Jr, women’s teams kick off 9th Filoil caging

MANILA, Philippines - The Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup gets going today with juniors and women’s matches kicking the country’s premier pre-season tournament at the San Juan Arena.

Last NCAA season’s juniors third placer San Sebastian takes on the UST Tiger Cubs in the opening match at 10:45 a.m. while the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws tangle with the Mapua Red Robins at 5:45 p.m.

In women’s play, NAASCU champion Centro Escolar University collides with UST at 12:30 p.m. while Adamson faces Rizal Technological University at 2:15 p.m.

St. Benilde, meawhile, takes on University of the Philippines Lady Maroons at 4 p.m.

Matches in the juniors and women’s divisions will also be held Friday while the much-awaited men’s caging fires off Saturday, also at The Arena.

Tickets may be purchased at SM TicketNet and at the Filoil Flying V Arena.

The event’s chief backers are Flying V, Filoil, Total, Hanes, San Miguel Corporation, Starmobile, Timex, Silverworks, Gatorade, LGR and in part by Meralco, BDO, Reyes Barbecue, Douwe Egberts, Gerry’s Grill, Brothers Burger, Molten, Bayo, Oxycan, BPI, PBCom, San Marino, Red Logo, and Bacchus Energy Drink.