THE Parañaque Lady Aces and Glutagence Glow Boosters were winners in weekend action of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Parañaque defeated the Pacific Water Queens, 85-56, in their game on Sunday, July 25, while Glutagence beat the Quezon Lady SparTAN, 75-60, the previous day.
Allana Lim took the lead role for the Lady Aces as she scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in their debut game in the first professional season of the WNBL.
Ms. Lim, the 2012 University Athletic Association of the Philippines most valuable player out of Far Eastern University, scored 12 of her total points in the opening half that saw them build a comfortable 41-24 advantage at the break. They did not look back from there.
Jhenn Angeles and Angeli Gloriani backstopped Ms. Lim with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
For the Queens, who dropped to their second defeat in as many matches, it was Snow Peñaranda who showed the way with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Glutagence kept its record spotless by notching its second straight win in as many matches at the expense of Quezon.
The Glow Boosters picked things up in the fourth canto, outscoring the Lady SparTAN, 26-6, to overturn a five-point deficit, 49-54, entering the payoff quarter, and creating separation from which the latter could not recover from.
Raiza Palmera-Dy led Glutagence anew in the win, tallying 22 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals.
Micah Figuracion (13 points), Khate Castillo (12) and Carol Sangalang (8) also stepped up for the Glow Boosters.
Kristine Duran made 12 points and Dianne Ventura had nine points for Quezon.
WNBL action resumes on the weekend of July 31 and Aug. 1 which will see the Taguig Lady Generals making their debut and playing consecutive games against the Lady SparTAN and Pacific Water Queens, in that order. — MASM