San Beda drops Letran for back-to-back wins

c/o NCAA

San Beda came out on top against Colegio de San Juan de Letran on Sunday afternoon, earning a 68-58 victory in the marquee game of the day in San Juan for the NCAA Season 101 men's basketball tournament.

Head coach Yuri Escueta shared about their rivalry, noting that "There’s really no extra motivation but every time you play Letran you know they’re a strong team that you really have to prepare for."

He adds, "I even look at them (Knights) as an all-star team so I tip my hats off to my guys for playing defense and guarding our defensive targets."

Janti Miller impressed in his first game within this rivalry, leading all scorers with 22 points, while Bryan Sajonia was the only other Red Lion in double figures with eleven markers.

San Beda played without their captain Yukien Andrada, who sat out due to a shoulder sprain.

Leading the Knights in the defeat is Jonathan Manalili, who stuffed the stat sheet with thirteen points, a couple of rebounds, six assists, and a couple of steals. Deo Cuajao added ten markers, as they fell to 0-2 to start off the season.

Letran would manage to split the scheduled matchups, as the Squires emerged as 63-61 winners over the Red Cubs.

UPIS transfer Nathan Egea led the way with fifteen points as the lone Squire in double figures.

The Scores:

SAN BEDA 68 – Miller 22, Sajonia 11, Lina 6, Reyes 6, Gonzales 5, Celzo 5, Etulle 4, Estacio 3, Puno 2, Bonzalida 2, Culdora 2, Songcuya 0, Jalbuena 0

LETRAN 58 – Manalili 13, Cuajao 10, Rosilio 7, Buensalida 6, Estrada 5, Omega 5, Santos 4, Roque 4, Tapenio 3, Gazzingan 1, Gammad 0

Quarter scores: 22-18, 37-34, 53-45, 68-58

LETRAN 63 - Egea 15, Villanueva 9, M. Pascual 7, Cargo 6, Dahino 6,  T. Pascual 5, Valdeavilla 5, Chua 4, Cabanero 4, Timbol 2, Macadangdang 0, Lumague 0, Gelin 0, Barrieta 0

SAN BEDA 61 - Ugaddan 20, Larosa 12, Mejia 12, Gravador 6, Nonato 5, San Juan 3, Tauber 2, Wagan 1, Feliciano 0, Jomalesa 0, Bonzalida 0, Bautista 0, Villanueva 0, San Buenaventura 0, Agbayani 0

Quarter scores: 13-18, 34-29, 48-49, 63-61