The women of Gilas Pilipinas brought a monsoon to Guadalajara, raining 3-pointers and shooting a torrential 70 percent from two-point range to beat Senegal, 79-75, and close their FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-qualifying tournament campaign with a victory.
Gilas Pilipinas Youth found its range when it mattered most, firing its way into the quarterfinals of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup in India with a 72-63 victory over Syria on Thursday.
It was a tale of two Gilas teams, with the senior women’s squad taking a beating in Mexico while the U23 3x3 crew hoisted the Philippine flag high at Stop 3 of the FIBA tournament in Malaysia.
Alex Eala had the perfect opening act in the Round of 32 in Cincinnati. Unfortunately for the Filipina tennis trailblazer, Amanda Anisimova had a better idea for the ending.