UE may be the first team officially eliminated from the Final Four race, but the Lady Warriors are determined to claim a breakthrough in tangling with UP in the UAAP women’s basketball tourney.
The UE Lady Warriors will try to end their winless streak in tackling the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 88 women’s basketball tournament on Saturday, November 8 at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion.
Match time is at 11:30 a.m.
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UE (0-10) became the first team eliminated from Final Four contention after an 57-81defeat to Ateneo in its recent outing.
Sylvia Onate poured 14 points in a losing effort, with Aliyah Ronquillo adding 11 markers, three rebounds and three assists.
The 24-point loss extended the Lady Warriors’ losing streak to 20 games dating back to last season, all while extending their playoff drought at six years.
UE last made the postseason in Season 81 and went all the way to the Finals before losing to eventual champion NU.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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