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 Ateneo,
UP, Oracle gain semis berths
(December 13, 2008)
Games Tomorrow
(Lyceum gym)
2 p.m. Oracle Residences vs La Salle/Ever Bilena
4 p.m. Smart Buddy-UP vs Nutri-C-Ateneo
Nutri-C-Ateneo and Oracle Residences and
Dorm scored contrasting wins yesterday to advance to
the Final Four of the Women’s Philippine Basketball
League at the Far Eastern University gym in Manila.
With RP team mainstay Cassy Tioseco, Jessamine
Delos Reyes and Maria Lopa at the helm, the Lady Eagles
downed Mail & More, 54-45, to secure a berth in
the semis which will be played tomorrow.
Oracle Residences-Far Eastern University
also secured a berth in the next round by default over
Muscle Tape-Lyceum defaulted its quarter.
With the win, Nutri-C-Ateneo battles Smart
Buddy-University of the Philippines in the semis tomorrow
at the Lyceum gym.
The Lady Maroons also marched to the Final
Four with 76-66 win over the stubborn Oracare-College
of St. Benilde.
The 6-foot Tioseco, a member of the RP
team that won a bronze in last year’s SEA Games
in Manila, imposed her will inside the shaded lane to
finish with a game-high 16 points.
In what could be her finest game, Lopa
contributed 10 points, five of them in the third quarter
where the Nutri-C-Ateneo finally pulled away, taking
a 47-35 lead going into the final 10 minutes.
Oracle will face either defending champion
Ever Bilena or Sunkist-backed La Salle in the other
semis match. Ever Bilena and La Salle are still playing
as of press time.
The scores:
First Game
Oracle Residences won by default
Second Game
Nutri-C Ateneo 54 Tioseco
16, Delos Reyes 14, Lopa 10, Limgenco 7, Gadian 4, Chua
2, Indigne 1, Co 0, Matreo 0, Grijales 0, De Guzman
0, Bombeo 0.
Mail & More 45 Ilustre
13, Abad 12, Paz 8, Jamago 4, Lavalle 4, Valdez 2, Luistro
2, Moroma 0, Flores 0, Bulan 0, Rosario 0, De Jesus
0, Pacot 0.
Quarters: 14-9; 29-21;
47-35; 54-45.
Third Game
Smart Buddy 76 -- Marzan
18, Sadorra 13, Tolentino 10, Paz 7, Stevens 6, Cainglet
5, Roma 5, Yañez 4, Bautista 4, Cabral
2, Faustino 2, Tomelden 0, Asistio 0, Payoyo 0.
Oracare 66 -- Lizondra
13, Sarael 10, Salvacion 10, Quemada 9, Dela Torre 8,
Paras 5, Sansaluna 4, Bonleon 3, Dela Cruz 2, Velasquez
2, Alvarez 0.
Quarters: 18-14; 39-41;
57-52; 76-66.
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