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Lady Bulldogs end Tigresses' 14-game win streak, inch closer to UAAP crown

Published Dec 6, 2025 03:00 pm

At A Glance

  • Reigning champion National University ended University of Santo Tomas' 14-game winning streak with an 84-79 Game 1 win in their best-of-three Finals series to inch closer to the UAAP crown of the Season 88 women's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday, Dec. 6.
Angel Surada leads the way as NU inches closer to two-peat in UAAP Season 88. (UAAP Media)
Angel Surada leads the way as NU inches closer to two-peat in UAAP Season 88. (UAAP Media)
Reigning champion National University ended University of Santo Tomas’ 14-game winning streak with an 84-79 Game 1 win in their best-of-three Finals series to inch closer to the UAAP crown of the Season 88 women's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday, Dec. 6.
The Lady Bulldogs found the right formula to subdue the once unbeaten Tigresses, breaking free from a 70-all deadlock en route to a five-point win that gave them a commanding edge in their championship showdown.
Marga Villanueva, Angel Surada, Karl Ann Pingol, Kristine Cayabyab, and Aloha Betanio worked together to spoil UST's last-ditch efforts which they all hope to repeat when they seek to close it out in Game 2 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Surada, the hero in NU’s 67-66 semifinal escape over Ateneo, starred anew as she collected 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one block, and five steals, while Villanueva waxed hot off 17 points on 4-of-14 three-point shooting.
On the other hand, Eka Soriano topscored for UST with 20 points along with five rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while Kent Pastrana and Karylle Sierba uncorked 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Bridgette Santos and Oma Onianwa chipped in 11 and 10 points in a losing cause.
Meanwhile, NU Nazareth School flexed its might with a 79-49 annihilation of Far Eastern University-Diliman in Game 1 of their Finals clash and moved on the cusp of winning the juniors crown.
David Sabareza delivered the goods after engineering the Bullpups’ early surge to capture a comfortable 47-29 lead heading into the break, a separation they preserved despite the Baby Tamaraws’ retaliation in the next two frames.
NUNS looks to close out its campaign unblemished and, most importantly, the best-of-three finals series against FEU-D this Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Pacing NUNS was Sabareza who scored 30 points which went with five rebounds, two assists, one block, and five steals, while Dean Tria and Ian Manalo added nine and eight points, respectively.
The scores (NU-UST):
NU 84 – Surada 19, Villanueva 17, Cayabyab 11, Solis 11, Pring 9, D. Medina 6, Betanio 4, Pingol 3, Garcia 2, Alterado 2, Canindo 0.
UST 79 – Soriano 20, Pastrana 15, Sierba 14, Santos 11, Onianwa 10, Ambos 5, C. Danganan 4, Maglupay 0, Pineda 0, Pescador 0, Bron 0, Relliquette 0.
Quarters: 16-13, 42-35, 61-60, 84-79.
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