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Ateneo, San Beda power their way to PCC Elite Eight

by Danna Katrina Lim
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THE CHAMPIONS have proven their worth once again.

UAAP titlists Ateneo de Manila University and NCAA three-peat artists San Beda College advanced to the Elite Eight of the Philippine Collegiate Championship after handily thrashing Lyceum of the Philippines and University of San Jose-Recoletos, respectively, last November 24, 2008 at the Arena in San Juan.

The Blue Eagles opened the knockout round of the PCC with a 77-56 rout of former NCRAA champions Lyceum. Despite keeping the game close until the early minutes of the third quarter, the run-and-gun Pirates failed to keep up with the Blue Eagles, who scored 12 straight points in the final three minutes of the penultimate quarter to open up a 49-37 advantage.

UAAP Season 71 Most Valuable Player Rabeh Al-Hussaini took full advantage of the Pirates’ lack of ceiling, registering 19 points and grabbing 18 boards, while Eric Salamat more than made up for the absence of Chris Tiu with 16 markers.

Lyceum, which has openly stated its intent to join the NCAA next season, trailed only by a single point after the opening ten minutes, and managed to tie the game at 37 midway through the third quarter thanks to the solid play of guards Joseph Abaya, Allen Difuntorum and Leopoldo Santiago.

Al-Hussaini, Salamat and playmaker Jai Reyes, however, helped swing the momentum back to the side of the Blue Eagles, who never looked back en route to a quarterfinal showdown with either Mapua Institute of Technology or Manuel L. Quezon University.

Abaya led the Bonnie Tan-mentored Pirates with 16 points, while Santiago and Difuntorum each had nine.

San Beda College, meanwhile, relied on a blistering start to turn back CESAFI runners-up University of San Jose-Recoletos, 98-83. Bam Gamalinda, who led the Red Lions with 18 points, opened the floodgates for the defending, three-peat NCAA champions by spearheading a second quarter attack that gave his team its first double-digit lead of the game, 34-24, in the second period.

Gamalinda, along with Sam Ekwe, Borgie Hermida and JR Tecson, then launched a 19-7 run that gave the Red Lions a 53-31 edge at halftime.

Coach Frankie Lim’s charges never let up in the second half and staved off any potential comeback by the Jaguars, who were paced by star gunner Luther Justiniani’s 17 point-performance.

The Red Lions now await the winner of the Arellano University-Universal College of Nursing Sweet 16 tiff.

First game:

Ateneo 77 – Al-Hussaini 19, Salamat 16, Reyes 12, Salva 10, Long 6, Austria 5, Sumalinog 4, Escueta 3, Baclao 2, Gonzaga 0, Burke 0, Chua 0.

Lyceum of the Philippines 56 – Abaya 16, Santiago 9, Difuntorum 9, Taguibao 7, Ong 6, Mendoza 4, Rimando 2, Anacta 2, Lacap 0, Enguio 0, Igteben 0, Cayabyab 0.

Quarter scores: 15-14, 32-27, 53-39, 77-56

Second game:

San Beda 98 – Gamalinda 18, Tecson 15, Ekwe 14, Hermida 10, Taganas 10, Marcelo 10, Pascual 7, Lanete 7, Taupa 4, Soliman 2, Menor 1, Tirona 0, Villanueva 0.

USJ-R 83 – Justiniani 17, Gabas 15, Delfino 13, Ponce 12, Malinao 10, Amores 4, Villaber 4, Bibera 3, Duran 3, Sulaiman 2, Pogoy 0, Pateno 0, dela Peña 0.

Quarter scores: 21-12, 53-31, 79-55, 98-83


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  • boring!!!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Im a Bedan!

  • Asar Talo!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 4:46 pm

    @ sbc_101

    Sakit naman ng sinasabi regarding san beda. Ganyan ba talaga ang school na yan!

  • yellow_we  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 4:57 pm

    wag nyo i-bash si boring….
    i fully support what boring have said…

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 4:58 pm

    ata.

  • GreenNinja  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Boring, i am also your ALLY in this fight against that bedan…

  • Green LANCERS...  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 5:01 pm

    ako rin, kampi rin ako kay boring,hehe, nkakainis kasi ung red chick na yun eh, hilig akala nya ang galing galing ng skul nya, as if my karapaan na siya i-bash ang mga skul sa probinxa..

    Go UV!! sana manalo laban sa UE!!

