Dream Team is guaranteed to win the APCRAA Basketball Tournament (ABT) 2017 season women’s division championship after winning their third straight game against Team Rams, 43-31, on Saturday, August 5 at the APC Gymnasium.
Former Rams members Jenny Francisco and Ella Taroma led the Dream Team with 14 and 10 points respectively. Francisco earned herself a double-double after grabbing 21 rebounds plus 3 steals.
Rams team captain Chloe Cambay is the lone bright spot for her team, finishing with 10 points and 9 rebounds.
The Dream Team got a head start in the first quarter, holding the Rams to only 4 points. The Rams were not able to recover since, as the Dream Team held the lead for a wire-to-wire finish.
The fourth and fifth game of this series, scheduled on August 19 and September 2 respectively will still be played, but will be non-bearing since the Dream Team got the most number of wins possible in a five-game series. Talks of tweaking both teams rosters for the next two games are currently being discussed.
How they scored: (FIBA LiveStats)
Dream Team (43): Francisco 14, Taroma 10, Valdez 7, Santos 6, Carrillo 4, Dulay 2, Nasara 0
Rams (31): Cambay 10, Flores 7, Sarmiento 4, Mabborang 4, Danao 4, Factuar 2, Mercado 0, Ramirez 0, Formento 0
Period scores: 14-4, 24-14, 32-23, 43-31