NU Girl Bulldogs rookie Cielo Pagdulagan throughout a UAAP Season 87 girls’s basketball event recreation. –UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Final yr’s finalists Nationwide College and the College of Santo Tomas asserted their dominance towards separate foes to remain on prime within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s basketball event on Sunday at Good Araneta Coliseum.
NU dominated its method to an ideal 8-0 report, routing Ateneo, 82-62, of their second straight recreation in two weeks.
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Rookie Cielo Pagdulagan sustained her tremendous kind for the Girl Bulldogs with 16 factors on 7-of-12 taking pictures and tallied seven assists, six rebounds, and 5 steals with out committing a turnover, coming off the bench to increase their profitable streak towards the Blue Eagles to twenty video games relationship again to Season 75.
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It’s a testomony to how robust she is as a result of her efficiency within the first spherical was a bit up-and-down. She’s discovering the consistency we’re in search of, and I believed in the present day was her breakout recreation. I’m completely happy that she responded nicely, and the numbers will present you that,” stated NU coach Aris Dimaunahan.
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“These numbers communicate for a way devoted she is and the way open her coronary heart and thoughts are to the recommendation given to her when she was struggling within the first spherical.”
Aloha Betanio was additionally instrumental for NU with 11 factors, 5 rebounds, three assists, and 4 steals. Could Canuto registered 11 factors, 4 rebounds, and two assists, whereas Jainaba Konateh and Camille Clarin chipped in eight and 7 factors, respectively.
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The Blue Eagles slid to a 4-4 report amid Kacey Dela Rosa’s eight-straight double-double with 22 factors and 17 rebounds.
Nigerian heart Sarah Makanjoula was restricted to seven factors on 2-of-8 taking pictures however had 11 rebounds. Junize Calago fouled out early within the third quarter with six factors, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals, and 6 turnovers.
UST Growling TIgresses within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s basketball event recreation. –UAAP PHOTO
In the meantime, defending champion UST unleashed a second-half surge to take down the College of the Philippines, 84-57, for its seventh win in eight video games.
Cheesy Tacatac led UST’s sizzling taking pictures with 23 factors, as Karylle Sierba and Kent Pastrana additionally powered the Growling Tigresses, tallying a 14-point lead, getting into the fourth, 60-46, and by no means appeared again to remain at solo second place.
“Coach informed us within the dugout that we wanted to concentrate on protection as a result of our scoring was ineffective if we have been additionally letting the opponent rating, which is why we couldn’t draw back. Fortunately, within the second half, we have been in a position to cease UP,” stated Tacatac after UST made 12 three-pointers.
Sierba delivered 15 factors, all from the three-point line. Pastrana made 11 factors and 5 rebounds. CJ Maglupay had 10 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Brigette Santos contributed eight factors, seven assists, and 6 steals.
“I simply informed the ladies that in the beginning of the second spherical we need to be higher, we need to be extra constant, we need to be stronger, and the ladies did it. First half was a seesaw battle from UP, sabi ko lang sa dugout tayo naman sa second half,” stated UST coach Haydee Ong, whose wards scored 38 from UP’s 32 turnovers.
UP dropped to fifth place with a 3-5 report. Louna Ozar had 15 factors and 7 rebounds however dedicated seven turnovers.
The Scores:
First Sport:
NU (82) – Pagdulagan 16, Betanio 11, Canuto 11, Konateh 8, Clarin 7, Villanueva 6, Pingol 5, Fabruada 4, Solis 4, Cayabyab 3, Surada 3, Ico 2, Alterado 2, Pring 0, Talas 0
Ateneo (62) – Dela Rosa 22, Makanjuola 7, Cruza 7, Calago 6, Batongbakal 6, Oani 6, Angala 5, Villacruz 2, Eufemiano 1, Nieves 0, Aquirre 0, Olivenza 0, Cancio 0, Lopez 0, Fetalvero 0.
Quarterscores: 19-14, 39-25, 64-47, 82-62.
Second Sport:
UST 84 – Tacatac 23, Sierba 15, Pastrana 11, Maglupay 10, Santos 8, Ambos 6, Soriano 5, Reliquette 4, Pineda 2, Bron 0, Pescador 0, Danganan 0, Serrano 0, Lopez 0, Amatong 0.
UP 57 – Ozar 15, Pesquera 10, Bariquit 8, Sauz 6, Maw 6, Tapawan 5, Lozada 5, Mendoza 2, Jimenez 0, Barba 0, Vingno 0, Solitario 0, Nolasco 0.
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Quarterscores: 22-16, 41-38, 60-46, 84-57
