UV sends warning to Ateneo, grounds STI
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Visayas is set to conquer Manila.
University of Visayas showed no signs of breakdown against hard-fighting STI College, after winning a finals slot in the Flying V 5th National Collegiate Champions League last November 26, 2007 with an easy 80-71 victory at the Arena in San Juan City.
The Green Lancers, relying heavily on their heft and size, controlled the game from start to finish. And the Olympians could do nothing but go for the consolation prize – a third place finish also before the finals game on November 26 against fellow semi final loser UST.
“I think this is the biggest achievement so far for us,� said UV head coach Elmer ‘Boy’ Cabahug, who also played for the PBA in the 80’s and late 90’s. “Our last highest achievement here in this tournament is third place when we beat PCU.�
6-foot-7 center Rino Berame, paced the UV Green Lancers with 21 points on a 7-of-9 shooting from the field and making 7-of-9 free throws along with 17 rebounds and 4 blocks, was simply unstoppable in the paint.
Berame tallied eight points in the last quarter, with a three-point play with 1:15 minutes to go, handed the Green Lancers their biggest edge, 76-66, and followed it up with a strong put back for a safe 78-66 lead heading towards the final 40 seconds. From there, the UV Green Lancers left the STI Olympians in tatters.
Power forward Michael Luga, cashed in for 20 points on a 10-of-15 shooting from the field mostly in the shaded lane, scored on two three-point plays in the 2nd period for a 32-24 lead with 3:21 minutes to go before halftime.
“They did not give up the fight easily despite the fact that we’re controlling everything,� said Luga, who also grabbed 12 rebounds. “They are real warriors, but we have to prove ourselves why we are here in Manila.�
Berame’s lay up against 2 to 3 STI defenders gave UV a comfortable 55-46 lead with 21 seconds left in the third period before Dexter Micutuan, who led STI with 25 points, hit a long three-pointer to trim down the gap to start of fourth period, 49-55.
The Olympians refused to give up the fight when they narrowed the deficit to 61-68 with 5 minutes left after Micutuan’s lay up. But that’s as close as they can get, as Berame and guard Von Lanete kept scorching from every corner.
Lanete, brother of basketball players Garvo and Chico, had 14 points – 7 points in the last quarter – and 4 assists, while fellow UV teammate Ariel Medana chipped in 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Despite the Green Lancers’ 31 turnovers with 21 TO points fro the Olympians, University of Visayas stayed ahead in the game because of its hot shooting percentage - 31-out-of-66 47% against 30-out-of-77 39%.
UV took a 20-14 lead in first quarter lead and STI College evened its scoring in the second and third quarters (18-18 and 17-17). The Green Lancers outgunned the Olympians in the final period, 25-22, to secure the victory.
“The key to this victory is our defense despite this very physical game,� said Cabahug. “We just have to maintain that intensity to have a chance at the title.�
UV, as expected, dominated the rebounding department, 57-32, and got more assists (19-13) and blocks (10-3).
“Coach is giving us effective plays in every practice,� said Berame. “We just need to execute well in every game. There’s nothing new.�
Meanwhile, Rino Berame is leading the statistical race with 166 points, followed by Ateneo’s Nonoy Baclao (126) and UST’s Dylan Ababou (104).
Individual scores:
UV 80–Berame 21, Luga 20, Lanete 14, Mepaña 10, Diputado 7, Dennison 5, Slaughter 3, Villanil 0, Sendrijas 0.
STI 71–Micutuan 25, Tiongco 8, Porto 8, Flor 8, Balneg 8, Cabangon 6, Mendoza 4, Tolentino 2, Mabayo 2, Dimas 0.
