ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Golf devider Maroons eye semis advantage

Maroons eye semis advantage

Published Nov 18, 2025 03:06 pm

At A Glance

  • Reigning champion University of the Philippines tries to clinch the semifinal bonus when they tackle Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 men's basketball tournament at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Wednesday, Nov. 19.
(UAAP Media)
(UAAP Media)
Reigning champion University of the Philippines tries to clinch the semifinal bonus when they tackle Ateneo in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Fresh off a 70–65 win over Adamson to punch their semis ticket, the Fighting Maroons (9-3) aim to strengthen their Final Four run by clinching the twice-to-beat incentive against the Blue Eagles (5-6) in their 4:30 p.m. showdown.
De La Salle (6-5), meanwhile, looks to keep its hold on the fourth spot when they meet Adamson (5-7) at 1:30 p.m.
For head coach Goldwin Monteverde, he emphasized the importance of his wards’ maturity in terms of stepping up when their teammates were struggling, a trait that becomes more vital in the nearing semis.
“Sa akin vina-value namin ‘yong ganon, having teammates to step up and knowing na tuwing may challenge sa loob, somebody’s got their back, coming from the bench,” said Monteverde.
“‘Di naman araw-araw papabor sa atin, importante lang is as a team, bawat isa samin harapin ang dapat naming harapin,” he added. “Hence, ang maganda rito they’re responding sa mga challenge.”
Expected to lead the Diliman-based squad are Gerry Abadiano, Harold Alarcon, Reyland Torres, and Terrence Fortea alongside Gani Stevens, Noy Remogat and Francis Nnoruka.
A win would be big for the Maroons as it would seal them the last twice-to-beat advantage along with the league-leading National University (11-2).
Ateneo, which is coming from a 67-59 loss to UST, is banking on Kymani Ladi, Dom Escobar, Shawn Tuano, Divine Adili, Jaden Lazo, and Jared Bahay.
The Tab Baldwin-mentored crew is also eyeing to exact its revenge after bowing to UP, 83-69, in their first encounter last Oct. 8, at the same venue.
Meanwhile, La Salle and Adamson are set for a crucial tiff that will heavily affect their current standings with both squads jockeying for positions in the tight Final Four race.

Related Tags

UP Fighting Maroons Ateneo Blue Eagles La Salle Green Archers Adamson Soaring Falcons UAAP Season 88
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.