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UST Growling Tigresses demolishes UP to extend win streak
University of Santo Tomas in their domination against the University of the Philippines, 84-57, in the second round of their UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Women’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday afternoon, October 14, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
The Growling Tigresses now have a 7-1 record bolstered by their fourth straight win led by their veteran guard Tacky Tacatac who finished with a game-high 23 points.
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“Coach told us in the dugout that we needed to focus on defense because our scoring was useless if we were also letting the opponent score, which is why we couldn’t pull away. Luckily, in the second half, we were able to stop UP,” said Tacatac.
Three more Tigresses scored in double figures to back-up the performance of Tacatac. Karylle Sierba produced 15 markers, while Kent Pastrana and CJ Maglupay contributed 11 and 10, respectively.
In the final quarter of play, the Fighting Maroons still tried to make a comeback when the deficit was narrowed down to 10 and make it a 50-60 game. But UST made a counter 17-2 run to virtually pocket the game already with 5:08 remaining in the game as they erected a 77-52 lead.
The Growling Tigresses will try to extend their win streak to five when they face Ateneo on Saturday, October 19, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion, while the Fighting Maroons will take on the National University on Sunday, October 20, at the same venue.
The Scores:
UST 84 – Tacatac 23, Sierba 15, Pastrana 11, Maglupay 10, Santos 8, Ambos 6, Soriano 5, Reliquette 4, Pineda 2, Bron 0, Pescador 0, Danganan 0, Serrano 0, Lopez 0, Amatong 0.
UP 57 – Ozar 15, Pesquera 10, Bariquit 8, Sauz 6, Maw 6, Tapawan 5, Lozada 5, Mendoza 2, Jimenez 0, Barba 0, Vingno 0, Solitario 0, Nolasco 0.
Quarter Scores: 22-16, 41-38, 60-46, 84-57.