Quarter scores: 20-14, 38-32, 55-49, 80-71
Tags: CCL, CCL-2007, CNC, Collegiate-National-Championships, Green-Lancers, News, Olympians, STI, University-of-Visayas, UVRelated posts
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ABUSAYAF
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:57 pm
this is the battle of BISAYA AND TAGALOG!
mark-man
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:53 pm
what i fear most of UV is rebounding and defense…
WHOAH!
they’re doing a marvelous job at that department..
mark-man
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:50 pm
hmmm…
hope we too send a message to UV by beating UST by 26 points…
“Win or Lose It’s the School we Choose”
Fly High Blue and White!
jes
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:31 pm
yaw mo panghambog mga taga tagalog hehehe hirap kasi magsalita ng tagalog ,sabi sandali sandugay man hehehe, btaw cebuano’s go go go one big fight go lancers you can make it.
jes
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:24 pm
correct ka jan ellidan GO GO GO the pride of the queen city of the south fight for the honor GO UV LANCERS
ricponsib
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 3:13 pm
Update po!! sinong nanalo?
Ellidan
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 1:00 pm
The USJ-R Jaguars lost in Csafi Semifinals against the UV Green Lancers, it’s a great battle I ever seen in CESAFI, but as Cebuanos, not only a cebuanos, but as a Visayan dialect. mga BISDAK ba, Bisayang Dagko! mao na ni karon, Bisaya batok Manila ta karon bai, hasta taga Mindanao kay kasagaran Bisaya man, Mo cheer jud mi sa UV. GO go go UV.
jes
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 11:58 am
saba dha abusayaf dalhan tka ron ug milf ron hehehe panghambug ana iya ateneo ,la gani mi manghambog sa amo baker taga USC gara gara mo ana inyo player…..
GOGO GO GO uv lancers…………….
ricponsib
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 11:09 am
Tama ka rodix!. takot sila! walang binatbat yang taga luzon. Patunayan nyo na karapatdapat kayo tawagin champion, laban kayo did2 sa VISMIN.
Go UV green lancers!! ilang uras nlang…
rodix
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 10:52 am
hi nako! mga bakla walang maisulat na matino. kasi bakla nahihiya isulat ang pangngalan nila kagaya nila ni 5,6 KUNG SINO KAYO SUMALI NLNG KAYO SA MS.GAY..baka ingit kayo palagi nyo sinasabi na kapag sumali ang la salle at u.e. hindi aabot ang u.v.kaya nga i dare u to come here to cebu. u r welcome laban kayo d2 VISMIN TEAMS para bumilib kami sa nyo pare bawasan salita nyo.ilang years na ang champions league wla ako nakita la salle hindi bakayo nahihiya champion kayo sa uaap.pero takot kayo sumali sa ccl ano ba guys patunayan nyo..well funded schools nyo kayang kaya nyo pamasahe d2..kkk
ABUSAYAF
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 9:22 am
ILANG ORAS NALANG PATAYAN NA!
ricponsib
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 9:16 am
dont ever underestimate the potentials/skills of the player in the south. There are so many good player born here, unfortunately they are not discover due to less exposure to the field.
Its time to stop the supremacy of Luzon.
Go UV Green Lancer!!!
jes
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 8:13 am
as a cebuano i cheer to UV go lancers
from the Queen City of the South good luck uv green lancers.
APOY
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 8:09 am
cesafi champion UV lancers ipakita sa mundo ka kaya nyo yan good luck fire in the hole lancers.
iane
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 8:06 am
they’ve been one of the boastful guys i’ve seen but still,as a Visayanian,i’m all praises for the UV green lancers.for years they have dominated the cesafi seasons and have created a solid ground for winners/great players.armed with so much tall, “macho”,very great& talented men,they greatly deserve this place in the CCL.pipol may underestimate this team from the south but what matters is the team is showing off its potentials and playing really well.
could they have made it too til finals if they’ve had fought with la salle?.i dont know.perhaps they couldnt and perhaps they could.but one thing is for sure,the guys will play their very best.
winning in the CCL may be too much already but hey,lets not judge both teams yet.let them prove their worth.lets see ateneo’s best and lets see the lancers as they play in one of the team’s greatest dream.
go lancers!.
go eagles!.
