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NCAA: Teams can't take Mapua lightly anymore, says coach Atoy Co

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/19/20180919_co.jpg"/><figcaption>Mapua coach Atoy Co. Josh Albelda, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/basketball/photos">ABS-CBN Sports</a></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – Mapua University coach Atoy Co said his team has to work harder than ever before after the Cardinals strung together back-to-back victories in the NCAA Season 94 men&#x27;s basketball tournament.Mapua pulled off an 86-83 upset of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde on Tuesday, building up on their 81-79 victory over Jose Rizal University last week. This marked the first time that the Cardinals have won two straight games since Season 92 – when two-time MVP Allwell Oraeme was still the team&#x27;s star.With their 4-8 win-loss record, Mapua is now at seventh place in the league standings, and Co believes that they are getting noticed by some of the higher-ranked teams.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/ncaa/news/2018/09/18/ncaa-ty-tang-thinks-csb-losing-identity-47034">READ: TY Tang thinks CSB is losing its identity</a></li></ul>&quot;We have to work harder,&quot; the coach said emphatically. &quot;Kasi, the more that teams will now be focusing (on us).&quot;&quot;Dati siguro, &#x27;pag papasok kami, (they will say) &#x27;Hindi, Mapua lang &#x27;yan&#x27;,&quot; he said. &quot;Ngayon, naka-back-to-back wins kami.&quot;Co knows that the Cardinals still have a long way to go before challenging for a spot in the Final 4, but those teams that are in the hunt cannot afford to underestimate them now.&quot;&#x27;Yung mga ibang team na nagbabaka-sakali, na gusto din makapasok, they will not take us lightly,&quot; he said.This, according to the coach, should only motivate his team to work even harder.Co is pleased with how the Cardinals have been performing, and he has found players to rely on in Laurenz Victoria, Warren Bonifacio, and Justin Serrano, among others.However, if they want to extend their winning streak, they cannot let up.&quot;We have to practice more,&quot; Co stressed. &quot;We have to make &#x27;yung system namin work 100%.&quot;&quot;We have to win more,&quot; he also said, after being informed that Mapua has now surpassed its win total from last season. &quot;We have to win more – for the school.&quot;The Cardinals return to action on Friday against Colegio de San Juan de Letran.For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a>

Mapua University coach Atoy Co said his team has to work harder than ever before after the Cardinals strung together back-to-back victories in the NCAA Season 94 men's basketball tournament.

Mapua University coach Atoy Co said his team has to work harder than ever before after the Cardinals strung together back-to-back victories in the NCAA Season 94 men's basketball tournament.

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NCAA: Teams can't take Mapua lightly anymore, says coach Atoy Co

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Sep 19, 2018 11:41 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 19, 2018 12:29 PM PHT

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