UE women at cusp of Judo title retention

c/o UAAP

UAAP Season 85 Collegiate Judo Standings after Day 1
School - points - g-s-b

Women's
UE 22 2-2-2
UST 13 1-1-3
UP 8 1-0-1
Ateneo 5 0-1-2
DLSU 0 0-0-0

The University of the East has a slim lead over the University of Santo Tomas in the women's division of collegiate portion in the UAAP Season 85 judo tournament after the first day of action at the Blue Eagle Gym.

The Lady Warriors have two each of gold, silver, and bronze to secure a 22-point total at the halfway point, with a nine-point margin against the Tiger Judokas.

The Recto-based squad can thank Leah Jhane Lopez and Joemari-Heart Rafael for their gold medal efforts, with the former dispatching Mary Joy Baldos of UST in the final of the featherweight (under-44 kg) division and the latter outlasting Yzabelle Claravall in the final of the extra-lightweight (under-48 kg) division.

The featherweight bronze medals went to Princess Lintac of UE and Vlessie Hisula of UST, while the extra-lightweight ones were awarded to Jhanen Mae Marcos of UP and Danica Barela of UST.

The lone gold for UST came in the lightweight (under-57 kg) division, where Princes Cortez dispatched Mylene Matias of UE in the final. Rosanna Nolido of Ateneo and Kyrstanna Resente of UE bagged the bronze medals.

The University of the Philippines managed to move past Ateneo in the standings thanks to Ayessa Baloy's gold medal in the half-lightweight (under-52 kg) division, as she stunned Jewel Rafael of UE in the final with a waza-ari. The bronze medals were awarded to Faiza Asilum of UST and Roni Lapuz of Ateneo.

Day 2 action is set to take place on Sunday afternoon at the same venue.