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Blue Eagles defend home turf vs Tigers

Published Oct 10, 2025 01:52 pm

At A Glance

  • Ateneo looks to recover from its first loss in this tournament when it battles University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Ateneo's Kymani Ladi (UAAP Media)
Ateneo's Kymani Ladi (UAAP Media)
Ateneo looks to recover from its first loss in this tournament when it battles University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Saturday, Oct. 11.
After absorbing an 83-69 defeat to reigning champion University of the Philippines last Wednesday, the Blue Eagles are determined to regain their confidence and move forward against the Growling Tigers who are equally eager to make a statement this season.
Tipoff is at 4:30 p.m., following the 2 p.m. skirmish between Adamson and University of the East as both squads seek victory, especially the Red Warriors who are the only winless team this year.
Ateneo is poised to go all out and reclaim the lead in the standings.
“[We’re] trying to hold on to a, you know, really outstanding start to the season,” said head coach Tab Baldwin. “So both teams play for a lot, but I think that's pretty much always the case early in the season.”
A victory would move Ateneo to first place over National University, while a setback would push it down to third with UST taking its spot.
UST, on the other hand, is all fired up to step on a different court after playing most of its games at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.
“We're so used to playing here at the home court. The next game, we're going to play at the newly renovated Blue Eagle Gym. We're very excited, actually,” said assistant coach Juben Ledesma.
“We're just looking forward to playing against them. We also have respect for them. We'll prepare and rest well because we still have a week to prepare for them,” Nic Cabañero added.
Kymani Ladi headlines the Blue Eagles with Shawn Tuano, Jared Bahay, Divine Adili, Ian Espinosa at the forefront. Dom Escobar, who starred for Ateneo in their 81-74 win over archrival De La Salle University, tries to improve his game after a quiet four-point output in their loss to UP.
After leading them off a 111-99 triumph against UE, Collins Akowe carries the scoring cudgels anew together with Cabañero, Forthsky Padrigao, Amiel Acido, Gelo Crisostomo, and Mark Lllemit.
Meanwhile, Adamson, which is hoping to halt its three-game slide that came from a heartbreaking 56-54 loss to NU, aims to get back on the winning track at the expense of the struggling UE side.
Cedrick Manzano paces the Soaring Falcons with Matt Montebon, John Earl Medina, and Mudiaga Ojarikre, while the Red Warriors lean on John Abate, who had an explosive 27-point act in UE-UST clash last timeout, Drayton Caoile, Mariano Tañedo, and Precious Momowei.

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