The Adamson Lady Falcons rallied past the La Salle Lady Archers, 70-68, in the UAAP Season 89 Women’s Basketball Tournament at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Saturday.
In the third quarter, the Lady Archers were leading, 47-36, before the Lady Falcons answered with a 12-2 run to trim the deficit to just one, 48-49.
Elaine Etang Takes Over for Adamson
Elaine Etang then opened the fourth quarter with a booming triple to snatch back the lead, 51-49. The game stayed close until Kyla Go’s three tied it at 60 with 4:18 remaining.
Etang then took over, hitting two more threes to put Adamson up 70-64 with 1:23 left. Steph Villapando’s three cut the deficit to two, 68-70, but Go and Zyla Lubrico both missed chances to tie or take the lead, and Adamson held on.
“You give all the credit to the girls. ‘Yung laban na ‘yun, that fight and that kind of effort, credits to the girls, even the ones on the bench,” said Adamson head coach Jed Colonia.
Top Performers and What’s Next
Etang finished the game with a double-double performance of 25 points and 10 assists, along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
For La Salle, Go led the way with 24 points and 6 rebounds, while Bukky Ojo added a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Adamson will next face the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Earlier that day at 8:00 a.m., La Salle will face the UST Growling Tigresses.
