STI downs Holy Angel in the 4th NAASCU Basketball Tournament

NEWCOMER STI College brought down Holy Angel University(Pampanga), 91-77 to finally barge into the win column even as St. Claire College(Caloocan) solidified its hold on second place with a 78-67 win over AMA Computer University(QC) in the NAASCU basketball tournament at the UM gym.

 

Five mainstays led by Martin, scored in double figures for STI, which snapped a six-game losing streak and handed Holy Angel its seventh defeat in the nine-team, double-round tournament.

 

Martin finished with a game-high 27 points for Coach Vic Ycasiano's one-month old team Olympians.

 

The scores:

STI(91) — Martin 27, Botin, 17, Cateron 17, Boncan 10, Tintero 10, Ebo 5, San Miguel 2, Dia 2, Tomelden 1, Medallo 0, Tolomia 0, Castro 0,

Holy Angel(77) — Lansang 15, Ramos 13, David 10, Tongio 10, Guilalas 8, Francisco 7, Dantes 6, Mago 5, Lalic 4, Cuizon O, De Guzman 0

Quarterscores: 20-16, 44-37, 66-50, 91-77


STI OLYMPIANS

(STI College Las Piñas) Marlon Keith Martin, Gerard Botin, Erwin San Miguel, Carl Tolomia
(STI College Cubao) Rommel Tintero, John Michael Boncan, Richie Cateron, Cemer Castro
(STI College Makati) Erick Dia, Gilbert Del Rosario,
(STI College Fairview) Jonathan Ebo
(STI College Recto) Richard Tomelden
(STI College Taft) Oliver Medallo