FMC: San Beda Wins Via Forfeit In Fight-Marred Game

The defending champions San Beda College Red Lions booked a quarterfinals seat last Saturday in Group A of the 8th Fr. Martin Collegiate Open Cup after ousting the Mapua Cardinals in a fight-marred encounter.

The Red Lions came up with their fourth win five games, but only after the Cardinals conceded the game with the score tied at 64-all at the St. Placid Gymnasium inside the San Beda campus.

The Cardinals were on the offensive when San Beda’s Julius Armon got into a scuffle with Mapua’s Jonathan Banal following some trash talk and an interception play at the midcourt line.

This led to a bench clearing incident with 3:22 left on the game clock. The referees ejected most of the players who entered the court, and Mapua head coach Chito Victolero decided to forfeit the game upon learnning that only four of his players will be allowed to play.

San Beda still had six players who can see action.

With their victory, the Red Lions now join two earlier Group A qualifiers, the National University Bulldogs and the Arellano University Chiefs in the quarterfinals.

Joining the three squads are the Lyceum Philippine University Pirates, who limited the Trinity University of Asia Stallions to just six points in the final quarter to win 66-57 and grab the fourth quarterfinals berth.

Meanwhile, Kevin Alas banged in 20 points as the Letran Knights put away fellow Group B quarterfinalists University of the East Warriors, 85-72, to sweep their six-game Group B assignment.

In the women’s action, the Adamson Lady Falcons blasted the College of St. Benilde Lady Blazers, 85-65, to claim an outright semi-finals berth via a five-game sweep.

The trio of Snow Peneranda, Jinky Balastra and Angel Ortega combined for 47 points for the Lady Falcons.

source: ABS-CBN News