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ATENEO
won another University Athletic Association of the
Philippines (UAAP) title after the Blue Eaglets scored a
71-60 win over Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes
Educational Foundation in Game Two on Saturday at The
Arena in San Juan.
The Blue
Eaglets duplicated their elders’ conquest against De La
Salle, which netted the school its fourth seniors crown
Thursday.
The
juniors crown was the 16th for Ateneo, which yielded the
title to De La Salle-Zobel last season.
“Siguro
for me, plano lahat ng Diyos ito,” said
Ateneo coach Jamike Jarin. “Last year was painful.
Pero mas masakit pala if we lost the championship
now and the seniors won. Mas masakit pala iyon.”
Only
four of the eight members of the UAAP has won both the
seniors’ and juniors crowns. Adamson did it in 1977,
Ateneo in 1987, University of Santo Tomas in 1994 and De
La Salle last year.
“Iyong
sakit namin last season, binawi namin.
Imagine, we made history here,” said Jarin.
The
38-year-old Jarin admitted there was pressure to win the
juniors title after the seniors’ won.
“I’ll be
lying if I say no. Of course, there was [pressure]. But
I said to them to stay relaxed and focus. We are happy
that the college team won. We will be very happy na
kami naman para masaya rin tayo,” said Jarin, who is
also a member of the coaching staff of the Blue Eagles.
Lady
Tamaraws are champs
WHAT
slipped the hands of FEU in the juniors side, the Lady
Tamaraws made sure it was theirs in the women’s contest.
The Lady
Tamaraws defeated University of the Philippines, 52-46,
on Saturday at The Arena to sweep the best-of-three
title series.
Raiza
Palmera, one of the rookies from last season, led the
Lady Tamaraws with 15 points while Bernadette Mercado
had 11 points and was named the Finals Most Valuable
Player.
It was
the first championship for the Lady Tamaraws since 1997.
Sai
Sadorra had 13 points and 12 rebounds while Fatima
Tolentino had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lady
Maroons, who have not won a women’s title in 25 years.
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