Manila, April 1 -- Defending champion Adamson University downed University of the Philippines, 6-3, Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the UAAP Season 87 women's softball best-of-three title series at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate.

The Lady Falcons, eyeing their 12th straight crown, will try to close out the series on Saturday at 9 a.m.

The game was tied 3-all, before Mary Jane Libaton, Madaelene Domaug and Roma Mae Cruz scored for Adamson.

"I'm proud of them because some players stepped up when it was most needed since we had a rough start earlier. This was probably one of the innings where we committed the most errors. Maybe there was a little bit of pressure on them," said Adamson coach Ana Santiago.

"The good thing is t...