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AIMS grounds PSCA in PSCUAA

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Asian Institute of Maritime Studies outsteadied Philippine State College of Aeronautics, 77-67, for its fifth win in six starts that enabled it to grab the No. 2 spot in the semifinals of the third Philippine Schools, Colleges and Universities Athletic Association basketball championship at the PMMS-Las Piñas Gym recently.

AIMS, which finished second behind league-leading Bulacan State University (6-0), and the Pasay City-based Philsca, which dropped to 4-2, squares off again in the cross-over semifinal which will resume early next month.

The BSU Gold Gear, which downed Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), 92-70, took the No. 1 spot and will face No. 4 Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (3-3) in their own semifinal knockout game.

Anthony Carrasco topscored with 19 points and Al-Fidzky Dais added 15 for the Blue Sharks of AIMS, while Randy Leones had 21 for Philsca, which led at the half, 38-31, but lost steam in the second half of play.

Jeffrey Surio, BSU’s high-scoring starter, again led the Gold Gear with 16. The Gold Gear led by a big margin, 60-31, at the half. Mark dela Cruz finished with 18 for the EARIST Fox.

In the only other men’s game, Philippine Merchant Marine School-Las Piñas outplayed Technological University of the Philippines-Taguig, 79-64, to close its campaign with a 1-5 mark in a three-way tie with EARIST and TUP-Taguig.

In the women’s side, BSU Lady Gold Gear topped TUP-Manila, 76-43, to formally clinch the top finals berth. BSU enjoys a twice-to-beat edge in the finals against TUP-Manila.

Meanwhile, the two other women’s team — Philsca and AIMS rounded out its campaign with a 1-2 and 0-3 records, respectively.

AL-FIDZKY DAIS

ANTHONY CARRASCO

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES

BLUE SHARKS

BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

EULOGIO AMANG RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

GOLD GEAR

JEFFREY SURIO

LADY GOLD GEAR

PHILSCA

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