MANILA – Adamson University ended a two-game skid with a 67-60 victory over the University of the Philippines on Wednesday in the UAAP Season 89 women’s basketball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Chezka Apag led the Lady Falcons with 23 points, followed by Elaine Etang with16 points, three rebounds, and two steals.
“Sobrang saya lang kasi lahat nag-contribute. Sobrang saya din talaga kasi lahat ng mga teammates ko, nakikita ko talaga na gusto nila manalo (It’s just so great because everyone contributed. It’s also really wonderful to see that all my teammates truly want to win),” Apag said.
Adamson and UP are tied for fourth place at 1-2.
“The first two games were eye-opening for us, but credit also to the players. We’re a team where we can force top teams to give out their best. We just have to stay composed so we don’t relax,” Adamson head coach Jed Colonia said.
After opening the season with the league’s highest turnover average at 23.5 per game, Adamson only had 13 turnovers compared to UP’s 18.
“It’s really a very good improvement for us in the way we took care of the ball. Basically that’s it, we took care of the ball very well,” Colonia said.
The Fighting Maroons tied the score at 31-all in the first quarter and at 40-all early in the third quarter, but the Lady Falcons fought back to take a 50-43 lead entering the final quarter.
Shane Cunanan paced UP with 14 points and five rebounds, while Louna Ozar added 12 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
Adamson will next face the University of the East, while UP will meet De La Salle University on Sunday.
