By Virgil Lopez
The Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles captured on Saturday afternoon the 70th UAAP Women's basketball crown after a heart-stopping 62-58 victory over the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons in Game 2 of their championship showdown before a packed crowd at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
The Lady Eagles pushed the tempo in the fourth quarter, pressuring UP at the backcourt. Treena Limgenco provided the go-ahead basket, receiving a kick-out pass from Crystal Ballentyne, with 17.2 seconds left in the game clock, and the score at 59-58. Ateneo trailed by as much as 13 midway into the third quarter.
“We had difficulty once again executing, just like in the first game,” explained ADMU coach John Flores. “The girls only loosened up the in the last five minutes.”
This is Ateneo’s second championship in three finals appearances. Last season, the Lady Eagles finished second. UP, however, has never clinched a women’s basketball title.
Limgenco led in scoring with 16 points going with four rebounds and two steals. Cassy Tioseco had a double-double of 12 and 13. She also chomped three assists, three steals, and four blocks.
Both Kat Quimpo and AJ Barracoso scored ten while Ballentyne had a near double-double with eight markers and nine boards.
“I commend (UP mentor) Eric Castro. He did well,” The 41-year old guru said. “The one thing they did well was give Kat Quimpo a hard time.”
The Lady Maroons had control most of the way, ending the half with a 12-2 scoring blast, 23-18. Asistio gave them a 13-point spread with a three-pointer at the corner, 5:01 of the third, 37-24.
Ateneo de Manila then trimmed the lead down to six going into the final ten minutes with a Tioseco three-point play against Fiona Molina, 39-45. Another Tioseco and-one play tied the count at 54-all with Quimpo expanding it to three with free throws, 1:17 remaining in the game.
Two Tolentino freebies and a Sadora lay-up off Tioseco made it 58-57 for the State U, with 26 ticks to go. After ADMU called for time, Limgenco received the leather then released a short jumper from the side against two defenders.
Fille Cainglet’s forward pass was deflected by the tall Tioseco to Quimpo for two charities. Cainglet once again lost the ball from the inbound as Ballentyne sealed the game by making her second attempt from the 15th parallel.
“They turned on the heat. UP did not respond well to the pressure,” Flores mentioned. “We were hoping composure would come into play.”
“Sayang, panalo na sana pero ganun talaga but it was a good fight, we put up a good fight” Sadora of Lady Maroons said.
“Bawi na lang tayo next year,” mentioned teary-eyed UP coach Eric Castro after seeing his cage belles losing to Ateneo four times this season. “But then, I salute the girls for a job well done. Motivation na rin ito para galingan pa ang campaign next year.”
In their first game, the Lady Eagles prevailed as they repulsed the Lady Maroons, 64-60.
The so-called “Battle of Katipunan” was sealed after the two teams subdued their respective Final Four foes at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Gym in Manila last September 15.
The Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles captured on Saturday afternoon the 70th UAAP Women's basketball crown after a heart-stopping 62-58 victory over the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons in Game 2 of their championship showdown before a packed crowd at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
The Lady Eagles pushed the tempo in the fourth quarter, pressuring UP at the backcourt. Treena Limgenco provided the go-ahead basket, receiving a kick-out pass from Crystal Ballentyne, with 17.2 seconds left in the game clock, and the score at 59-58. Ateneo trailed by as much as 13 midway into the third quarter.
“We had difficulty once again executing, just like in the first game,” explained ADMU coach John Flores. “The girls only loosened up the in the last five minutes.”
This is Ateneo’s second championship in three finals appearances. Last season, the Lady Eagles finished second. UP, however, has never clinched a women’s basketball title.
Limgenco led in scoring with 16 points going with four rebounds and two steals. Cassy Tioseco had a double-double of 12 and 13. She also chomped three assists, three steals, and four blocks.
Both Kat Quimpo and AJ Barracoso scored ten while Ballentyne had a near double-double with eight markers and nine boards.
“I commend (UP mentor) Eric Castro. He did well,” The 41-year old guru said. “The one thing they did well was give Kat Quimpo a hard time.”
The Lady Maroons had control most of the way, ending the half with a 12-2 scoring blast, 23-18. Asistio gave them a 13-point spread with a three-pointer at the corner, 5:01 of the third, 37-24.
Ateneo de Manila then trimmed the lead down to six going into the final ten minutes with a Tioseco three-point play against Fiona Molina, 39-45. Another Tioseco and-one play tied the count at 54-all with Quimpo expanding it to three with free throws, 1:17 remaining in the game.
Two Tolentino freebies and a Sadora lay-up off Tioseco made it 58-57 for the State U, with 26 ticks to go. After ADMU called for time, Limgenco received the leather then released a short jumper from the side against two defenders.
Fille Cainglet’s forward pass was deflected by the tall Tioseco to Quimpo for two charities. Cainglet once again lost the ball from the inbound as Ballentyne sealed the game by making her second attempt from the 15th parallel.
“They turned on the heat. UP did not respond well to the pressure,” Flores mentioned. “We were hoping composure would come into play.”
“Sayang, panalo na sana pero ganun talaga but it was a good fight, we put up a good fight” Sadora of Lady Maroons said.
“Bawi na lang tayo next year,” mentioned teary-eyed UP coach Eric Castro after seeing his cage belles losing to Ateneo four times this season. “But then, I salute the girls for a job well done. Motivation na rin ito para galingan pa ang campaign next year.”
In their first game, the Lady Eagles prevailed as they repulsed the Lady Maroons, 64-60.
The so-called “Battle of Katipunan” was sealed after the two teams subdued their respective Final Four foes at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Gym in Manila last September 15.
The top-seeded Lady Eagles escaped the no.4 qualifier Adamson Lady Falcons down the stretch to hack out a 56-47 victory and advance to their third championship appearance in four years.
The No.2 Lady Maroons, on the other hand, dominated the defending champion University of Santo Tomas (UST) Tigresses all game long en route to an 80-61 win that catapulted them to their first title series in five years. #
With reports from Ubelt.com
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