Honda Motorcycles Philippines announced on Aug. 23 through their Facebook page that they would grant each player of the Fighting Maroons Basketball Team a Honda BeATscooter if they win three games in the ongoing UAAP season.
With the game’s outcome, UP dropped their 12th loss in 13 outings and failed to reach the three wins Coach Rey Madrid guaranteed before the season kicks off.
Trailing by eight at the beginning of the final canto, the Diliman-based team relied on Mikee Reyes who scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the final frame.
Coach Rey Madrid, who guaranteed three wins before the season began, said the chances are slimmer for the Diliman-based team who are yet to play three more games for the elimination round.
The University of the Philippines Women’s Badminton Team swept the eliminations on Sunday after routing Far Eastern University, 4-1, at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.
The University of the Philippines Beach Volleyball Teams both hold a 1-2 card after the opening weekend of the UAAP Season 77 Beach Volleyball Tournament at the University of the East-Caloocan sand court.
The Fighting Maroons were heavily outlasted by the Green Archers in rebounds (36-52), bench points (11-27) and inside points (24-38) to taste their first back-to-back setbacks since ending their 27-game losing slump against Adamson University on August 9.
The man of the hour has been instrumental in winning the August 9 game with the Adamson University Falcons. He scored 24, while fellow senior Mikee Reyes managed a 28. The win ended the Maroons’ 27-game losing streak.
The UP Women’s Badminton Team booked a spot in the next round as they surprisingly nipped powerhouse UST Tigresses on Sunday, 3-2, to remain unbeaten in the UAAP Season 77 badminton tournament at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.
The College of Human Kinetics (CHK) Administrative Officer Elena Sabeniano admittedly described the university’s sports facilities and equipment “[n]ot that competitive unlike other schools” stressing the lack of budget as the main reason.
The UP Fighting Maroons fell anew today to the UE Red Warriors, 48-68, in their second round face-off in the UAAP Season 77 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.