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GMA Network
19-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Gilas Pilipinas Women fall short in comeback vs. New Zealand to finish 6th in FIBA Asia Cup
Gilas Pilipinas Women crawled back from 16 points down, but collapsed late to absorb a 71-78 loss to world no. 26 New Zealand and close out their 2025 FIBA Asia Cup campaign on Saturday in Shenzhen Sports Centre, China. The Filipinas turned it up in the second half by waxing hot from downtown before losing steam in the final minutes, no thanks to a pivotal 17-5 closing rampage from New Zealand. Gilas Women will finish sixth in the eight-team field to match their output from the previous edition. The loss also denied the Philippines its best finish since getting a Division A promotion in 2015. In three editions from 2017 to 2021, the Philippines wound up seventh in the Asia Cup before clinching a sixth-place finish in the 2023 edition held in Australia. Vanessa de Jesus was among the bright spots for Gilas after finishing with a team-high 16 points laced with four rebounds and four assists while Khate Castillo posted 14 markers on 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Youngsters Naomi Panganiban and Sumayah Sugapong both chipped in 11 points while Jack Animam poured nine markers, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals, and four blocks. Despite the loss, it was still an impressive showing for the Filipinas against a higher-ranked New Zealand. After finding themselves once down by 16 at one point in the second quarter, 15-31, the gritty Filipinas turned to De Jesus, Castillo and Sugapong, all of whom connived to help Gilas cut the deficit to just four at halftime, 38-42. Kent Pastrana and Sugapong buried back-to-back triples as they forced a 53-all deadlock in the third before Animam and Castillo combined for three free throws to close out the frame ahead by three. Castillo continued to knock down three-pointers, nailing a pair from downtown to give the Philippines a 66-61 cushion. But Gilas just ran out of gas in the endgame with Emilia Shearer and Esra McGoldrick conspiring to power New Zealand's 17-5 closing rampage en route to the six-point victory. McGoldrick tallied 17 points together with seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and one steal while Shearer grabbed 16 markers, six boards, four dimes, and one block. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
18-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Gilas Pilipinas Women lose to South Korea, fall out of contention in FIBA Asia Cup
The Gilas Pilipinas Women absorbed a 104-71 beating against South Korea on Friday in the semi-finals qualification match of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup to fall out of contention in the said tournament in China. The Koreans started strong and outscored the Philippines, 30-16, in the opening frame before claiming a 59-32 lead at the end of the first half. The domination continued for South Korea in the third period despite the Philippines having a close score in the third period, 19-17. Korea then had its biggest lead, 101-67, with 2:09 remaining in the fourth period before it clinched a spot in the semifinals. Haeran Lee and Yoolim Kang led the Koreans with 24 and 21 points, respectively, while Jihyun Park and Jisun Park added 15 and 14 points, respectively. Naomi Panganiban led Gilas with 19 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals while Vanessa de Jesus had 15 points, three assists, and two rebounds. Jack Animam was limited to three points but grabbed seven boards on top of three steals and two assists. Gilas has been relegated to the classification stage and will play New Zealand on Saturday for the fifth spot. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
14-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Gilas Women give world no. 9 Japan a scare, but drop second loss in a row
Gilas Pilipinas Women mounted a valiant fourth quarter comeback, but ultimately absorbed an 85-82 loss to Japan to remain winless in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on Monday at the Shenzhen Sports Center in China. The Filipinas erased what was at one point a 22-point deficit, thanks to a scorching 21-2 run in the final frame behind Jack Animam, Naomi Panganiban, and Vanessa De Jesus. But it was not enough to break into the win column as Gilas fell to a 0-2 win-loss card in the continental tournament while the Japanese squad improved to 2-0 in Group B. Animam atoned for her two-point outing in their previous loss to Australia by posting a huge double-double of 24 points, including her 10 in the fourth period, and 14 rebounds, along with three assists, two blocks, and two steals. Young guns Panganiban and De Jesus chipped in 13 markers apiece with the latter also dishing out six dimes in the gallant fight. Gilas Women kept it close in the first period after reaching an 18-all deadlock, but Japan turned it up from downtown with four triples in the second period that allowed the world no. 9 Japanese to take a 57-41 halftime lead. Gilas slowly trimmed the gap, but Japan had an answer to every Philippine run as Minami Yabu fired back-to-back triples to end the third period with Japan enjoying a 77-57 cushion. In the fourth period, it was all Philippines. Staring at an 83-61 hole, the wards of head coach Patrick Aquino staged a huge fightback started by De Jesus, whose two consecutive assists led to a pair of baskets for Animam and Panganiban as they sliced the gap to eight, 75-83. Animam then completed a three-point play to further cut the deficit to four, 79-83, in the final 15 seconds. But the Philippines' comeback attempt fell short even after a clutch corner three-pointer from De Jesus. Maki Takada paced Japan with 20 points while Yabu chipped in 15 markers. Gilas will look to punch its breakthrough win on Wednesday, when it squares off with Lebanon at 1:30 pm. —JMB, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
13-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Gilas Women open FIBA Women's Asia Cup campaign with 76-point loss to Australia
Gilas Pilipinas Women absorbed a tough defeat to open their 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup campaign, falling to Australia on Sunday with a 115-39 loss at the Shenzhen Sports Complex in China. The Filipinas, who have yet to win against the Australians in any FIBA-sanctioned event, dropped to an early 0-1 card in Group B. —JMB, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
06-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Gilas Women lose steam vs. young Chinese Taipei team to end Jones Cup run
Gilas Pilipinas Women ended their run at the 2025 William Jones Cup with another stinging loss, absorbing a lopsided 76-57 loss against Chinese Taipei (collegiate) on Sunday in Taiwan. The Filipinas wasted an early lead before ultimately bowing to the Chinese Taipei squad that's part of the FISU World university Games alongside the still undefeated Japan Universiade. The world no. 44 Gilas Pilipinas Women will end their stint with a 1-4 win-loss card while Chinese Taipei's collegiate representative capped off its run at 3-2. Vanessa de Jesus led the charge with a near double-double outing of 15 points and eight rebounds to go with two assists and two steals while Naomi Panganiban starred with 10 markers, six boards, three dimes, and two steals to step up for Jack Animam, who was heavily guarded the entire game. The veteran center was held to just seven points but grabbed 11 rebounds and two assists. Gilas will now shift its focus to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup next month as they look to qualify to the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
