Despite falling to five-time defending FIBA Women’s Asia Cup champion Japan, Philippine nationwide girls’s basketball crew head coach Patrick Aquino lauded the hassle from his wards after placing up extra of a struggle this time round.
“I’m happy that we came out good this time and not as flat as yesterday. It’s just a tough team to beat,” Aquino stated within the post-game press convention.
“They’re aiming for a sixth straight championship and I think Japan is a great team. We’re happy, I’m happy with the game and hopefully we continue to get stronger each day.”
Gilas Women opened their marketing campaign on Monday with a lopsided 105-34 loss to host Australia, they usually vowed to bounce again with a greater effort when it took on Japan. True to their phrase, the Filipinas gave their Japanese counterparts a a superb struggle early earlier than the Asian powerhouses pulled away for good within the second half.
The Philippines misplaced to Japan, 95-57, to fall to 0-2 within the standings.
“We did some adjustments on defense but again, they’re such a great team and we, as a team, had to adjust more on how they play but I think we did a good adjustment today than yesterday,” Aquino added.
“Nobody just bowed their heads after being under such a big lead, we kept on fighting and competing. That’s what we aim for right now.”
Compared to yesterday’s sport the place solely Duke University’s Vanessa De Jesus scored in double-digits, three Gilas gamers had been capable of attain the 10-point mark on this one.
De Jesus and veteran Afril Bernardino every dropped 12 markers whereas Janine Pontejos chipped in with 11 markers.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
