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THE
technical committee of the University Athletic
Association of the Philippines (UAAP) made its presence
felt early in Season 71 when it told the referees to
slap technical fouls on the De La Salle and Ateneo
coaching staff Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Season
71 basketball commissioner Chito Narvasa said the
technical fouls were part of the new rules implemented
this season.
 “These
new rules were discussed during a meeting [with the
coaches] and the UAAP board was informed about this and
it’s up to the respective athletic directors to
disseminate the information,” said Narvasa.
“The
problem is walang representative ang De La
Salle sa coaches meeting and I think Ateneo just
sent a representative,” Narvasa added.
The De
La Salle bench was slapped a technical foul before the
opening tip off because a member of the coaching staff
did not wear his authorized UAAP identification card.
Black,
on the other hand, got his “T” after excessively
complaining to the referees.
Pumaren,
however, claimed a member of the University of Santo
Tomas coaching staff did not wear his ID card Saturday,
while Black stressed he was merely explaining his point
to the referees.
‘Women’s’ upsets
By Reuben Terrado
Correspondent
NATIONAL
University (NU) pulled off an early surprise in the UAAP
Season 71 women’s basketball tournament by defeating De
La Salle, 49-47, Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym.
University of Santo Tomas (UST) also made its presence felt by bringing down defending
champion Ateneo, 65-57.
Far
Eastern University (FEU) beat University of the East (UE),
65-28, also Sunday.
Jovelyn
Mejia fired a game-high 27 points and also contributed
six rebounds, two assists and three steals for the Lady
Bulldogs, who notched only their second win since
joining the women’s basketball tournament in 2006.
The Lady
Bulldogs of coach Benjie Navarro made 15 points in the
third and forced the Lady Archers to only three points
on their way to a 35-28 lead in the third quarter.
Kristine
Alon-Alon had 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Angeli
Gloriani also had 10 for the Lady Archers.
Season
host University of the Philippines (UP) also made a
strong impression after it beat Adamson, 40-36. The Lady
Maroons outscored the Lady Falcons, 11-3, in the final
quarter in scoring the stunner.
Fatima
Tolentino had 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and Sai
Sadorra chipped in 13 points for the Lady Maroons.
Conchessa Tan, Daphnie Tecson, Amby Almazan and Kat
Sandel all had six points each for the Lady Falcons.
Games
resume Sunday at the Blue Eagle Gym with UST taking on
De La Salle at 9 a.m., UST facing UE at 11 a.m., Adamson
battling NU at 1 p.m. and Ateneo clashing with FEU at 3
p.m.
Juniors
action starts Wednesday also at the Blue Eagle Gym with
defending champion De La Salle-Zobel opening its
title-retention bid against FEU at 4 p.m. Other games
pit Adamson against UST at 10 a.m., UE against UP at
noon and Ateneo against NU at 2 p.m. |
