Ever Bilena posts 2nd win; Oracle triumphs
(November 24, 2008)

Games Wednesday
(Lyceum gym)
10 a.m. Mail & More vs Muscle Tape-Lyceum
11:45 a.m. Oracle-FEU vs Nutri-C-Ateneo
2 p.m. Oracare-CSB vs Sunkist-La Salle
3:45 p.m. Ever Bilena vs Smart-UP

Ever Bilena stamped its class over Mail & More, 89-76, for its second straight win while UAAP champion Oracle Residences-Far Eastern University made its presence felt in the Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL) yesterday at the FEU gym.

For the second straight game, Gandang Pinay leaned on the red-hot hot shooting of Marichu Bacaro and Aimi Ono to tie Smart Sports-University of the Philippines for second in the revival tournament of the only women's league in the country.

The 5-foot-3 Bacaro, the reigning UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) from University of Santo Tomas, came through with another brilliant all-around performance, tallying 22 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals in 27 minutes while Ono tossed in 20 points.

Bacaro was at her best in the third quarter where she accounted for 11 of the team's 26 points that saw the Gandang Pinay post a 67-49 advantage over the shorter Mail & More squad.

Ever Bilena, owned by former PBL chairman Dioceldo Sy, is gunning for its third straight championship after winning the first two editions in the late 90s.

Oracle-FEU, meantime bounced back from a stinging defeat to Discovery Suites-RP women's team last Nov. 11 by beating Oracare-College of St. Benilde, 61-45.

Katherine Reyes topscored for the Lady Tamaraws with 18 points, including 9 in the third quarter that saw the Sheila Romero-owned Oracle Residences pull away for good.

The Lady Maroons chalked up their second win Saturday by downing Xtreme-RP youth squad, 80-54, through the efforts of Fille Cainglet and Fatima Tolentino, who both fired 17 points each.

The scores:

First Game

Ever Bilena 89 Bacaro 22, Ono 20, Buenacosa 16, Orillana 8, Fermin 7, Gregorio 6, Morada 4, Carreon 2, Bombeo 2, Casakit 1, Obrador 1, Leonardo 0, Noscal 0.

Mail & More 76 Valdez 15, Jamago 12, Iida 11, Ilustre 8, Mesina 6, Paz 5, Morona 4, Ranario 4, Pacot 4, Abad 3, Lavalle 2, Luistro 2, Bulain 0, De Jesus 0.

Quarters: 20-8, 41-26; 67-49; 89-76.

Second Game

Oracle-FEU 61 Reyes 18, Yazon 12, Ravago 9, Palmera 8, Rivera 6, Positos 4, Nido 2, Vinas 2, Sernal 0, Astrero 0, Laquindanum 0, Abella 0, Cabochan 0, Leviste 0.

Oracare-CSB 45 Dela Torre 9, Salvacion 9, Mandap 5, Alvarez 5, Sarael 5, Paras 5, Lizondra 4, Galan 2, Lotigio 1, Sansaluna 0, Quemada 0, Sia 0, Dela Cruz 0.

Quarters: 13-10; 24-19; 43-32; 61-45.

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