ICC, PCU-D post wins in UCAL-PGFlex cagefest

Games Monday

(Paco Arena, Manila)

12 p.m. – CEU vs MCU

2 p.m. – UB vs Olivarez College

4 p.m. – LPU-B vs WCC

MANILA, Philippines -- Immaculada Concepcion College held Philippine Women’s University scoreless in almost eight minutes in the payoff period and romped to a 70-54 win in the UCAL-PGFlex Linoleum 7th Season on Saturday, February 1, at the Paco Arena in Manila.

While their defense was solid as a rock, their offense was also impressive, with Edrian Mark Ramirez and Alfred Joseph Flores spearheading the team’s fourth quarter onslaught, coming through with a triple each to help rip the game wide apart, 62-45.

PWU never recovered from that ICC’s salvo and absorbed its third straight defeat while the ICC Sea Hawks improved to 2-1 in the 10-team tournament.

In the second game, Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas likewise hiked its record to 2-1 with an 87-74 demolition of the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas.

Ram Mesqueriola stood at the forefront of PCU’s dizzying assault as he ran rings around his guards to finish with 30 points on an eye-popping 6-of-6 from the 3-point and 2-of-2 from the free throw area.

In all, he shot 11-of-15 from the field to earn the Best Player of the Game in the tournament also backed by also backed by Akari, CafeFrance, Advance Solutions Inc., Smart Sports, Spalding, Team Rebel Sports, Quintana Sports, Crane Faucet, Vital, Top Flite Academy, Maruyama and Gerry’s Grill.

Ramirez was also almost unstoppable as he finished with 37 points on a remarkable 15-of -Hapee Toothpaste, Jiang Nan Restaurant, 21 shooting from the field on top of six rebounds, five steals and two assists – numbers enough to make up for his four turnovers.

Flores was two assists shy of completing a double-double after posting 12 points, eight assists and three rebounds.

Mesqueriola, who also had eight assists and two boards, was ably supported by Dave Bagatnan and John Carl Catayong, who fired 15 and 12 points, respectively.

The UB Brahmans slipped to 1-3.