La Salle defeats UP

UAAP Season 73 1st Round
UP Fighting Maroons vs De La Salle Green Archers
La Salle wins 80-62

A close game in the 1st half turned ugly for the UP Fighting Maroons in the second half as the La Salle Green Archers pulled away in the 3rd and 4th quarters to win in the 1st game of the UAAP Season 73. UP committed 21 turnovers in the game and most of their shots were from the three-point range, only former Rookie of the Year Woody Co who contributed 17 points got inside the paint a couple of times.

Rookie Mike Silungan scored 17 points but committed 6 turnovers in his UAAP debut after two years of waiting for his residency. The Veterans specially Magi Sison and Martin Reyes who are playing in their last year in the UAAP had a subpar performance along with second year players Mikee Reyes, Alvin Padilla and Mark Juruena.

The only bright spot for the game were the other rookies Jett Manuel and Joshua Saret who contributed 5pts and 2pts respectively but showed potential in their limited time in the court. UP also missed 12 free throws (15 of 27) and shot only 31 percent from the field. We hope UP bounces back from this game vs Adamson this Saturday, July 17, 4pm at the Philsports Arena.

Game scores:

DLSU 80 – Atkins 20, Villanueva 13, Marata 10, Webb 9, Andrada 7, de la Paz 6, Vosotros 4, Mendoza 4, Ferdinand 4, Tolentino 3, Reyes 1, Paredes 0.

UP 62 – Silungan 17, Co 17, Sison 8, Ma. Reyes 6, Manuel 5, Saret 2, Padilla 2, Maniego 2, Lopez 2, Mi. Reyes 1, Juruena 0.

Quarter scoring: 19-13, 34-31, 56-47, 80-62.

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.

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