Adamson’s Elaine Etang against La Salle in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Elaine Etang showed the way in Adamson’s strong bounce-back win over La Salle, 72-49, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday at University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion.
Starting their second round with a tough 67-64 loss to Far Eastern University last week, the Lady Falcons came out with a vengeance powered by Etang, who poured in 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and tallied seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Adamson unleashed a strong third quarter to turn a narrow 33-30 edge into a 16-point cushion, 55-39.
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Etang ignited the team’s fourth-quarter run to tally the biggest lead of 24 points, 70-46, keeping La Salle at bay with less than two minutes left.
“I’m very happy with how the girls responded. Going back to the first round, we were told that we are gatecrashing the Final Four. With how we lost against FEU, it kind of derailed our goal,” said Adamson coach Ryan Monteclaro.
“Today, I was just telling the players that the word ‘success’ will be defined by how we bounce back from adversity after we fail. Today, it’s a statement of how they responded.”
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Adamson completed a season sweep of La Salle to tighten its grip on third place with an improved 6-3 record.
Kim Adeshina also dominated with 16 points, eight rebounds, four steals, and an assist. Angela Alaba chipped in eight points, while Kim Limbago had an all-around game of six points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals on a game-high plus-24 rating in 23 minutes and 37 sections of play.
La Salle dropped to a 2-7 record with Luisa San Juan being the lone double-digit scorer with 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting on top of two rebounds and two assists.
The Scores:
AdU 72 – Etang 19, Adeshina 16, Alaba 8, Limbago 6, Apag 5, Manlimos 5, Padilla 3, Alaba 2, Agojo 2, Meniano 2, Delos Santos 2, Ornopia 2, Mazo 0, Cortez 0, Trabado 0.
DLSU 49 – San Juan 11, Sario 7, Mendoza 6, Camba 5, Paraiso 4, Bacierto 4, Santos 4, Dalisay 3, Sunga 3, Dela Paz 2, Rodriguez 0.
Quarterscores: 13-9, 33-30, 55-39, 72-49.