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Player of the Week Black gives Ateneo much needed lift


The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles did the unthinkable last Saturday when they ended the 12-game unbeaten run of the De La Salle University Green Archers with an 83-71 victory at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Green Archers have been deemed unstoppable during their string of wins in the UAAP Season 79 basketball tournament. But the Blue Eagles were able to hold their ground, solving La Salle’s mayhem scheme, as they took down their mighty arch-rivals.

Leading the way for the Loyola Heights cagers was Aaron Black, who notched 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and seven rebounds.

“I just came into the mentality that I really want to win this game. Always be attacking,” Black said after Ateneo’s gutsy win.

For his stellar performance, the third-year shooting guard was named the ACCEL Quantum/3XVI-UAAP Press Corps Player of the Week.

Saturday’s contest also turned out to be Black’s best outing since coming from a left foot injury last September. He was out for a month and missed a total of five games for the Eagles, including Ateneo-La Salle round 1.

Since his return however, he has been an instrumental part of his team’s offense. He is currently averaging 9.3 points a game, along with 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Ateneo’s win earned them a chance to still qualify for the coveted twice-to-beat advantage. The Blue Eagles stand at 7-4, currently in third place behind the Far Eastern University Tamaraws.

“It means a lot to beat La Salle and it means a lot to get a win at this stage of the competition. It was a big win for us,” shared Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin.

“We are very happy but we don’t want to go much beyond that. We still have a huge game against FEU on Wednesday and we have to come down from the clouds and be ready to play.”

Black bested the following student-athletes, all of which had noteworthy performances for their respective teams over the weekend, for the league’s weekly award:

Paul Desiderio (UP Fighting Maroons)UAAP-79-UP-vs.-UST-Desiderio-7817 Player of the Week Black gives Ateneo much needed lift ADMU Basketball News UAAP  - philippine sports news

Sean Manganti (Adamson Soaring Falcons)UAAP-79-AdU-vs.-FEU-Manganti-7627 Player of the Week Black gives Ateneo much needed lift ADMU Basketball News UAAP  - philippine sports news

Matt Salem (NU Bulldogs)UAAP-79-NU-vs.-UE-Salem-7211 Player of the Week Black gives Ateneo much needed lift ADMU Basketball News UAAP  - philippine sports news

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