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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
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawaii's comeback falls short in Big West Conference Semifinals
After a week of waiting, the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team finally hit the floor on Friday for their first game in the Big West Conference Tournament. Hawaii who is the 1-seed in the Big West Tournament matched up with 4-seed UC San Diego in the Semifinals. In their previous 2 meetings, UH won both (65-63, 49-44). During the 1st quarter of Friday's Semifinal, UC San Diego got off to a quick 5-0 lead after UH started 0-6 from the field. Lily Wahinekapu got the Rainbow Wahine on the board, while scoring Hawaii's first 4 points. But UH still trailed 11-4 with 3:30 left in the 1st quarter. At the end of the 1st quarter, Hawaii found themselves trailing 22-4 after shooting a low 11.8% from the field on 2-17 FG and 0-8 from 3pt range. UC San Diego was red hot as they shot over 55% from the field in the 1st quarter to take a commanding lead. In the 2nd quarter, the Tritons pushed the lead to 27 points. At halftime, Hawaii trailed 41-18 after UC San Diego shot 48% from the field, while UH shot only 17%. In that first half, UC San Diego's Montgomery and Sugapong combined for 27 points for the Tritons. Hawaii did not make their 1st 3-pointer until under a minute remaining in the half (1-15 in 1st half from 3). The Rainbow Wahine went into the half with a lot to figure out as the Tritons controlled every aspect of the game in the 1st half. To start the 3rd quarter, Hawaii starting off with a 5-0 run to bring the deficit back below 20 points. Going into the 4th quarter, Hawaii trailed 47-29, UH did hold UC San Diego to a low 6 points in the 3rd quarter but offensively only able to score 11 points of their own. The Rainbow Wahine continued to battle in the 2nd half as they cut the lead down to only 11 points with 5:55 remaining in the game. With under 4 minutes remaining, Hawaii pulling within 5-points after a 13-0 run to start the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Rewers brought the Rainbow Wahine within 1 possession after knocking down 2 Free Throws with just 2:26 remaining. Hawaii tied the game up at 49 from a Rewers And-1 with under 1:30 to play. UC San Diego's Sugapong made a tough 1 handed lay-up over tight UH defense to put the Tritons up 51-49 with only 0.2 seconds on the clock. The Rainbow Wahine fall 51-49 and their Big West Conference Tournament ends in the Semifinals. FINAL STATS: Wahinekapu: 12 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast Rewers: 10 pts Hawaii's season is not over yet, as they did earn a WBIT bid after winning the Big West Regular Season crown. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
