The National University Lady Bulldogs displayed their true character during their 76-64 bounceback win against the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigresses in the UAAP Season 86 Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.
Lady Bulldogs head coach Aris Dimaunahan appreciated his players’ fighting spirit as they bounced back from their deflating 72-69 loss to the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons last Sunday.
“We just told the girls to just learn from the UP game and move forward and focus our attention on UST,” said Dimaunahan, a former UST Growling Tigers gunner.
“I thought we did a great job on the preparation and on the commitment of the players to do the game plan to the letter. Proud of these girls for coming back after a loss,” he added.
Holding a slim 39-36 lead at halftime, the seven-time UAAP women’s basketball champion Lady Bulldogs relied on a third-quarter surge to pull away from the Growling Tigresses for good.
“Our team was so concerned about getting a win right away in the first half,” said Dimaunahan. “We were kind of gigil na gigil and wanting to win right away.”
“We just told them to just settle and focus more and do our game plan. I love how they responded because, again, these girls are all winners. They always want to win,” he added.
Both the Lady Bulldogs and the Growling Tigresses now have a 3-1 win-loss slate.
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