Archers shoot down Maroons
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle showed great promise even on the exit of a number of key players, topping a highly fancied University of the Philippines, 82-79, in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup at The Arena in San Juan yesterday.
Old hands Kib Montalbo, Andrei Caracut, Aljun Melecio and Justine Baltazar played well with new recruits Brandon Bates and Taane Samuels as the Archers got past the vastly improved UP side.
Baltazar top scored for the winning team with 16 points, with Samuel and Caracut contributing 12 and 11, respectively.
“The win was a bonus as we’re a work in progress,” said first-year DLSU coach Louie Gonzales.
“We have to find the 51 points that we lost,” added Gonzales, referring to the outputs of former Archers Ben Mbala, Ricci and Prince Rivero and Abu Tratter.
Ateneo spoiled the party of the debuting Gilas Pilipinas cadets with a 75-69 victory in the second game.
Thirdy Ravena turned in a team-high 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the reigning UAAP champions.
The scores
First Game
DLSU 82 – Baltazar 16, Samuel 12, Caracut 11, Santillan 9, Montalbo 9, Bates 9, Melecio 8, Corteza 4, Go 3, Dyke 1, Capacio 0.
UP 79 – Juan Gomez De Liano 21, Dario 16, Akhuetie 12, Desiderio 9, Vito 8, Javi Gomez De Liano 7, Jaboneta 3, Manzo 2, Murrell 1, Prado 0, Tungcab 0, Gozum 0, Lim 0.
Quarterscores: 20-15, 36-36, 58-52, 82-79
Second Game
Ateneo 75 – Ravena 16, Wong 13, Nieto Mi 10, Nieto Ma 9, Go 7, Kouame 5, White 5, Belangel 4, Maagdenberg 3, Asistio 2, Navarro 1, Mamuyac 0, Credo 0
Gilas cadets 69 – Rivero R 17, Paras 13, Gomez de LIano 11, Tratter 8, Ambohot 5, Gozum 4, Tolentino A 3, Tuffin 3, Tolentino V 3, Rivero P 2, Desiderio 0, Mocon 0
Quarterscores: 17-16, 29-27, 53-48, 75-69
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