Back-to-back wins for the UAAP Press Corps

The UAAP Press Corps with their team photo after they posted their second win of the season (Photo via Charmie Lising)

The media provided a rude welcome of sorts to debutants Larc and Asset in the UAAP Goodwill Games on Sunday night at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

An 8-2 finishing kick by the Scribes ensured that they remain undefeated in the tournament, which is held to provide camaderie for the people working behind the scenes in the league.

Leading the way for the Chooks-to-Go-backed Media are Arnold Cagang of Tiebreaker Times, who led the way with 25 points, 15 rebounds, a couple of assists, and a couple of steals while playing all 40 minutes.

Key veterans Christian Jacinto of Spin and Cedelf Tupas of the Philippine Daily Inquirer also figured in the win, with the former contributing his own double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, as well as five assists and a couple of blocks, while the latter added twelve points, a couple of rebounds, and a couple of assists.

Javi Palana led Larc and Asset with 22 points, thirteen rebounds and a couple of assists. Julio Silvestre and Paul Ryan Tan combined for 28 points to help Palana in a losing cause.

On Saturday, the Table and Stats team got themselves on the board with a 106-80 victory ABS-CBN Sports.

Reinforcements Tonino Gonzaga and Moriah Gingerich led the way for the Table and Stats with triple-doubles. The Ateneo alum chipped in 26 points, thirteen rebounds, and twelve assists, while the UP alum netted 22 points, thirty rebounds, and thirteen assists, as well as a steal and four blocks.

Anton Roxas led the charge with 28 points, sixteen rebounds, two assists and a steal, while Nikko Ramos provided 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal.

Courtside reporters Migs Gomez and Dyp Dypiangco made their UAAP Goodwill Games debut with the former scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds, while the latter netted five points, eight rebounds, five assists, and a steal.

The scores:

Table and Stats (106) - Gonzaga 26, Gingerich 22, Alfonso 21, Ducanes 10, Aguilar 8, Sta. Ana 7, Flores 6, Paguila 6

ABS-CBN Sports (80) - Roxas 28, Ramos 22, Fermin 9, Gomez 8, Garcia 8, Dypiangco 5

Quarter Scores: 32-16, 47-29, 78-49, 106-80

UAAP Media (61) - Cagang 25, Jacinto 18, Tupas 12, Gatpandan 4, Sevilla 2, Dalupang 0, Lozano 0, Sarmenta 0, Bonilla 0, Flores 0, Lagunzad 0.

Larc and Asset (55) - Palana 22, Silvestre 15, Tan 13, Tamayo 5, Pajar 0, Marcelo 0, Quinto 0, Vardeleon 0, Buenaventura 0, Magcaling 0