ORMOC’S attempt to go past the Sweet 16 phase of the Philippine Collegiate Championship League (PCCL) was foiled when Southwestern University (SWU) defeated ACLC College-Ormoc last Nov. 29 at the Superdome. ACLC’s home court advantage was of no use to the Cebuanos’ superb shooting prowess.
ACLC is a consistent mother league champion of PCCL but this is the first time it reached the regional level after defeating Western Negros University during the zonals the previous day. It was a close fight throughout the game highlighted by a 62 deadlock at the 4th quarter but the Titans prevailed over the Mustangs 71-69.
But during the step ladder to the final four, ACLC wasn’t able to stop Bonifacio Guillena Jr.’s successive three-pointers, in contrast to the Titans’ missed attempts at the basket including the free shots. The Ormocanons were obviously intimidated by their rivals' height as well as the 250-member cheering squad and band which SWU brought all the way from Cebu. The result was a 17-point deficit on the first quarter at 9-26. ACLC never recovered as SWU’s lead widened to 30 points. Final score was 90-61 in favor of SWU.
Meanwhile, San Sebastian College became the Luzon-Metro Manila bracket overall champion after it defeated San Juan de Letran last Nov. 30 also at the Superdome. The game belonged to the Golden Stags from the beginning thanks to Calvin Abueva’s outstanding performance including two slam dunks.
The Knights suffered some setbacks when Raymond Almasan suffered an elbow injury but was still made to play. Hope shined for Letran with a series of deadlocks at the last quarter. But the lucky break didn’t last when Almasan was fouled out and San Sebastian led seven points 83-76.
(WLWE issue of Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2011)
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