Growling Tigresses claw Lady Archers
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses trounced the De La Salle University Lady Archers, 68-56, in the UAAP Season 80 women’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena Wednesday.
UST started weak, ending the first quarter five points short from DLSU, 11-16, but Kla Aujero grabbed UST’s first lead by the second canto, 26-24.
Despite the Tigresses securing their lead throughout the game, UST head coach Haydee Ong expressed her frustration as UST played weak during the last quarter.
Lady Archer Bernice Paraiso goes for a layup. Photo by Gillian Geronimo of The Spiral Journal.
“In the last quarter, I was very disappointed because we gave a lot of offensive rebounds and free throws to La Salle,” she said.
UST’s Anjel Anies and Jhenn Angeles secured their eighth win with 15 and 14 points, respectively while Kikay Gandalla added 10 markers.
“Dapat we should finish strong all the time. Even if we have a big lead, we should not relax,” Ong added.
Joehanna Arciga led the Lady Archers with a double-double of game-high 20 points and 16 rebounds.
UST improved to an 8-1 win-loss card and will next face the University of the East (UE) Lady Warriors on Sunday, October 22 at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.
“We want to beat UE again para nakapako na kami sa number two slot,” she stated.
Box scores:
UST 68 – Anies 15, Angeles 14, Gandalla 10, Larosa 8, Peñaflor 8, Aujero 6, Capilit 5, Rivera 1, Villar 1, Portillo 0, Isanan 0, Jerez 0
DLSU 56 – Arciga 20, Paraiso 11, Torres 7, Dagdagan 6, Castillo 5, Nuñez 5, Vegara 2, Jimenez 0, Del Campo 0, Figueroa 0
Quarter scores:
11-16, 30-26, 54-37, 68-56