=)
APOY
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 8:02 am
kahit na nandoon pa UE at La salle pwede pa kayong sumakay kahit alin doon sa team.bakit ano naman reason nila bat nag withdraw eh takot sa UV hehehe ,kahit mag pa line up pa kayo doon sa UE 6 talonin parin kayo sa UV hehehe GO GO GO UV
6
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 at 1:19 am
wala kase lasalle and ue.. kapag nandun sila, wala chance uv lancers..
redredred
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 9:43 pm
not that I’m contradicting ateneans here but lagi na lang UAAP/NCAA school. it’s about time some of the schools in the provinces get exposure as serious powerhouses! Good Luck Lancers!
ABUSAYAF
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 9:42 pm
mga pangit u.v player ha ha hah ha.talo kayo no!
APOY
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 8:47 pm
UV SEND YOUR DRUN AND BUGGLE CORPS. TO MANILA AND LETS CHEERS TOMORROWS GAME KATONG NISAYAW PAG FINALS CESAFI MORAG NAUTICAL MAN TO UG UNIFORM PLETEHE TO.HEHEHEHE
CHEERS TO UV TEAM GO GO GO UV TEAM
JEMS
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 8:42 pm
GOOD LUCK UV TEAM GO GO GO UV TEAM YOU CAN MAKE IT ,GO PRIDE OF CEBU.CEBU CEBU CEBU GO………
DragonzZ
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 8:13 pm
tama ka mokotosing…
its Manila vs Cebu…
so lets cheer up to our team in Cebu..
me also im not from UV but i’m one of the Fans of Uv….
GO GO GO UV GREEN LANCERS…
PRIDE OF CEBU…
arny bear
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 8:09 pm
GO uv green lancers! take pride of the rich Cebuano basketball tradition we have, from the great julian mccoy to the rising superstar dondon hontiveros. ateneo is a good team but they are just a bunch of highly commercialized, highly publicized and over-rated players.
makotosing
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 8:00 pm
GO GO GO green lancers..
i may hate the lancers in cesafe..we(university of san carlos) lost to them in the cesafe finals.. twice in a row…
but this is cebu versus manila…
go go go University of the Visayas….
dragonzZ
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 3:16 pm
GO GO GO
UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS GREEN LANCERS…
The pride of Cebu….
vjb
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 2:29 pm
THATS WHAT I’M TALKIN ABOUT!!!
Go UV GREEN LANCERS GO!!!
fROM CARCARNONS
&
fROM CALGARY, CANADA
JEMS
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 9:49 am
So this ateneo against UV ,may kwenta na?tingnan natin on wednesday kun sino talaga ang magaling sa kanila ,im sure UV team will not give up easily for me i will just say to UV team GO GO GO green lancers you can make it.This is the right time to prove para matigil na kayabangan to those who under estimated your capability.Just play hard and fair game.
go ahead uv team you can make it
JEMS
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 9:47 am
So this ateneo against UV ,may kwenta na?tingnan natin on wednesday kun sino talaga ang magaling sa kanila ,im sure will not give up easily for me i will just say to UV team GO GO GO green lancers you can make it.This is the right time to prove para matigil na kayabangan to those who under estimated your capability.Just play hard and fair game.
go ahead uv team you can make it
yellow_we
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 6:04 am
Again, the ball is round.. they could be the underdog in the eyes of many but we are already talking about the finals here. Perhaps, the best of the Lancers is yet to be unleashed as they face the eagles tomorrow. I think the pressure is more on Ateneo. All eyes on the blue squad. Why? For a basic reason, it is a UAAP team. So what? Everybody expects them to win! As simple as that! Nothing to lose for UV here if I may say. Being in the finals I guess already makes them a winner. But I’m sure they also wanted more. They wanted to prove further that college basketball from the down south should never be underestimated. I’m not saying Ateneo should also feel the same but hey, come to think of it! Ateneo is Ateneo! There’s no question on that! This team has already proved its hoops supremacy anywhere in the country, at any leagues. Like the way all have been saying, may the most deserving team wins the championship!
…vIva Santo Tomas!
…yellow out loud!
5
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 at 2:40 am
so what? wala kwenta uv lancers… hindi pa kase sila lumalaban sa mga mas magagaling na team sa ncaa at uaap.. puuro wala kwenta kalaban nila…
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