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SAN BEDA
goes for win No. 2 against University of Perpetual Help
Dalta even while Letran faces St. Benilde in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s
basketball tournament today at The Arena in
San Juan.
Still
billed as the strongest team this season, San Beda
opened with a rousing 91-69 rout of Jose Rizal U, on
Saturday. The Heavy Bombers are picked as strong
challengers to the Red Lions’ throne.
Frankie
Lim, the ex-pro, said their rout of the Heavy Bombers
shows they are on the right track and are bound to do
the same against the Altas at 2 p.m.
“We
changed a bit and we polished some weaknesses. I am
positive though that my players will be more determined
and aggressive just like in our game against Jose Rizal,”
said Lim.
At 4
p.m., Letran and St. Benilde square off in a match
between teams which also won their opening-day matches.
Lim is
pinning his hopes on veterans Yousif Aljamal, Pong
Escobal and Sam Ekwe, who was his usual Most Valuable
Player self with the season’s first double-double of 14
points and 18 rebounds.
The
Atlas, on other hand, need all the adjustments they
could think off to offset the loss of six-foot-nine
Indonesian Thoyib Isman, who was found ineligible to
play by the NCAA board.
Perpetual dropped their opening game against San
Sebastian College, 56-59, on Saturday.
St.
Benilde also made its presence felt after clobbering
Mapua, 74-68, Wednesday. The Blazers relied on returnees
Paolo Orbeta and Christian Cabatu in notching their
first win.
“I hope
the win [over Mapua] will inspire my players to strive
harder. Konting adjustments na lang naman ang
kailangan namin that’s why I am hoping that my
players will show the same performance we dished out in
our first game,” said St. Benilde coach Caloy Garcia.
Standings: San Beda 1-0, Letran 1-0, St. Benilde 10,
Jose Rizal 1-1, San Sebastian 1-1, Perpetual 0-1, Mapua
0-2. |
