Upset-minded NU takes a bite out of FEU
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NATIONAL University scored its maiden win of the season – and arguably the year’s biggest upset.
The Bulldogs took a huge bite out of Far Eastern University’s stint atop the team standings with a come-from-behind 69-61 in the 71st UAAP seniors basketball tournament last August 3, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum.
After trailing by four at the half, NU mounted a huge fightback led by big man Jewel Ponferrada, point guard Jonathan Jahnke and star forward Edwin Asoro. The Bulldogs led by as much as 10, 50-40, in the pivotal third period, and managed to chase down the Tamaraws, who wrestled the lead from the Sampaloc outfit..
“We had certain adjustments. I’m really proud of the boys. Hindi sila sumuko, lumaban pa din sila [They didn’t give up, they kept on fighting],” said NU coach Manny Dandan.
Asoro finished with 14 points, including the game-tying basket while Jahnke split his charities to give the lead back to NU, 62-61.
Jahnke wasn’t finished. He drilled in a backbreaking triple to extend the Bulldog lead to four, 65-61, with only 34 seconds to go.
Dandan attributed the win to the Bulldogs’ hunger, which was very evident in the game.
“The problem is our depth. In the past few games, hindi sila maka-angat angat [They couldn’t pull through]. Then, finally Jewel and Jay [pulled through],” said Dandan.
Asoro also had 10 rebounds, while teammate Raymond Aguilar had the same carom haul and 12 points on top of it.
The Tamaraws lost their first game after four straight victories to drop to 5-2 and a tie with De La Salle University. Benedict Fernandez led FEU with 12 points, but committed crucial turnovers that helped Dandan’s wards mount their comeback.
The departure of big man Robert Kave didn’t help FEU either. The former U-19 Papua New Guinea national team player returned went back home yesterday. Kave was with Mac Baracael when the Tams stalwart was shot by a still unidentified assailant over a week ago.
The scores:
NU 69 – Ponferrada 16, Jahnke 15, Asoro 14, Aguilar 12, Fabula 3, Garcia 3, Tungcul 2, Baloran 2, Catamora 2, dela Cruz 0, Berry 0, Galapon 0, Luy 0.
FEU 61 – Fernandez 12, Knuttel 11, Cervantes 8, Cawaling 8, Barroca 8, Ramos 6, Adolfo 4, Sanga 2, Tanuan 2, Macazo 0, Alisbo 0, Cabagnot 0.
Quarter scores: 12-18, 32-36, 52-51, 69-61
Tags: FEU-Tamaraws, Mac-Baracael, NU-Bulldogs, Petron, Robert-Kave, UAAPRelated posts
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wawawiwa
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 9:43 pm
jahnke has fianlly performed according to expectations. finally! he was touted as the best point guard by one of the writers here, i can’t remember who, and all season long he has played below par. NU was due for a good game, malas ng feu sa kanila pa natapat
Chief Waka-waka
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 9:47 pm
I expect NU to win some more games.
DeViLmInE
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 9:53 pm
buti nlng d samen..hehehehe
misSy
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 10:00 pm
im afraid reality is coming in to the scene after feu lost baracael and kave in their line-up..
it seems that the spirit they had after the incident with mac is slowly fading..
hopefully the tams can bounce back and regain the spirit and eagerness to win..
shezzo
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 10:02 pm
gudluck nxt round tams..
PaUl Torres
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 10:20 pm
Sa 2nd Round kmi kakamada!! Mga TOl
De Ocampo Cobra
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Sunday, 3 August 2008 at 10:21 pm
malakas naman talaga NU eh. Dapat last year mas nangatan nila ang FEU Tamaraws. They are almost veterans, while the Tams are at their rebuilding process/stage.
soul228
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 9:21 am
FEU is slowly feeling the absence of their 2 big men…
NURSING, FEU
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 9:37 am
We can beat any given game. IT WAS an upset game for NU, so that was understood, still, FEU had won 5 games, beaten Ateneo, UE and the other three. Our games will never be haunted gain by this loss. Our team plays for the shcool and for Baracael’s fast recovery. No harm done. We can definitely rise up on 2nd round. If NU should not be underestimated, neither should WE, FEU TAMARAWS.
dark_knight
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 10:26 am
anung nangyari po kay kave ? bat di siya naglalaro ?
NURSING, FEU
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 10:29 am
KAVE flew back to Papua New Guinea with a heavy haert after his parents’ learned that his fellow player was shot.
feu_booster
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 11:21 am
go fight tamaraws… cheer us if there is no tommorow that is tamaraws spirit…
BAraCAEL # 12
KaVe # 22
magma
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 4:44 pm
kontrapelo lang talaga namin nu…
matalo na sa lahat wag lang sa ATENEO!
jesson
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 5:19 pm
go NU, kaya nyo yan natalo nyo ang tumalo sa ateneo its means to say na kaya p yan dont give up have faith and believe, build your confidence, sana more game to win
jesson
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 5:20 pm
natalo nyo ang FEU we are proud of you all, astig talaga ang NU, keep up the good job
ponger
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Monday, 4 August 2008 at 10:16 pm
beterano lang ang NU sa uaap. but with the game of basketball, hindi newbies ang FEU. masyado lang relax and kumpiyansa yung feu sa game against NU,they took it for granted. surprisingly, NU never gave up. twas really a surprise! ginising lang ang feu, twas a wake up call for them. pakiramdam na nasa langit dahil sa mga panalo. yun nagising dahil sa pagkatalo. mas maganda nga na natalo sila, they’ll come out even more hungrier for wins at the start of the second round. malas lang, matatalo nalang, wala pang kwenta. Gods will! ateneo is their first game, Godbless both teams. Go fight FEU!
