STI torpedoes UMak, climbs to 2nd in NAASCU

MANILA, Philippines - STI overpowered University of Makati, 83-49, yesterday to move to solo second in the 10th National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities at the STI Global Gym at The Fort in Taguig.

Abegail Chavez fired 14 points while Jerald Bautista and Jasper Melano chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively, to send the Olympians to their seventh victory against two losses.

Our Lady of Fatima U and Centro-Escolar U stood in joint third with 6-2 (win-loss) records.

The University of Manila Hawks continued to pace the 10-year-old league with eight wins against one loss.

San Sebastian-Cavite, meanwhile, turned back AMA Computer U, 68-57, to enhance its playoff bid.

Raymond Alcasabas exploded for 18 points while Howard Pantonia and Lexter Atangan scattered 12 and 10 points, respectively, to help the SSC cagers nail their fifth win in nine games.

San Sebastian-Cavite thus shared the fifth spot with Informatics and its recent victim AMACU.

UMAK fell to 0-9.