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FIBA: Gilas U16 Women promoted to Division A after routing Iran
FIBA: Gilas U16 Women promoted to Division A after routing Iran
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 17, 2023 02:29 AM PHT
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Updated Jul 17, 2023 11:26 AM PHT
Like their counterparts in the senior team, the Gilas Women's U-16 squad will be playing in Division A of their FIBA Asia age group. FIBA Asia.
The Gilas Pilipinas Women's U-16 team earned promotion to Division A of FIBA Asia after a comfortable 83-60 victory over Iran, Monday at the Prince Hamzah Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
The big win completed the Gilas U-16's perfect 5-0 campaign in Division B of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championships. But they had to shake off a lethargic start in the finals, before pulling away midway through the opening quarter.
As a result of the triumph, the Gilas U-16 Women will play in Division A of the 2025 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship.
Nevaeh Smith starred in the victory, as her four-point play with 6:01 left in the opening period gave the Gilas Women the lead for good, 9-6. The Philippines ended the first with a relatively slim 19-15 lead, but a 9-0 run to open the second quarter gave them more breathing room, 28-15.
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Gilas went on to lead by as much as 27 points, 53-26, with seven minutes left in the third frame thanks to a Sophia Candido three-pointer.
But Iran made a run in the fourth, getting to within 12 points, 63-51, after Helya Houdneh's jumper. The Gilas U-16 responded with an 11-0 blast, capped by back-to-back three-pointers from Smith and Scarlett Mercado, to restore order at 74-51 with 5:17 left in the contest.
Smith finished with a game-high 21 points, including five three-pointers, while Ava Fajardo had 12 points and nine assists. Ariel Star De La O (10 points, 10 rebounds) had a double-doubles, and Alyssia Palma also pulled down 11 rebounds.
Neither team shot particularly well from the field, but the Gilas U-16 forced Iran into 24 turnovers that they translated to 27 points.
Houdneh and Fatemeh Jafari each had 14 points for Iran.
The result completed the Gilas U-16's bid for redemption, after they settled for bronze in the 2022 edition of the event. This time around, they were dominant, winning their games by an average of 53.4 points.
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