UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Basketball Tournament Standings
*NU 11 0
*UST 10 2
*AdU 8 3
*Ateneo 7 5
DLSU 3 8
UP 3 8
FEU 3 9
UE 1 11
*Final Four
Games on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum
8 a.m. - FEU-D vs ADU (JHS)
10 a.m. - AdU vs NU (Women)
12 p.m. - DLSU vs UP (Women)
2 p.m. - AdU vs NU (Men)
6:30 p.m. - DLSU vs UP (Men)
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas returned to its winning ways, overcoming also-ran University of the East, 84-62, to solidify its hold on second place in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
Rebounding from a 70-76 loss to archrival NU Lady Bulldogs last Wednesday, the Growling Tigresses quickly bounced back to improve their record to 10-2. They now enjoy a 1.5 game cushion over the Adamson Lady Falcons for the second seed.
“Dapat hindi kami kampante. Of course, dapat may mental toughness na rin. Knowing na isa ka sa mga taas, may tendency talaga magrelax. Dapat nandoon pa rin yung mindset nila na taking it one day at a time and always sticking to the process,” UST assistant coach Ged Austria said.
With the game tied at 19-all in the second period, Pastrana scored 11 points in UST’s 16-5 surge to close the first half, highlighted by a buzzer-beating heave to gain a 35-24 advantage heading to the third frame.
The Growling Tigresses then turned a 50-40 third quarter lead to a commanding 67-47 cushion thanks to rookie Karylle Sierba, who tallied 13 points in UST’s 17-7 start to the payoff period.
The win allowed UST to assert its dominance over a struggling UE side, whom they took down with a 86-44 decision in its season opener last September 8.
“We did not play the way we wanted to play in the first three quarters. It’s clear na marami pa dapat gawin and corrections na need gawin. For the near future, we’re taking it one game at a time,” Austria added.
Tacky Tacatac dropped 20 of her 25 points in the second half to go along with four steals, three assists, and two rebounds, while Pastrana tallied 18 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and four steals.
Sierba contributed 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting with three rebounds and three steals on plus-29 in 21 minutes and six seconds of play, while Danganan flirted with a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds to go along with two steals, one block, and one assist.
UST looks to lock in the second seed in an all-important clash against Adamson University next Saturday, November 16, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Meanwhile, UE’s struggles continued after absorbing its eighth consecutive loss to drop to a 1-11 card.
While the Lady Warriors were eliminated from Final Four contention earlier in the season, they are now joined by the DLSU Lady Archers, the UP Fighting Maroons, and the FEU Lady Tamaraws after the Ateneo Blue Eagles notched an 85-70 victory over FEU today.
Rachel Lacayanga contributed 22 points, five rebounds, four steals, and one assist, while Malienne center Kamba Kone also scored 22 points with 15 rebounds.
Moana Vacalares chipped in nine points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals, while Jearzy Ganade contributed seven points, seven rebounds, six assists, and two steals but committed eight turnovers.
On the other hand, UE aims to break out of an eight-game skid when it battles Ateneo at the same date and venue.
The Scores:
UST (84) – Tacatac 25, Pastrana 18, Sierba 16, N. Danganan 9, Santos 5, Maglupay 4, Soriano 3, Relliquette 2, Ambos 2, Bron 0, Serrano 0, Pescador 0, Pineda 0, Lopez 0, Amatong 0.
UE (62) – Lacayanga 22, Kone 22, Vacalares 9, Ganade 7, Ronquillo 2, Dalguntas 0, Cruz 0, Buscar 0, Lumibao 0, Yanes 0.
Quarterscores: 13-15, 35-24, 50-40, 84-62
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