NU rookie Cielo Pagdulagan towards Ateneo in UAAP Season 87 girls’s basketball.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Final 12 months’s finalists Nationwide College and College of Santo Tomas accomplished a dominant first spherical after beating separate foes within the UAAP Season 87 girls’s basketball event on Saturday at Mall of Asia Area.
Runner-up NU completed an ideal 7-0 report within the first spherical after overcoming a hard-fighting Kacey Dela Rosa-led Ateneo, 66-58.
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Regardless of the sweep, the Woman Bulldogs needed to overcome Dela Rosa’s seventh double-double, which powered the Blue Eagles’ gallant stand. The reigning UAAP MVP sank a protracted two to chop NU’s result in two, 51-49, with 6:58 to go.
SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 87 basketball
NU coach Aris Dimaunahan, Cielo Pagdulagan, and Tin Cayabyab after a 7-0 first spherical. #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/g1ddyIeMDc
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) October 5, 2024
Nonetheless, Pringle Fabruada stopped the bleeding for NU with six straight factors, 57-49, earlier than Camille Clarin, Angel Surada, and Ann Pingol sealed the win
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“For the primary three quarters, all of us weren’t locked in on what we’re presupposed to do. Simply glad that throughout the fourth quarter, we bought our bearings again and we stayed with the sport plan on the best way to cease Ateneo,” mentioned NU coach Aris Dimaunahan, whose staff averaged a successful margin of 16.85 factors.
Rookie Cielo Pagdulagan led one other balanced assault of NU with 12 factors, 5 rebounds, and three steals. Tine Cayabyab backstopped her with 11 factors and 5 rebounds.
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“Sobrang pleased kasi ang purpose po talaga namin is matapos ‘yung first spherical na ito na nasa prime pa rin po kami. Siguro kailangan lang namin imaintain yung effort, yung communication sa loob ng courtroom, and yung vitality namin kung paano kami naglaro this primary spherical,” mentioned Pagdulagan, a product of Nationwide College Nazareth College.
Pingol and Surada have been additionally instrumental with 10 factors every, whereas Fabruada and Aloha Betanio added eight and 7 factors, respectively.
The Blue Eagles remained fourth with a 4-3 report regardless of Dela Rosa’s 21 factors highlighted by two triples on and tallied 13 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and two steals.
Junize Calago had 12 factors, eight assists, seven rebounds, and 5 steals, whereas Sarah Makanjuola added 9 factors, 17 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
UST Tigresses’ Kent Pastrana.–UAAP PHOTO
In the meantime, Kent Pastrana and Brigette Santos placed on the ending touches to guide defending champion UST previous Far Japanese College, 66-57, and end the primary spherical with six wins in seven matches.
The Growling Tigresses squandered a 56-43 lead early within the fourth because the Woman Tamaraws scored 10 unanswered factors from Shane Salvani, Joann Nagma, and Maxene Dela Torre to show it right into a three-point sport, 56-53, with 3:37 left.
Pastrana and Santos restored the order for UST as they connived for a 7-0 run to deliver it again to a 10-point benefit, 63-53, and maintain FEU at bay within the ultimate minute.
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FINAL: UST ends the primary spherical with a 6-1 report after beating FEU (1-6), 66-57, within the #UAAPSeason87 girls’s basketball. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/cccwuSJcH0
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) October 5, 2024
“Close to our report, I advised the women this is able to be our final sport within the first spherical so this needs to be a momentum-builder for the following spherical. Sadly, they didn’t play what we anticipated them to play,” mentioned UST coach Haydee Ong, who confronted her former nationwide staff player-turned-FEU coach Raiza Palmera=Dy.
“A win is a win. Our fixed gamers like Kent all the time carry out so we want extra gamers to indicate up and assist Kent for our succeeding video games.”
Pastrana had one other double-double of twenty-two factors and 11 rebounds to go along with two steals and two blocks however she dedicated seven turnovers. Santos scored all of her seven factors within the fourth, whereas Cheesy Tacatac had 9 factors
Ahead CJ Maglupay delivered 5 factors, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks to ship FEU to its fourth straight defeat and a 1-6 report.
Shane Salvani, who made her return after serving a one-game suspension, carried FEU with 16 factors, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists however had eight turnovers and shot a dismal 6-of-26 from the sector, whereas MJ Manguiat added 11 factors.
The Scores:
First Recreation:
UST 66 – Pastrana 22, Tacatac 9, Santos 7, Sierba 7, Bron 7, Maglupay 5, Soriano 4, Reliquette 3, Danganan 2, Pescador 0, Dionisio 0.
FEU 57 – Salvani 16, Manguiat 11, Nagma 8, Ong 6, Dela Torre 6, Villanueva 4, Paras 4, Libor 2, Lopez 0, Pasilang 0.
Quarterscores: 20-9, 37-24, 48-43, 66-57.
Second Recreation:
NU 66 – Pagdulagan 12, Cayabyab 11, Pingol 10, Surada 10, Fabruada 8, Betanio 7, Clarin 4, Konateh 2, Solis 2, Canuto 0, Ico 0, Pring 0, Medina 0.
Ateneo 58 – Dela Rosa 21, Calago 12, Makanjoula 9, Aquirre 5, Oani 4, Villacruz 3, Cancio 2, Batongbakal 2, Angala 0, Cruza 0, Nieves 0.
Quarterscores: 18-13, 28-26, 47-44, 66-58