Galeries Tower, San Juan rating routs

Galeries Tower Skyrisers’ Cindy Resultay throughout a sport towards CEO Woman Scorpions within the WMPBL. –WMPBL PHOTO

Galeries Tower and San Juan claimed an early share of the lead within the Ladies’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League after dominant wins Wednesday at Ynares Sports activities Middle in Pasig.

The Skyrisers handed the Centro Escolar College Woman Scorpions a 56-point drubbing, 102-46, whereas the Woman Knights demolished the Photo voltaic Residence Suns, 75-39, in one other wire-to-wire affair to shut the day.

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Each squads joined Imus, New Zealand-Bluefire, and College of Sto. Tomas atop Group B with a 1-0 report every.

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Cindy Resultay and Rachel Lacayanga set the tone early for Galeries, combining for 22 factors within the first half to energy the Skyrisers’ 59-point explosion, which rapidly drained the battle out of the younger Woman Scorpions.

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“We’re grateful as a result of, to begin with, it’s the primary WMPBL, so the gamers had been actually excited. Once we had been forming this group, all of us received goosebumps,” stated Skyrisers head coach Ai Lebornio after the victory.

“We’re grateful to Coach Haydee (Ong) and everybody who made this potential. This isn’t only for us; it’s additionally for the brand new technology, for the younger ladies developing to allow them to make their mark in girls’s basketball,” added the concurrent UE Woman Warriors head coach.

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5 gamers from Galeries scored in double digits, with former UE Woman Warrior Resultay main the cost with a game-high 16 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals, whereas Malian huge man Kone adopted go well with with 15 factors, six boards, and 4 steals.

No participant from the aspect of CEU breached the double-digit mark, with Jhianne Ferolino and Diana Defeles scoring seven factors every to guide the reigning WNCAA champion.

San Juan Woman Knights’ Rejoice Adlawan throughout a WMPBL sport. –WMPBL PHOTO

San Juan adopted an analogous script within the nightcap, barely breaking a sweat towards the Suns.

The Woman Knights constructed a 34-17 lead over Photo voltaic Residence within the first half, then ramped up their play within the second, extending their largest lead of the sport to 36 factors after Mary Cris Mejasco’s quick stab with 32.3 seconds remaining.

“For me, it was a great efficiency for our first sport. However, in fact, since we nonetheless need to enhance, there are issues we’re missing in each offense and protection as a result of we solely began final December. There are nonetheless gaps we haven’t addressed,” stated San Juan head coach Christopher John Tolentino.

Cameroonian heart Annick Edimo Tiky registered a double-double of 12 factors and 10 rebounds to guide the Woman Knights, whereas Rejoice Adlawan scored 12 factors as nicely to associate with 9 boards and 5 assists.

Additionally ending in double digits for San Juan are the pair of LJ Miranda and Jhenn Angeles with 11 markers every. Miranda, a former Ateneo Blue Eagle, additionally had 14 boards and 5 assists, whereas Angeles, a former UST Tigress, collected 4 assists, three rebounds, and two steals.

Miranda’s former teammate at Ateneo Jollina Go paced the Suns with seven factors, whereas Tin Cortizano, Maria Therese Medina, and Pesky Pesquera all chipped in six markers within the loss.