games… Gusto namin talagang manalo. Tinitingnan namin kung aabot kami,” head coach Tina Salak said.

“Kung anong maging rankings sa Final 4 blessing na 'yun. Pero this time, ang focus namin is kailangan ma-maximize namin 'yung time namin sa UAAP na may another win.”

After losing the third set, FEU tightened its grip on the upperhand with a 19-15 separation. But Ateneo slowly crawled back to equalize the game at 19, capped by a block by Lyann de Guzman.

Gerzel Petallo maximized her chance to play as she gave FEU a 22-20 breather with back-to-back attacks. She went for a crosscourt hit to keep the Lady Tamaraws ahead, 23-21.

A rejection to Faith Nisperos and an ace of Ubaldo ended the match, 25-21.

Nisperos topscored for the Blue Eagles with 20 points, while De Guzman added 11 points, as former Ateneo coach Tai Bundit watched on the sideline.

Down 0-2, Ateneo fought back in the third frame as they built a 21-17 cushion but the Lady Tams threatened to come back as Petallo unleashed a crosscourt kill, 20-22.

Petallo’s down-the-line spike and an error from Nisperos pushed FEU closer to Ateneo, 22-23 but Joan Narit hammered a quick spike before Nisperos formally extended the match to fourth set.

UAAP Season 85 is streaming on iWantTFC every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, available for Premium users outside the Philippines.