Lady Tams tame Tigresses
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 07/15/2009 10:26 PM
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MANILA -- Defending champions Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws crushed the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses, 68-43, during Wednesday’s main game in the 72nd University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Women’s Basketball at the FEU Gym.
Shrugging off a slow start in the first canto, FEU dominated UST in the next three quarters to open its title defense with a resounding victory.
After a tight opening period which saw the Lady Tams hanging onto a one-point lead, 18-17, starters Raiza Palmera and Allana Lim waxed hot to keep the Tigresses at bay.
Agatha Astrero then came off the bench and led a third quarter run to widen the scoring gap.
Astrero capitalized on UST’s weak perimeter defense as she scattered four triples en route to a team-high 18 markers.
The Lady Tams continued to attack the basket in the fourth while the Tigresses were having a hard time converting their field goals.
UST’s Ann Leonardo’s stats typified the Tigresses’ struggle. She scored a team-high 15 points but made only four of her 13 field goal attempts. They collectively shot 24.1 percent from the field. Joie G. Espineli and Lora Gene D. Tumulak
The scores:
FEU 68 – Astrero 18, Palmera 16, Lim 14, Positos 5, Sicat 4, Regidor 3, Yazon 2, Borja 2, Albano 2, Tanaman 1, Cabochan 1.
UST 43 – Leonardo 15, Galicia 6, Fermin 6, Andava 6, Laud 3, Silva 2, Siapoc 2, Mejia 2, Dela Cruz 1.
Quarters: 18-17, 28-24, 45-33, 68-43.
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