By Jonas Terrado - Manila Bulletin - September 21, 2008
Ateneo hammered out a convincing 72-62 victory over FEU-Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation yesterday to take Game 1 of the 71st UAAP basketball tournament junior division finals at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Eaglets’ win came after the FEU Lady Tamaraws downed the University of the Philippines Lady Fighting Maroons, 54-52, in their separate women’s best-of-three finals.
The Eaglets, after a sluggish first quarter, came through with a sustained offensive in the next three periods to outbalance the Baby Tamaraws and move to within a win of claiming their sixth title since Jamike Jarin took over as head coach 11 seasons ago.
Ian Enriquez led Ateneo with 18 points and 17 rebounds while Juami Tiongson and Ael Banal, son of multi-titled coach Joel Banal, added 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Kiefer Ravena, son of former PBA player Bong Ravena, scored 11 points and five assists for the Loyola-based cagers.
The Baby Tamaraws raced to a 21-16 lead at the start before Ateneo exploded a 20-6 bomb to race to a 36-27 bubble at the turn.
The Eaglets stretched the lead to 16 points, 64-48, and used this as a cushion against the rallying Baby Tamaraws, who could only come to within 60-66, 1:49 remaining.
The Eaglets sealed the win as Ravena completed a three-point play off Armin Albano, 69-60, with jus 68 ticks left.
"There was a chance there that we could have gotten a big lead but knowing coach Horacio (Lim) and his team, they never gave up until the end," Jarin said.
In the first game, the Lady Tamaraws led, 52-43, with only two minutes and 23 seconds left but the Lady Fighting Maroons made a last gasp for glory, exploiting FEU’s misses from the stripes to threaten, 52-54, 19.9 seconds to go.
In that final two minutes stretch, the Lady Tamaraws sank only two of their 12 free throws.
This proved just enough as UP botched a potential game-winning three-point attempt by Jedil Robelo with a second to go.
First Game (Womens)
FEU 54 — Mercado 13, Miag-ao 8, Borja M. 6, Rivera 6, Borja C. 6, Positos 5, Reyes 4, Palmera 4, Sernal 2, Supnet 0, Leviste 0
UP 52 — Sadorra 17, Tolentino 16, Tomelden 7, Bautista D. 4, Cainglet 3, Casino 2, Paz 2, Stevens 1, Robelo 0, Bautista M. 0, del Rosario 0.
Quarters: 13-13; 26-15; 41-34; 54-52.
Second Game (Juniors)
ATENEO 72 — Enriquez 18, Tiongson 15, Banal 13, Ravena 11, Dumrique J. 6, Romero 4, Pessumal 2, Dumrique C. 1, Bugarin 1, Gamboa 1, Pe 0, Capacio 0, Reyes 0.
FEU-FERN 62 — Tolomia 18, Albano 11, Santiago 10, Almario 9, Escoto 7, Pardo 7, Infante 0, Managuelod 0, Bautista 0
Quarters: 16-21, 36-27, 51-41, 72-62.
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Ateneo, FEU jrs start title series
By Jonas Terrado - Manila Bulletin - September 20, 2008
Ateneo and FEU-Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation open their best-of-three showdown for the juniors title of the 71st UAAP basketball tournament today at The Arena in San Juan.
The two teams, coming off contrasting fortunes to make it to the finals, tangle at 3 p.m.
The Eaglets trounced Adamson University while the Baby Tamaraws stunned defending champion De La Salle-Zobel by winning twice.
In the women’s division, Far Eastern University and University of the Philippines clash in their own best-of-three affair at 1 p.m.
Ateneo, which sported a 12-2 win-loss record, will again be led by Juami Tiongson, Kiefer Ravena and Jayvee Dumrique as Jamike Jarin is eyeing a sixth title in his 11th season as head coach.
The series will also feature a friendly duel between Jarin and his counterpart head coach Horacio Lim, who took over as head mentor of the Baby Tamaraws this season.
"They have a legendary coach in Horacio Lim who brought a lot of winning tradition to FEU," said Jarin. "We’re very close, minsan magkakasama kami we exchanged a lot of views, we go back a long time."
"I would say we’ll give him a good fight inside the court but outside he’s a good friend of mine," Lim said.
In FEU-FERN’s win over Zobel, the team was led by Chino Almario, Arwin Albano and Chris Tolomia, who scored 13 points in the winner-take-all match last Wednesday.
Big man Russel Escoto will also be tapped by Lim in order to neutralize the Ateneo frontline.
Meanwhile, Lady Tams head coach Mike Oliver will bank on Chovi Borja, Lynne Reyes and Bernadette Mercado in his quest for a first-ever title since 1999.
But the Lady Maroons, led by coach Eric Castro, aim to bounce back this time around after they were swept by Ateneo in the finals last season.
The duo of center Fatimo Tolentino and forward Sai Sadorra will lead UP in its bid to end a 25-year title drought.
Ateneo and FEU-Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation open their best-of-three showdown for the juniors title of the 71st UAAP basketball tournament today at The Arena in San Juan.
The two teams, coming off contrasting fortunes to make it to the finals, tangle at 3 p.m.
