Fuetsa And MVP Lady Stars Reach Championship of Super League
The championship of the Lady Triton Super League is set as #1 Seed Fuetsa punched their ticket to the finals with an easy victory over BallHers. The MVP Lady Stars pulled an upset in the other semi-final by beating the #2 Seed Stingrays Gray in the UOG Calvo Field House on Wednesday night, March 12.
In the opener, the Stingrays Gray team was up in the first half, generally holding a 3-5 point lead with a balanced scoring attack. The Stingrays led 23-20 at the end of the first quarter and took a 43-38 lead into halftime.
The MVPs took control in the 3rd quarter, with Lana Quinata scoring 12 points and Jia Peters adding 9 points, leading the Lady Stars to a 65-57 lead at the end of the 3rd period. The Stingrays never recovered in the 4th quarter, and MVPs secured an 87-77 victory.
Lana Quinata led the Stars with 31 points on the night, while Jia Peters scored 19. Brianna Crisostomo led the Stingrays with 17 points.
The MVP Lady Stars are now 5-2 while the Stingrays Gray are 4-2 on the season. The Stingrays Grays are the defending champions of the Super League.
In the nightcap of the semi-finals, Fuetsa and the BallHers started off in a close ballgame in the first quarter, as Fuetsa led 21-17 at the end of the first quarter. Fuetsa showed their dominance in the 2nd 10 minutes, with Mia San Nicolas leading the way with 15 points in the quarter and Elysia Perez hitting three 3-point shots. Fuetsa put up 30 points in the period to lead 51-32 at halftime and put the game on ice.
Fuetas cruised in the 2nd half and won the game 99-74.
Mia San Nicholas scored 35 points for Fuetsa, Elysia Perez added 20 points, and Joy Pangelinan scored 18. Anslie Sarselejo scored 21 for the BallHers.
Fuetsa is now 6-0 in the Super League, while the BallHers fell to 3-4.
The championship and 3rd-place games are scheduled for Monday, March 17:
Monday, March 17
3rd Place Game - 6:30pm - Stingrays Gray Vs. BallHers
Championship - 8:15pm - Fuetsa Vs. MVP Lady Stars
All games are played in the UOG Calvo Field House.
All games are streamed "Live" on the UOG Athletic Facebook Pages: **https://www.facebook.com/UOGTritonAthletics**