National University enjoyed a wire-to-wire 95-68 win over University of the Philippines in the second round of the UAAP Season 85 Women’s Basketball Tournament, Sunday, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The result meant that the Lady Bulldogs sealed their eighth straight win of the season – their 104th consecutive victory – to lead the standings.
The six-time defending champions dominated the contest right from tip-off and led by as much as 64-28 off an underhand stab from Angel Surada in the 7:53 mark of the third quarter.
Despite the huge win, NU coach Aris Dimaunahan lamented certain aspects of his team’s performance. “Obviously, a lot of work has to be done on our team from this day on,” he said. “We did not shoot well from the free throw line. We only had 50 percent. We missed 13. That’s a lot of freebies missed for this morning’s game.
“We had a lot of turnovers (29) today. I thought it could be a better game for us had we taken care of the ball. Hopefully, we’ll do better next time and improve again,” he continued.
Tin Cayabyab led NU today with 17 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals followed by Camille Clarin’s 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Karl Pingol also chipped in 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs.
NU’s stingy defense forced UP to concede 35 turnovers, which yielded 42 points for Dimaunahan’s Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs also converted 10-of-21 from the three-point line compared to the Lady Maroons’ 2-of-18.
The Fighting Maroons fell to 3-5 and remained in fifth place.
Christie Bariquit and Maian Domingo led State U with 11 and 10 points respectively.
Both teams resume their campaigns on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.
NU (8-0) takes on Ateneo de Manila University at 3:00 PM while UP (4-4) will go up against Adamson University earlier at 11:00 AM.
The Scores:
NU (95) – Cayabyab 17, Clarin 13, Pingol 11, Fabruada 9, Betanio 8, Tiky 8, Canuto 7, Cacho 7, Barroquillo 6, Surada 4, Villareal 3, Talas 2, Bartolo 0, Dimaunahan 0, Solis 0, Ico 0.
UP (68) – Bariquit 11, Domingo 10, Sanchez 8, Maw 7, Vingno 6, Tapawan 6, Rivera 5, Jimenez 5, Lozada 4, Gonzales 2, Sauz 2, Pesquera 1, Larrosa 1.
Quarterscores: 25-13, 56-28, 75-45, 95-68.
