Olympians bounce back beat Icons

Cedric Ablaza floats in the air for two points

Smarting from a close loss the day before, the STI College Olympians went to Subic rightaway, forgot about their sorry loss to the now host Lyceum of Subic Sharks, rested and kept a positive outlook. The next day the Olympians were all rested up and all business as they brought down the other unbeaten team and another corporate rival, the Informatics Icons 79-45. The new surroundings and support from the STI College Olongapo branch helped the Olympians a lot in making sure that they wont disappoint the crowd that gave them thunderous cheers whenever they sank the ball and chanted defense whenever it was on the other side.

Norman Ihalas scores on this and one play

The Olympians relied on second year guard Norman Ihalas and rookie Cedric Ablaza whose consistent plays gave the STI team the needed boost in making sure that the Icons go down this day. For the first time in a couple of games the Olympians started strong while the Icons were caught flat footed. The strong start can be attributed to the superb defensive job the Olympians did and this is a testament to their jelling as a team.

Defense of the Olympians

If the first half was bad for the Icons, the third quarter was more horrendous and nightmarish for them. The Olympians this time around scored 32 points and limited the Icons to only 7 points in that quarter. The result was a 37 point lead for the Olympians 64-47. The defensive tenacity of the Olympians was anchored on Maclean Sabellina's brilliant shot blocking and the Olympian guard's no nonsense covering of the Icons. Turnovers were forced and this was translated to easy points by the Olympians.

Paulo Villadoz lays one in

This recovery is part of the Olympians preparation for their monumental battle with the defending champion San Sebastian College de Cavite Baycats who notched their eighth straight win. The Icons and University of Manila Hawks are tied for second with a 7-1 win - loss card while the Olympians are in fourth at 5-2.

Cedric with another two points

The scores:

STI College (79)

Ihalas 15, Ablaza 14, Antonio 12, Cariño 12, Sabellina 6, Bautista 6, Bocablo 4, Po 3, Cruz 3, Villadoz 2, Washington 0, Daguplo 0, Waminal 0,

Informatics (45)

Leonida 11, S. Santos 9, Azotea 8, del Rosario 4, Balitao 3, Montuano 3, Ungco 2, Acuña 2, Sodusta 2, Limpat 1, Santos 0

Quarterscores: 22-10, 32-20, 64-27, 79-45