FilOil Quarterfinals: FEU defeats UP

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament Quarterfinals
UP Fighting Maroons vs FEU Tamaraws
FEU defeats UP, 71-59

The UP Fighting Maroons first appearance in a quarterfinal game came up short losing to the FEU Tamaraws, 71-59 in the 2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament. League leading Mike Silungan scored only 10 points as UP bowed out of the tournament and will look forward to a great season in the coming UAAP Season 73.

Game scores:

FEU 71 – Garcia 18, Sanga 12, Cervantes 11, Noundou 9, Ramos 6, Exciminiano 5, Cawaling 3, Mendoza 3, Knuttel 2, Cruz 2, Romeo 0, Bringas 0.

UP 59 – Sison 11, Silungan 10, Co 10, Lopez 8, Padilla 6, Mi. Reyes 5, Manuel 4, Saret 3, Ma.Reyes 2, Maniego 0, Juruena 0, Gomez 0.

Quarters: 14-10, 29-25, 46-42, 71-59

FilOil Quarterfinals: UP vs FEU on June 9

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament Quarterfinals
UP Fighting Maroons vs FEU Tamaraws
Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 11am
The Arena, San Juan

Good luck to UP on their 1st Quarterfinals appearance in a FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament! Please watch on June 9 and continue to support our team!

UP defeats UPHS, enters Quarterfinal Round

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs University of Perpetual Help System Altas
UP wins 89-86

UP Fighting Maroons had another close game win beating UPHS 89-86 and for the 1st time in 3 years of playing in the FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament will enter the quarterfinal round with a 5-2 record. Rookie Mike Silungan had another outstanding game with 22pts and a couple of crucial baskets in the 4th quarter.

Quarterfinals will start on June 9, the UP Men’s Basketball Team will leave for the US in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 22 for training.

Some notes from the Game:
- UP led in the 1st quarter 18-0
- Martin Reyes had another good game contributing 17pts, while in the game yesterday he scored 20pts.
- Two rookies Joshua Saret and Jett Manuel scored 7 and 4 pts respectively

Current Standing: 5 wins, 2 losses

Game scores:

UP 89 – Silungan 22, Co 17, Ma. Reyes 17, Padilla 11, Saret 7, Juruena 6, Manuel 4, Lopez 2, Mi. Reyes 2, Mbah 1, Gomez 0, Maniego 0, Pascual 0.

UPHS 86 – Vidal 19, Gomez 18, Danganan 17, Nuilan 14, Arboleda 7, Elopre 6, Sumera 3, Allen 2.

Quarter scores: 26-20, 44-34, 65-60, 89-86.

Veterans lead UP to a win vs Arellano

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs Arellano University Chiefs
UP defeats Arellano, 86-79

With 3 rookies leading UP the last game, it was time that the veteran players step up, specially, shooting guard Martin Reyes and Woody Co, who will be playing their final year in the upcoming UAAP Season. Martin Reyes regained his shooting touch scoring 20pts and former Rookie of the year Woody Co had 15 pts. But rookie Mike Silungan still contributed a lot for the maroons with 15pts.

Some Notes from the game:
- Mikee Reyes played his first game in the FilOil tournament
- Asst. Coach Potit de Vera coached this game

Game scores:

UP 86 – Reyes Ma. 20, Silungan 15, Co, 15, Sison 13, Padilla 9, Juruena 8, Lopez 4, Saret 2, Reyes Mi. 0, Maniego 0, Gomez 0, Mbah 0, Gingerich 0.

AU 79 – Celeda 16, Ciriacruz 15, Acidre 11, Caperal 8, Lapuz 8, Advincula 8, Virtudazo 7, Del Rosario 3, Zulueta 2, Anquilo 1, Palma 0, Santos 0.

Quarter scoring: 22-9, 45-33, 66-59, 86-79.

3 Rookies lead UP to a win vs Letran

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs Colegio San Juan de Letran
UP wins 78-75

Rookie Nigerian Center Alinko Mbah (who is eligible to play next year in the UAAP-unless there are rule changes with the new commissioner) contributed 14pts, 9rebs, 4asts and 4stls, rookie sensation Mike Silungan scored only 13 pts but led UP in the 4th quarter and rookie point guard Joshua Saret ( scored 89pts in an NCAA juniors game last year) had 11pts, all led UP to a win vs Letran in the 2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament. Another rookie Jett Manuel from Xavier also made his appearance scoring 3 points.

UP now has a 3-2 record.

Game Scores:

UP 78 – Mbah 14, Silungan 13, Saret 11, Sison 11, Reyes 9, Lopez 6, Gomez 5, Padilla 4, Manuel 3, Juruena 2, Pascual 0.

Letran 75 – K. Alas 17, Cortes 17, Belencion 11, Dysam 9, Almazan 9, J. Alas 8, Espiritu 4, Taplah 0, Belorio 0, Ang 0.
Quarter scores: 13-18, 36-39, 57-59, 78-75.

