The CEU Scorpions Men’s Basketball Team stretches their elimination round reign in the Universities and Colleges League Season 5 after conquering the Olivarez College Sea Lions, 66-51, on December 15 at the Paco Arena.
The Scorpions were up to an intense head-to-head battle at the first half of the game as both competing teams displayed the strength of their defense.
Despite the tight lead at the third quarter, 46-39, the Scorpions proved their might with the back-to-back triples of Lenard Santiago and Jerome Santos that helped the team to widen the gap and win the game.
Last Monday’s leading scorer, Lenard Santiago, won his fourth “Best Player of the Game” for his 20 points performance and firing four three-pointers in today’s match.
In an int, he said that they were preparing for this game against the Olivarez Sea Lions as they saw the other team’s improvement from their last match on Monday.
When asked about winning today, he replied, “Masaya kasi undefeated pa rin kami, and nagagawa namin yung mga plays namin, mga pinapagawa sa amin ng mga coach namin.”
“Maganda sa amin ang game na ‘to kasi parang eto yung naggising sa amin na hindi rin basta-basta yung kalaban namin na kagaya nung first round,” he added.
Being the victors of today’s match, the Scorpions have claimed the first seat of the semi-finals round of this season.
However, Santiago said that the team will not be complacent and still work on the following games, staying on the course of their game plan.
Apart from him, Henry Agunanne finished the game with 11 points, making him the second top scorer of the team, while Team Captain Franz Diaz and Jerome Santos both contributed 8 points.
The team will be up against Guang Ming College- Tagaytay on December 19 at the Paco Arena.