Biñan-Tatak Gel kept its outright semifinal hopes alive with an 87-48 shellacking of Caloocan in the 2026 Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the Uratex Showroom in Muntinlupa on Sunday.
The Angels, coming off a narrow 48-52 loss to the Akari-Rizal Sparks, bounced back in dominant fashion to improve to 6-3 and move into solo third place.
The victory also secured Biñan-Tatak Gel an elimination-round head-to-head sweep of Caloocan in the league backed by Aktive, after also winning their first-round encounter, 102-67.
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“Good win, at least na-run namin ‘yung mga pinag-ensayuhan namin dito sa laro na ito,” said Angels head coach Jack Azcueta.
“Hopefully, makuha rin namin ‘yung next game para heading into the playoffs mataas ‘yung kumpyansa ng mga bata,” he added, as Biñan looks to close out the elimination round strong next Sunday against RK Hoops-Quezon City 10 ACT.
Trailing by just five after the opening quarter, Biñan-Tatak Gel took control in the second period, outscoring Caloocan, 25-12, to build a 40-22 halftime lead.
From there, the floodgates opened as the Angels stretched the margin to as many as 42 points behind the combined efforts of Justine Domingo, Luisa San Juan, and Eka Soriano, who spearheaded a 31-7 third-quarter run for a 71-29 lead.
It was a total team effort for Biñan, with 10 players scoring at least four points, led by Domingo’s 12.
Danica Pacia posted a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Ria Nabalan and Soriano added 10 points apiece.
San Juan chipped in nine points and seven rebounds while finishing a game-high plus-27 in just 15 minutes and 24 seconds of action.
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Janeth Sison and Tin Capilit scored eight points each as the Lady Kankaloo absorbed their third consecutive loss to fall to 1-7.
Caloocan will next face Quezon City on Wednesday.
The Scores:
Biñan-Tatak Gel 87 – Domingo 12, Nabalan 10, Pacia 10, Soriano 10, San Juan 9, Abaca 8, Quingco 6, Gonato 5, Del Carmen 4, Faraon 4, Paraiso 2, Geli 2, Jimenez 2, Santos 2, Cabinbin 1.
Caloocan 48 – Capilit 8, Sison 8, Camagong 7, Pedregosa 7, Serrano 7, Felisarta 5, Batnag 3, Marcos 2, Alpanghi 1, Candido 0, Gonzalo 0, Vega 0, Madrid 0.
Quarterscores: 15-10, 40-22, 71-29, 87-48.
