Saturday, September 17, 2005
UV plays without coach, keeps USJ-R Jr. winless
By Glenn C. Michelena
Sun.Star Correspondent
The University of the Visayas Baby Lancers made sure the University of San Jose-Recoletos Baby Jaguars stayed winless in the 2005 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) season.
Edelito Cabahug and Phil Mercader scored 15 points apiece as UV pulled off a 76-46 demolition job over the sputtering USJ-R at the Campostela Sports Complex Thursday night, dealing USJ-R its 10th straight loss this season.
Later, the UV Green Lancers racked up its seventh straight win after trouncing the USJ-R Jaguars 80-68 in the main match of the out-of-town doubleheader.
No coach
The Baby Lancers, who played minus coach Delfin Pepito, rode on its fiery start en route to dismantling the Baby Jaguars.
The Baby Lancers went on a torrid shooting spree while limiting the Baby Jaguars to six first-quarter points en route to erecting a 20-point first-quarter lead.
The defending champions again dominated the Baby Jaguars in the second quarter and entered the third period ahead by 28, 41-13, before blowing the game wide open in the third period.
The Green Lancers, on the other hand, started out slow in the first three periods before claiming the match with a big fourth-quarter outburst by reliables Mark Ababon, Ariel Mepaña, Jaysar Esperat and Jayford Rodriguez, who all finished in double figures for UV balanced assault.
Trailing champs
The four-peat champs, who have never lost in more than 40 games dating back to 2001, came out flat and trailed the Jaguars, 31-35, after the first half. By the third period, however, UV came out sharper but was still on the chase going into the fourth quarter, 55-57.
Luke Justiniani led the Jaguars by posting 14 points.
UV Jrs. (76) – Cabahug 15, Mercarder 15, Avila P. 14, Herruela 9, Pitogo 8, Fuentes 4, Gonzaga 3, Avila 2, Belicura 2, Cañada 2. USJ-R Jrs. (46) – Lapiz 20, Abing 14, Andoy 5, Yballe 4, Cabanes 2, Alasaas 1.
UV Srs. (80) – Ababon 14, Mepaña 13, Esperat 13, Rodriguez 11, Calo 9, Sevilla 6, Tacaldo 6, Berame 4, Abelong 2, Arda 2. USJ-R Srs. (68) – Justiniani 14, Malinao 13, Ponce 8, Pogoy 6, Arpay 6, Buena 5, Arellano 5, Gudiz 4, Hatagi 3, Villahermosa 2. (GCM)
(September 17, 2005 issue)
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