Lady Falcons dominate Lady Warriors
By Alder T. Almo
Manila, Philippines – The Adamson Falcons moved within three games away from sweeping the UAAP Season 73 women’s basketball tournament after their dominant rout of the hapless University of the East Lady Warriors, 116-67, on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Six players hit in double figures as the Lady Falcons led from start to finish in recording the most lopsided win of the season as they remained unbeaten in 11 games.
Anna Buendia frolicked in the paint and finished with eye-popping numbers – 33 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block – while Gretchie Roque and Snow Penarranda added 17 and 13 markers, respectively.
So dominant were the Lady Falcons that they forced the Lady Warriors to a record 52 turnovers which they converted to 63 points.
Analyn Almasan, the reigning MVP, also dished out solid numbers for the Lady Falcons with 12 points on top of 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Gretchie Roque also hit 12 while Angelica Ortega pumped in 10 points.
Veteran playmaker Katherine Sandel only had 6 points but more than made up for it in the other departments – 8 boards, 10 assists and 7 steals.
UE, which dropped to 0-11, was led by Cindy Resultay’s 27 points and 10 rebounds.
The Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, meanwhile, remained in step with the Lady Falcons as they improved to 10-1 after routing the Ateneo Lady Eagles, 70-55.
The Morayta-based cagebelles rode on the explosion of Raiza Palmera, who hit a career-high 31 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the floor.
Palmera teamed up with Karen Columna in a blistering second quarter blitz as the Lady Tamaraws built a 40-25 advantage from a 1-point lead in the opening period.
Palmera and Columna combined for 20 points in the quarter, outscoring the entire Lady Eagles, who only managed to put up 13 points.
The Lady Eagles bowed out from Final Four contention with their 8th loss against only 3 wins.
In the other games over the weekend, University of Sto. Tomas clinched a Final Four slot on its 68-57 conquest of University of the Philippines.
The UST Tigresses marched to their 7th win in 11 games while the Lady Maroons skidded to 2-9 in the team standings.
Mary Joy Galicia had a monster effort of 21 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks to lead the Tigresses, who are trailing De La Salle Lady Archers for the third spot.
The Lady Archers held down National University Lady Bulldogs, 65-59, to take a half game lead over the Tigresses with an 8-3 record.
The Lady Archers led 55-25 at the start of the fourth period but had to withstand a huge run by the Lady Bulldogs, which fell short.
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