Ateneo beats UP by 20

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs Ateneo Blue Eagles

Ateneo wins 87-67

UP beats DLSU
DLSU beats Ateneo
Ateneo beats UP

Some notes from the game:
- UP just scored 6pts in the 3rd quarter
- Ateneo led by 40pts, 78-38
- Mike Silungan led UP again with 32pts

Game Scores:

Ateneo 87 – Salamat 15, Long 13, Salva 13, Tiongson 11, Erram 6, dela Cruz 6, Gonzaga 6, Monfort 5, Austria 4, Chua 3, de Chavez 3, Escueta 2, Buenafe 0, Burke 0, Golla 0.

UP 67 – Silungan 32, Padilla 12, Reyes 7, Mbah 6, Co 5, Juruena 2, Saret 2, Gomez 1, Lopez 0, Maniego 0, Gingerich 0, Flores 0, Pascual 0.

Quarter scores: 28-19; 50-32; 78-38; 87-67.

UP defeats Emilio Aguinaldo

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals
UP wins 78-75

Rookie Mike Silungan scored 35 points to help the UP Fighting Maroons win over Emilio Aguinaldo College, 78-75 and won their second straight game after losing their opening game in the 2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament.

Notes from the Game:
- Mike Silungan scored 24pts in the 1st half, 13 in the 2nd qtr (5 three point shots)
- Woody Co, Magi Sison, Alvin Padilla did not play the game
- Sophomores Moriah Gingerich (2 three point shots) and Carlo Gomez each had 8 and 12pts respectively
- Rookie Martin Pascual scored 7pts
- Another Rookie Joshua Saret scored 6pts and made a clutch layup at the end game to stop the run of EAC

Game Scores:

UP 78 – Silungan 35, Gomez 12, Gingerich 8, Pascual 7, Saret 6, Juruena 4, Mbah 4, Lopez 2, Reyes 0, Flores 0, Maniego 0, Evangelista 0.

EAC 75 – Cubo 16, L. Yaya 15, Mendoza 11, Chiong 10, Vargas 8, Lim 6, R. Yaya 4, Diolanto 3, Lapitan 2, Tuazon 0, Villegas 0.

Quarter scores: 20-22, 46-41, 64-58, 78-75.

UP defeats La Salle

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament
UP Fighting Maroons vs De La Salle Green Archers
UP wins 68-61

Some notes from the game:
- Top Scorer Rookie Mike Silungan with 12 points
- Veteran Woody Co had 11 points
- Rookie Point Guard Joshua Saret contributed 8 points
- La Salle led to start the Game 10-0 but UP had a good second half
- UP committed 26 turnovers
- UP outrebounded DLSU 46-37
- Current Standing of UP 1-1
- 1st loss by La Salle in 3 games

Game Scores:

UP 68 – Silungan 12, Co 11, Gomez 9, Saret 8, Juruena 7, Sison 6, Padilla 5, Lopez 4, Ma. Reyes 4, Gingerich 2, Flores 0, Pascual 0.

DLSU 61 – Banal 9, dela Paz 8, Villanueva 7, Ferdinand 7, Webb 6, Andrada 5, Vosotros 4, Paredes 4, Tampus 2, Marata 2.

Quarter scores: 16-21, 40-37, 55-46, 68-61.

San Beda defeats UP

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Invitational Cup
UP Fighting Maroons vs San Beda Red Lions
San Beda defeats UP 70-61

With only 7 players available in their first game, the UP Fighting Maroons gave San Beda Red Lions a scare making the game close in the last quarter but San Beda held on to win 70-61. Next UAAP Season Rookie Mike Silungan led UP with 25 points, followed by Veteran Magi Sison with 13 points and a surprise player for UP Rookie Joshua Saret with 9 points and 7 assists.

The core of the UP Fighting Maroons were missing including Woody Co, Alvin Padilla and Mikey Reyes due to an injury or school commitments.

For those who do not know, Joshua Saret was the player who broke the Juniors NCAA Record last year for points, scoring 89 points in a single game for JRU. Jett Manual is also one of the prized rookies for the UP Fighting Maroons from champion team Xavier, also missed the game.

Game scores:

SBC 70 – A. Semerad 17, dela Rosa 12, Pascual K. 8, Hermida 7, Villahermosa 5, Daniel 5, J. Pascual 4, Lanete 4, D. Semerad 2, Mendoza 2.

UP 61 – Silungan 25, Sison 13, Saret 9, Lopez 7, Gomez 5, Mbah 2, Reyes 0.

Quarter scores: 17-14, 34-30, 55-44, 70-61.

FilOil Flying V Player Roster

2010 FilOil Flying V Preseason Invitational Cup
UP Men’s Basketball Team Roster

CO, Woody (5th Year)
EVANGELISTA, Vergel (Rookie)
FLORES, Ervin (Rookie)
GINGERICH, Moriah (2nd Year)
GOMEZ, Carlo (2nd Year)
JURUENA, Mark (2nd Year)
LOPEZ, Mark (4th Year)
MANIEGO, Miggy (4th Year)
MANUEL, Jett (Rookie)
PADILLA, Alvin (2nd Year)
PASCUAL, Martin (Rookie)
REYES, Martin (5th Year)
REYES, Mikee (2nd Year)
SARET, Joshua (Rookie)
SILUNGAN, Mike (Rookie)
SISON, Magi (4th Year)

Head Coach: CASTRO, Aboy