The Green Archers’ campaign in the PCCL ended today as they fell to the Letran Knights 66-61.

La Salle led the entire first half until the midway point of the third period as Letran caught fire offensively to take control of the match. The Knights’ lead went as high as 11 points in the early goings of the 4th quarter.

A rally by the Archers trimmed the deficit to just two points with 3 minutes left in the game. Unfortunately, a couple of bad breaks down the stretch enabled the Knights to push their lead further to six with 24 seconds remaining.

The Letran trio of Racal, Alas and Cruz did most of the damage as they combined for more than half of their team’s total output.

Norbert Torres was the only Archer who scored in double figures with 16 points along with 9 rebounds. Luigi de la Paz was unable to play due to a fractured elbow he sustained yesterday in their game against UST.

The Archers end their PCCL stint with a 4- 1 record. With their sixth place finish in the UAAP, they had to go through the Metro Manila Qualifiers to enter the Sweet 16. Along the way, they defeated Mapua, CEU, University of Batangas and UST.

Despite a depleted roster, having to adjust to a new coaching system and playing so many back-to-back games, La Salle still managed to go far in this tournament.

Boxscores

CSJL 66 – Racal 14, K. Alas 14, Cruz 11, Almazan 10, Cortes 6, Lituania 5, Gabawan 2, Espiritu 2, Pantin 2, Belorio 0, J. Alas 0

DLSU 61 – Torres 16, Mendoza 9, Vosotros 8, Revilla 8, Tampus 6, Webb 6, Marata 4, Paredes 3, Gotladera 1

Quarterscores: 13-15;25-29;47-42;66-61

De La Salle survived a late game rally to edge out UST 72-67 today in the PCCL Sweet 16.

Reminiscent of their UAAP first round duel last August, the Green Archers had a double digit lead to start the final period but the Growling Tigers clawed their way back to pull within 2 with 20 seconds remaining. Joseph Marata, who suited up for the first time in this tournament, was then sent to the foul line but managed to convert just one attempt for a 70-67 lead with 10 seconds left.

UST had a chance to tie the game with a 3-pointer but Louie Vigil’s attempt from beyond the arc was rejected by Norbert Torres. Almond Vosotros converted the ensuing foul shots to seal the win for La Salle.

Joshua Webb again led the Green Archers with 16 points followed by Vosotros with 13.

UST were without Jeric Fortuna and Jeric Teng in this game due to their SEA games commitment. Kevin Ferrer was the only Tiger to score in double digits with 23 points. La Salle did a superb job in limiting Karim Abdul and Chris Camus to just 5 points each.

The Green Archers will go up against the Letran Knights in another knock-out affair tomorrow at 4PM.

Boxscores

DLSU 72 – Webb 16, Vosotros 13, de la Paz 12, Marata 10, Revilla 8, Torres 7, Tampus 2, Paredes 2, Mendoza 2, Gotladera 0, Sara 0

UST 67 – Ferrer 23, Vigil 9, Lo 9, Sheriff 6, Afuang 6, Abdul 5, Camus 5, Javier 2, Pe 2, Tan 0, Lao 0, Ungria 0

Quarterscores: 18-13;40-39;64-54;72-67

De La Salle defeated the University of Batangas 78-55 today in the PCCL Sweet 16 Phase.

The result was expected. La Salle jumped to a quick 6-0 start and led 25-8 at the end of the first quarter. The team got a bit of a scare in the second period as the Brahmans pulled to within 7 but they still managed to finish the first half strong for a 37-25 lead.

In the third period, the Green Archers outscored their opponent 22-10 to break the game open. The final quarter was just a formality.

It gets tougher from here on as the Archers will next face UST this coming Monday at 4PM.

Boxscores

DLSU 78 – Torres 15, Webb 15, Gotladera 10, Tampus 9, de la Paz 8, Vosotros 7, Paredes 4, Mendoza 4, Revilla 3, Reyes 2, Sara 1

UB 55 – Medrano 18, Noriega 10, Monserrat 9, Sangalang 6, Aspi 6, Alcantara 2, Rodavia 2, Delmo 1, Planas 1, Umali 0, Arellano 0, Pagon 0, Aquino 0

Quarterscores: 25-8;37-25;59-35;78-55

The Green Archers easily disposed of the CEU Scorpions 79-51 today to enter the “Sweet 16” of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League.

La Salle raced to a 7-0 lead to start the game and never looked back as they totally outplayed the MNCAA champions. Joshua Webb’s performance in the third quarter helped the Archers pull away for good.

The Archers will join NU, who won earlier against UM in the other playoff match, in the tournament proper of the PCCL which starts on November 19. Their next opponent will be the University of Northern Philippines, champion of the North/Central Luzon leg University of Batangas, champion of the South Luzon/Bicol leg.

Boxscores

DLSU 79 – Webb 14, Vosotros 14, Tampus 12, Paredes 10, Torres 9, Revilla 5, Dela Paz 6, Reyes 4, Gotladera 2, Mendoza 2, Sara 1

CEU 51 – Parale 12, Babad 8, Chua 6, Garcia 6, Gallardo 5, Dumapig 4, Tuazon 3, Abundo 3, Lobaton 2, Jeruta 1, Banua 1, Akpa 0, Bernardo 0, Magbitang 0

Quarterscores: 12-7;33-16;57-36;78-51