Ra Solomon

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

BACK-TO-BACK.

The Ateneo Lady Eagles are once again queens of UAAP Women's Badminton as they outlasted the DLSU Lady Archers, 3-0.

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[Neal Beltran @Neal_TheGUIDON]

This concludes our coverage for the UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball Tournament!

On behalf of everyone in The GUIDON and our entire coverage team, I would like to thank you all for following us this season!

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In the Game 2 win against UP, League MVP Ange Kouame flirted with a triple-double by tallying 14 points, 14 boards, and a UAAP Finals record 8 blocks.

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A champion will be crowned. Will it be a four peat for Ateneo or UP’s first in 36 years?

Follow me for live updates from the Mall of Asia Arena as the Ateneo Blue Eagles take on the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in Game 3 of the Finals!

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The GUIDON Sports’ basketball writers Neal R. Beltran, Anton E. Mercado, and Ra Solomon provide their takes on the upcoming UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball Finals between the three-time defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles and the UP Fighting Maroons.

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[Neal Beltran @Neal_TheGUIDON]

Will the Blue Eagles attain yet another 14-0 sweep?

Follow me for live updates from the Mall of Asia Arena as the Ateneo Blue Eagles (13-0) try to clinch their fifth straight finals berth against the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons (11-2)!

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[First Quarter]

Ange Kouame gets the feed from Raffy Verano and draws a foul on a layup attempt. Kouame sinks 2/2 from the line.

Ateneo 2 NU 0

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[Neal Beltran @Neal_TheGUIDON]

For the first time since 2020, fans are back in the stands for UAAP games!

Follow me for live updates from the Mall of Asia Arena as the Ateneo Blue Eagles (4-0) wrap up today’s action with an evening tilt against the National University (NU) Bulldogs (2-2)!

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The bench plays a big role as the Ateneo Blue Eagles go wire-to-wire in their 78-47 victory against the Adamson Soaring Falcons.

[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

This concludes our coverage of today’s Ateneo game against Adamson. Tune in and follow @TheGUIDONSports for more live coverages!

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

FINAL:

Ateneo extends their perfect record to start the season 3-0, as they easily dispatched the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 78-47.

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

The Ateneo Blue Eagles will now face fierce rival DLSU Green Archers this Saturday, 7PM in the MOA Arena.

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

Key Takeaways:
• Ateneo’s bench scored 47 points, which is as much as whole AdU’s total.
• ADMU continues their good ball rotation with 23 dimes compared to AdU’s 9.
• Ateneo shot an impressive 47.5% from the field. Their defense held AdU to 29.2% shooting.

#UAAPBasketball

[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin on the Blue Eagles’ win:

“I don’t want to focus on the scoring [from the bench]. They played great defense, rebounded well, and that to me is what mattered”

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

The Katipunan-based squad got a huge boost from a balanced team scoring, particularly from the bench. Everyone from Ateneo’s rotation scored while Ange Kouame is the only Blue Eagle with a double-digit point tally.

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

Geo Chiu converts on an and-one play to give Ateneo a domineering 35 point lead!

Ateneo: 78 AdU: 43

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

[Fourth Quarter]

Koon splits the charities for Ateneo. Vince Gomez then is fouled on a three point attempt in which he made two.

Ateneo: 57 AdU: 34

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[Ra Solomon @Ra_TheGUIDON]

Ateneo’s hot shooting from three continues with a three from Chris Koon. Andrade and Padrigao then both garner steals from consecutive Adamson possessions for two easy baskets.

Ateneo: 75 AdU: 43
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