BERDENG UBAS
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008 at 12:43 am
mahirap kasi sa mga players like Robert Kave di mo maarok kung seryoso ba sa schooling or basketball or both. it seems guys like these can’t even be called mercenaries. nabaril lang ang kasama kala mo pati sya target kaya umuwi - o baka nga! i don’t mean to be disrespectful, i understand his parents’ concern, pero ito ang classic eksena ng isang batang inutusang bumili ng suka pero nakipaglaro sa kabilang kalye, nang sutsutan at pagalitan ni inay, hangos sa paguwi dahil takot masinturon. sana kung magre-recruit kayo ng players, check the heart and maturity kung ito ba’y mama na o bondying lang. sayang kasi ang pagod, pera at oras.
my heart goes out to NU the perennial underdogs. apart from La Salle, this is the only other UAAP team i root for at hindi masama loob ko kung sila pa tumalo sa amin. i’m also glad Henry Sy took over, so watch out for the big NU recruitment and sports program overhaul.
baldog
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008 at 10:14 am
@berdeng ubas
try to have a son, then send him to afghanistan to play basketball. with that you can test your son’s heart and maturity, then let’s also test if you will not worry. :-)
Grrr!
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008 at 12:26 pm
@baldog, morayta is not afganhistan; also walang pustahan at gambling syndicate sa kabul; the twain are not the same
neutral@gear
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008 at 12:48 pm
baldog:
together let’s look at a bigger picture and refrain from myopic stabs at logic. berdeng ubas may be right in ways because it’s not really like sending a son to play basketball in a war-torn country. r.p., your/my motherland, is not. like he wrote, no disrespect meant to the parents if their concerns are real. di rin kasi alam ng karamihan the truth behind kave’s departure. kung target din sya talaga, then by all means fly home. life is more precious than career. siyete lang kasi nasagap ng karamihan like the angles of syndicated game-fixing, love triangle or a woman scorn by the fallen guy. what has kave got to do with it to run for his life? if he’s not involved why leave? o baka bata pa nga si kave, pero hindi naman bondying because he has to live by his parent’s decisions - so very reluctantly he had to go. our assumptions are best confirmed by ferreting out the truth kung alam nyo please share it. it’s just a small story though - anyway you’re both right.
boy_siga
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008 at 4:14 pm
@berdeng ubas
napaka nonsense ng comment mo bro. badtrip ka pare.
BERDENG UBAS
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008 at 3:36 pm
@boy_siga
sorry tagalugin ko na lang next time kung meron pa. anyway mukang wala na rin ko maisulat. sorry talaga boy kung di mo abot. naligaw lang naman ako dito eh kala ko friendster. di nako uulit. peks man. bro! over and out.
jabroni
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008 at 4:50 pm
@BERDENG UBAS and boy_siga
wahaha laughtrip kayo!!!
ANIMO!!!
boy_siga
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008 at 9:24 pm
@berdeng ubas
wala talagang sense pare. isipin mo na lang. anak mo nasa foreign land tapos ganun mababalitaan mong nangyari. kung sundalo nga na papadala sa giyera siguradong nag aalala magulang. nanay nga ni pacquiao walang ginawa kundi magdasal pag may laban siya. pano pa ung bata na ang gusto lang ay maglaro ng basketball tapos biglang magkakathreat nang ganun. para sa kanila kasi threat na un, totoo naman. aantayin pa ba nila na yung anak na nila ang maging target? naabot ko sinabi mo pare, nabadtrip lang talaga ako. hehe. di ko lang napigilang ilabas opinyon ko sa sinabi mo. peace pare.
virgilio
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 5:57 am
It’s ok!! NU have a chance in the second round to join in the final four I remembered the year 2001 NU bulldogs are in the final four the time of sharp shooter jake mapa I forgot his name I knew that Mapa his last name!! He’s only ultimate player of the bulldogs who defeated UE in 4th place but they lost against la salle green archers.
virgilio
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 5:58 am
FEU for UAAP FINALS?
asaness
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:01 pm
@ virgilio
i think feu can do it..:D with guys like barroca, fernandez, and cawaling
Chief Waka-waka
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:08 pm
@virglio
Jeff Napa ata yung sinasabi mo
Blue&Silver
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Thursday, 7 August 2008 at 9:31 pm
FEU as good as a team they are, will not be able to reach the UAAP Finals. Sure, they got the heart and the inspiration to do so, but it takes much more than that to become a championship caliber team. It takes experience to have the poise needed in every game. It also takes firepower to stop teams like Ateneo, La Salle and UST in the Final 4. Finally, it takes endurance to maintain a good spot in the team standings in the home stretch of the elims. Honestly, FEU doesn’t have those qualities.