Diliman clamps down on WCC-ATC for bounce back win


At a glance

  • The Blue Dragons put on a defensive clinic and grounded the Skyhawks by only allowing them just five points in the third frame to break the game wide open and safely cruise to their fourth win in six games.


Diliman College put the clamps on WCC Aeronautical and Technological College and essayed a masterful 73-52 victory in the UCAL-PGFlex Linoleum 7th Season on Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Paco Arena in Manila.

The Blue Dragons put on a defensive clinic and grounded the Skyhawks by only allowing them just five points in the third frame to break the game wide open and safely cruise to their fourth win in six games.

Diliman, which led by as many as 24, thanks to the solid performances in the middle quarters, also successfully bounced back from a tough loss at the hands of Olivarez College last time out.

At the forefront of Diliman’s two-way attack was Kone Solomon who posted a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds to go with three blocks while John Bernard Parista added 14 points, two rebounds and two steals. 

Kent Laquibla had 10 and Carmel Espinosa with 10 rebounds and nine points for the Blue Dragons who are now just half game behind leaders University of Batangas, Manila Central University and Olivarez.

Musa Diona had 10 for WCC-ATC which stumbled to another defeat for a 1-4 record in the standings.