Gilas Women sweep U18 Seaba Qualifiers with rout of Indonesia

Gilas Pilipinas women U18’s Gabby Ramos against Indonesia defenders Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup Seaba Qualifiers. –FIBA BASKETBALL

Gilas Pilipinas rolled up its sleeves in the middle two quarters to crush Indonesia, 73-37, and sweep the Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup Seaba Qualifiers in Thailand.

Saddled by a sluggish start, the Philippines rediscovered its zest in the second period and then raced to a 37-22 lead heading into the intermission of the clash at Ratchaburi Gymnasium.

The Julie Amos-mentored squad came out an even relentless bunch in the next frame, keeping the Indonesians to just four points in the third period which pretty much sealed the Filipinos’ return to the Division B’s main draw that will be staged in Shenzen, China, this coming June.

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Alicia Villanueva was big once again for the Philippines, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds—both team bests.

Aubrey Lapasaran, Gabby Ramos, Ava Fajardo, and Ashlyn Abong chipped in at least seven points each for a third-straight blowout win that concluded the Nationals’ short campaign.

The Philippines won all of its games by an average of 37.3 points.

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Ratu Poedjakesuma finished with 10 points, while Joanne Giovanni and Putu Setiawan chipped in nine and seven points, respectively, for the Indonesians who stumbled into their first loss in the meet.