The Eaglets trounced Adamson University while the Baby Tamaraws stunned defending champion De La Salle-Zobel by winning twice.
In the women’s division, Far Eastern University and University of the Philippines clash in their own best-of-three affair at 1 p.m.
Ateneo, which sported a 12-2 win-loss record, will again be led by Juami Tiongson, Kiefer Ravena and Jayvee Dumrique as Jamike Jarin is eyeing a sixth title in his 11th season as head coach.
The series will also feature a friendly duel between Jarin and his counterpart head coach Horacio Lim, who took over as head mentor of the Baby Tamaraws this season.
"They have a legendary coach in Horacio Lim who brought a lot of winning tradition to FEU," said Jarin. "We’re very close, minsan magkakasama kami we exchanged a lot of views, we go back a long time."
"I would say we’ll give him a good fight inside the court but outside he’s a good friend of mine," Lim said.
In FEU-FERN’s win over Zobel, the team was led by Chino Almario, Arwin Albano and Chris Tolomia, who scored 13 points in the winner-take-all match last Wednesday.
Big man Russel Escoto will also be tapped by Lim in order to neutralize the Ateneo frontline.
Meanwhile, Lady Tams head coach Mike Oliver will bank on Chovi Borja, Lynne Reyes and Bernadette Mercado in his quest for a first-ever title since 1999.
But the Lady Maroons, led by coach Eric Castro, aim to bounce back this time around after they were swept by Ateneo in the finals last season.
The duo of center Fatimo Tolentino and forward Sai Sadorra will lead UP in its bid to end a 25-year title drought.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Juniors, women’s semis on today
By Jonas Terrado - Manila Bulletin - September 13, 2008
Defending champion De La Salle-Zobel and Ateneo try to forge a remake of last year’s finals showdown in the UAAP basketball tournament juniors division today when they face separate rivals at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Bengals tangle with FEU-Nicanor Reyes Education Foundation (FEU-FERN) dribblers at 1 p.m. while the Eaglets meet the Adamson junior Falcons at 3 o’clock with both teams bidding to finish the Final 4 early.
The Eaglets, swept La Salle in last year’s finale, and the Bengals finished the double-round eliminations tied for first with identical 12-2 records for the two twice-to-beat incentives.
The Eaglets, however, nailed the top spot due to a superior quotient following a 69-64 win over DLSZ last Saturday at the Blue Eagle gym.
Expected to lead the Eaglets are guards Juami Tiongson, who finished with a 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.1 steals a contest, and Kiefer Ravena, son of former PBA cager Bong Ravena, who tallied 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his second-year with the team.
The Junior Falcons, on the other hand, will be bannered by top MVP candidate Mark Juruena, who is leading the statistical points race with 87.1429 after posting 20.3 points and 13.6 rebounds per game as he led the team to a 9-5 record.
Despite being relegated to second after holding the lead for most of the tournament, the Bengals still loom as the heavy favorites against the Baby Tamaraws.
Meanwhile, the Final Four in the women’s division starts at 9 a.m. when University of Santo Tomas meets third seed University of the Philippines while top-seed Far Eastern University meets number four Adamson.
The Lady Tamaraws dominated the double-round elims with a near-perfect 13-1 record with a deep lineup composed of Chovi Borja, who led the team at 10.9 points, Lynne Reyes, who made 11.1 boards a game, Raiza Palmera, Mary Ann Biag-Ao and Bernadette Mercado.
Defending champion De La Salle-Zobel and Ateneo try to forge a remake of last year’s finals showdown in the UAAP basketball tournament juniors division today when they face separate rivals at The Arena in San Juan City.
The Bengals tangle with FEU-Nicanor Reyes Education Foundation (FEU-FERN) dribblers at 1 p.m. while the Eaglets meet the Adamson junior Falcons at 3 o’clock with both teams bidding to finish the Final 4 early.
The Eaglets, swept La Salle in last year’s finale, and the Bengals finished the double-round eliminations tied for first with identical 12-2 records for the two twice-to-beat incentives.
The Eaglets, however, nailed the top spot due to a superior quotient following a 69-64 win over DLSZ last Saturday at the Blue Eagle gym.
Expected to lead the Eaglets are guards Juami Tiongson, who finished with a 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.1 steals a contest, and Kiefer Ravena, son of former PBA cager Bong Ravena, who tallied 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his second-year with the team.
The Junior Falcons, on the other hand, will be bannered by top MVP candidate Mark Juruena, who is leading the statistical points race with 87.1429 after posting 20.3 points and 13.6 rebounds per game as he led the team to a 9-5 record.
Despite being relegated to second after holding the lead for most of the tournament, the Bengals still loom as the heavy favorites against the Baby Tamaraws.
Meanwhile, the Final Four in the women’s division starts at 9 a.m. when University of Santo Tomas meets third seed University of the Philippines while top-seed Far Eastern University meets number four Adamson.
The Lady Tamaraws dominated the double-round elims with a near-perfect 13-1 record with a deep lineup composed of Chovi Borja, who led the team at 10.9 points, Lynne Reyes, who made 11.1 boards a game, Raiza Palmera, Mary Ann Biag-Ao and Bernadette Mercado.
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