UAAP Season 71 Women’s Basketball
UP Lady Maroons vs NU Lady Bulldogs
UP defeats NU 49-29
August 28, 2008, 10am
Blue Eagle Gym
Lady Maroons cage Lady Bulldogs
By Merck Maguddayao
The University of the Philippines (UP) Lady Maroons rolled to its tenth win by routing the National University (NU) in clinical fashion, 49-29, in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines women’s basketball elimination round.
The Lady Maroons once more displayed its superiority in the tournament, winning with an average margin of 15 points in their last four games. Back-up playmaker Fille Cainglet played another splendid game with eight points, six rebounds, and four assists while Sihaya Sadorra topscored with 10 points to lead UP.
The game started with the Lady Maroons holding its own on defense, limiting NU’s scoring to only 6 first quarter points with a choking boxing one defense against the Lady Bulldogs shooters.
In the second quarter, the Lady Bulldogs played highly physical defense, forcing the Lady Maroons to score from the foul line. With Jovelyn Mejia and Rejoice Ramos in charge, NU managed to stick within 2 points, 16-14, but UP made a 7-1 run through the playmaking of Cainglet and Andrea Stevens. The Lady Maroons led in the first half, 23-15.
After the halftime break, the Lady Maroons scored 11 unanswered points as Cainglet and Sadorra scored seven and four fastbreak points respectively. The Lady Bulldogs, on the other hand, experienced its worst offensive output in the game with only four third quarter points.
The Lady Maroons bench wound up the last quarter by playing as intense as the starters to keep the Lady Bulldogs at bay. With the lopsided win, the Lady Maroons became the number one defensive squad, limiting their opponents to just 49 points.
UP (49)- Sadorra 10, Cainglet 8, Paz 5, Stevens 5, Luna 4, D. Bautista 4, Robelo 3, Tomelden 3, M. Bautista 2, Binamira 2, Mercado 2, Casino 1, Del Rosario 0, Tolentino 0, Del Mundo 0
NU (29)- Mejia 9, Mandap 9, R. Ramos 5, Letigio 2, Bangal 2, Batnag 1, E. Ramos 1, Santos 0, Alla 0, Cudal 0, Meneses 0
Quarter scores: 10-6, 23-15, 38-19, 49-29