  • bedista_chick08  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 5:55 pm

    @boring..,
    you go gay.no one wants you here..ang tambay mo nman tlga.,see?comment ka lng ng comment..halatang di nag aaral.wala ka bang school works?sbagay highschool undergrad eh.,khit pa sabihing lagi mo dala yung laptop mo.(you have.?,hirap mo yun eh sa pag memendiola like what you have said.
    haha..pathetic.

    haha.commute.?you wish..
    ang yabang mo nga eh..,hmm
    napprove lng tlga na your such a poser whipped dog..
    enough na ok..?kung nkapag pa ECT ka na..
    then pa admit ka na sa mental..
    im sure your family would understand..=)

    laptop?you have a car?c’mon schizophrenic gay.,
    ang poser mo talaga..kaylangan pa ba mlaman
    ng mga tao d2 na my ganun kah..?haha
    oh my..your making it so obvious..
    ngayon ka lng ngkaroon nun.,kya ka ganyan.
    wel i will just understand how you feel..=)

    sbi nga ni “nicky”.,wag ka na pansinin..
    sorry sa pang iinsulto..,nauna k eh..,your insulting my school so i did wat you did..
    well.,well.,if you can’t ignore an insult.Top it.
    If you can’t top it.Laugh it off..
    and if you can’t laugh it off.
    ITS PROBABLY DESERVED.=)

  • Asar Talo!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 6:07 pm

    Yuck, yaki di dak dak!!!

  • bedista_chick08  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 6:11 pm

    @nicksy..

    yeah.yeah.
    everyone is entitled to be stupid..,but that schizophrenic gay that look likes a whipped dog abused it..

    for sure bedan ka din..,

    gudluck..

  • roaring loud&proud  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 5:35 am

    Congratulation to the Champs! looking forward for a great PCCL champinship between the Red and Blue!

    Hail the real iANIMO!
    Hail the Red and White.

    One Big Fight! \m/

  • boring!!!!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 10:43 am

    MAs maganda kung ang epic rivalry ang maglalaban sa Finals. DLSU-ADMU game! para sa araneta ulit gaganapin. hehehe Susuportahan to hindi lang ng 2 elite community kundi kahit na sinong tao. Eto ang gusto nilang laban. Hehehe tataas pa ang rating ng PCCL! Pero im looking forward din sa mga Visayas and Mindanao teams. Goodluck to all!

    An1mo LASALLE, beat ateneo!

  • bedista_chick08  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 12:28 pm

    @boring

    my last and final message since i’l ignore you
    for the rest of my life..,

    “we lasallians.,etc.etc”
    haha..kya nman pla ganyan k..tinalo lng kayo ng
    ateneo eh..,smen na mga tga beda ka naiinis..
    tsk.tsk.my twag dian eh..
    you know what?nsa denial stage ka pa..
    dont worry later on.,acceptance stage ka na.,
    but then xempre you’ll feel anger muna then bargaining stage,next is depression..haha.

    o pano.?poser whipped dog na tga lasalle..
    the poorest in lasalle..(kung tga lasalle ka nga im sure poser schizophrenic gay ka lng.)
    alam mo nga yung net cafe eh..,for sure nandian k ngayon.haha.
    i really enjoyed our past conversations..(wahaha)

    adios.=)

  • arriba  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 1:17 pm

    sana manalo ang Letran Knights!!!! i know underdog sila lagi pero Never Say die…

  • nicksy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 1:19 pm

    @bedista_chick08

    I’m a Bedan, for that I must protect my Alma matter at all times, but also reprimand my fellow Bedan who’s putting San Beda’s name in jeopardy. peace.

  • arriba  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 1:26 pm

    @ roaring Loud and proud

    Be carefull of what you wish for coz you just might get it!!! red and blue!!! that’s the proud color of my school!!!hehehe peace (just Thinking out Loud)WE ARE THE UNDER DOGS we dont even have a good bigmen but Coach Alas is the master of innovation i hope he will have some magic up in his sleeves…

  • The Dark Knight  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 4:20 pm

    Round 10!

    Ting! Ting! Ting!! =)

  • RedKnights  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 5:52 pm

    Michael Buffer:
    “After 12 rounds of non-sense bashing, flame throwing, and obvious below the belt punching… we now go to the Score Card!…

    Judge Danny Devito scored it 115 – 115,
    Judge BubbleGum scored it 114 – 113,
    and Judge Hukom Bitay scored it 113 – 114

    Its a Draw….”

    crowd: Booo!!!!

  • Grrr!  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Friday, 28 November 2008 at 6:12 pm

    For the FIRST FIGHT after 12 rounds of nonsense -It’s a draw!

    To settle the issue – let there be a rematch!

    Rematch ROUND 1 -TING TING TING!

  • Ryan  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Wednesday, 3 December 2008 at 1:05 am

    big sister ko yan!! :D

  • bombero  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 4 December 2008 at 5:04 pm

    magkadikit yung name ng san beda sa ateneo sa title ng thread nito. malamang kinikilig na naman yung mga bedistang haliparot dito. they are definitely on cloud 9 right now.

    talagang pilit na ini-lelevel nila sarili nila sa ateneo. nakakaawa na talaga yung mga bedistang social climber faggots.

  • nicksy  Add karma Subtract karma  +0
    Thursday, 4 December 2008 at 5:24 pm

    nagkakasundo ang mga poser dito ahh, kulang na lang magpiesta sila, wala namna silang kwenta, pampagulo lang.

    wag na lang pansinin, baka kulang lang sa… alam niyo na.

    peace.

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