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UAAP 86 WBB: Kacey Dela Rosa drops 27 vs FEU as Ateneo completes Final Four cast


Ateneo de Manila University completed the UAAP Season 86 Women’s Basketball Final Four cast after taking down also-ran Far Eastern University, 79-66, Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

The Blue Eagles improved to 8-4 to stay in the running for a twice-to-beat edge in the post-season as joint-second University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas are just a game ahead at 9-3.

The win also meant the end of the road for De La Salle University, which holds a 5-7 record, just not enough to chase Ateneo with just two games left. They will face each other on Wednesday.

“That was our initial goal, to make the Final Four so we made the last bus… Last year, we were just happy to make the Final Four but now, we’re looking forward for more,” said Ateneo head coach LA Mumar.

Ahead by just nine after the third period, Sarah Makanjuola, Aishie Solis, and Junize Calago connived in the Blue Eagles’ strong start in the fourth, highlighted by Kacey Dela Rosa’s coast-to-coast and-one move, to establish a commanding 19-point lead with 4:54 left in the game.

Dela Rosa delivered a masterpiece of 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field to go with 12 rebounds and three blocks.

“Siguro huwag lang kami makuntento kung nasaan kami ngayon. Push pa kasi we’re really going talaga sa championship,” said the Season 85 Rookie of the Year.

Makanjuola added 14 points and 16 rebounds, while guards Sandra Villacruz and Junize Calago had complete games for the Blue Eagles. The former tallied 13 points, five assists, and four rebounds, while the latter contributed 11 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds.

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The Lady Tamaraws absorbed their fourth-straight loss to slide down to 3-9. They will play the Growling Tigresses on Wednesday as well.

Joann Nagma had a career game of 18 points on a 9-of-11 clip from the field in the losing cause, while Shane Salvani and Jaina Del Prado produced 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Josee Kaputu, FEU’s Congolese big, battled foul trouble early on, committing three fouls in the first quarter, but still managed to get 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The Scores:

Ateneo 79 –Dela Rosa 27, Makanjoula 14, Villacruz 13, Calago 11, Solis 7, Gastador 4, Joson 3, Nieves 0, Eufemanio 0, Angala 0, Cancio 0, Tan 0, Malaga 0, Chan 0, Fetalvero 0.

FEU 66 – Nagma 18, Kaputu 13, Salvani 12, Del Prado 10, Manguiat 5, Aquino 2, Paras 2, Ong 2, Dela Torre 2, Delos Santos 0, Pasilang 0, Lopez 0, Caringal 0.

Quarterscores: 25-19, 39-29, 59-51, 79-66

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