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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Olivarez Sea Lions bounce back

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OLIVAREZ College needed a huge third quarter to beat Colegio De San Lorenzo, 95-77, and barge into the win column Thursday in the Universities and Colleges Basketball League at the Olivarez Sports Center.

Reserves Pruvil Bermudez and Lordy Geronimo combined for 15 points in the Sea Lions’ 33-point third-quarter explosion to shatter a 43-43 halftime count and surge to a commanding 76-58 advantage.

Colegio De San Lorenzo’s Jonjon Gabriel and Olivarez College’s Jayboy Solis battle for the rebound during their game in the UCLB basketball tournament yesterday at the Olivarez Gym Paranaque City. The Olivarez Sea Lions won, 95-77.

The win enabled Olivarez to soothe the pain following an opening day loss to Bulacan State University, 96-91.

The Sea Lions displayed a balanced attack with six players scoring in twin digits and dominated the Griffins in the rebounding department, 60-28.

Geronimo and Bermudez went on to finish with16 points apiece, while Richmon Sunga added 15 points on top of six rebounds and five assists for Olivarez.

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Vin Belaso had a double-double effort of 12 points and 13 rebounds, while MavrickSaguiguit and Richard Sing contributed 10 points apiece for the Sea Lions.

CDSL stumbled to its second consecutive loss in a tie with idle University of Batangas at the bottom of the standings.

Jonjon Gabriel led the Griffins with 21 points and six rebounds while Mark Carongoy and King Astrero added 20 and 12 points, respectively.

The scores:

First Game

Olivarez 95—Geronimo 16, Bermudez 16, Sunga 15, Belaso 12, Saguiguit 10, Sing 10, Uduba 6, Rabe 4, Rabusa 3, Solis 2, Sala 1, Almejada 0, Diaz 0.

CDSL 77—Gabriel 21, Carongoy 20, Astrero 12, Callano 8, Lagman 8, Alvarado 4, Ajero 3, Ancheta 1, Borja 0, Formento 0, Foronda 0, Vargas 0.

Quarters: 25-24, 43-43, 76-58, 95-77.

Games Tomorrow:

(Olivarez Sports Center)

12 noon – CEU vs UB

2 p.m. – Diliman vs Olivarez

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