Far Eastern University unearthed another come-from-behind bid to force a winner-take-all in their UAAP Season 77 stepladder semifinal against La Salle on Thursday, escaping with a 61-56 victory at the San Juan Arena.
Trailing by as large as fifteen points in the third period, April Siat led the charge in the comeback, scoring seven in the quarter, and followed that up by matching the defending champions' eleven-point output in the final canto.
Even with the offensive struggles, the Lady Archers managed to be just down two points, 58-56, with 103 seconds remaining after a Camille Claro layup. However, Jacq Tanaman nailed a jumper with under a minute left to provide the
Siat would finish with 21 points and 9 rebounds, while Tanaman fell just one assist short of a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Nikki Garcia led La Salle with 15 points, while Cass Santos added eleven and four rebounds.
The do-or-die matchup will take place later today at the Mall of Asia Arena, acting as the curtain-raiser for their male counterparts who will also play at the same venue later that afternoon.
Games tomorrow:
(Mall of Asia Arena)
1:30 p.m. – FEU vs La Salle (women semis)
4 p.m. – FEU vs La Salle (men semis)
The scores:FEU (61) - Siat 21, Tanaman 16, Valenzona 7, Arellado 6, Gabriel 4, Ventura 4, Castro 2, Chan 1, Baldonado 0.
La Salle (56) - Garcia 15, Santos 11, Piatos 8, Ong A. 6, Claro 6, Melendres 3, Vergara 3, Ong M. 2, Castillo 2, Corcuera 0, Scott 0, Lumba 0.
Quarterscores: 6-7, 17-29, 37-45, 62-56
Trailing by as large as fifteen points in the third period, April Siat led the charge in the comeback, scoring seven in the quarter, and followed that up by matching the defending champions' eleven-point output in the final canto.
Even with the offensive struggles, the Lady Archers managed to be just down two points, 58-56, with 103 seconds remaining after a Camille Claro layup. However, Jacq Tanaman nailed a jumper with under a minute left to provide the
Siat would finish with 21 points and 9 rebounds, while Tanaman fell just one assist short of a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Nikki Garcia led La Salle with 15 points, while Cass Santos added eleven and four rebounds.
The do-or-die matchup will take place later today at the Mall of Asia Arena, acting as the curtain-raiser for their male counterparts who will also play at the same venue later that afternoon.
Games tomorrow:
(Mall of Asia Arena)
1:30 p.m. – FEU vs La Salle (women semis)
4 p.m. – FEU vs La Salle (men semis)
The scores:FEU (61) - Siat 21, Tanaman 16, Valenzona 7, Arellado 6, Gabriel 4, Ventura 4, Castro 2, Chan 1, Baldonado 0.
La Salle (56) - Garcia 15, Santos 11, Piatos 8, Ong A. 6, Claro 6, Melendres 3, Vergara 3, Ong M. 2, Castillo 2, Corcuera 0, Scott 0, Lumba 0.
Quarterscores: 6-7, 17-29, 37-45, 62-56
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