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The De La Salle Lady Archers during their game against University of the East in the UAAP Season 88 women's basketball tournament, October 15, 2025 at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media

The De La Salle Lady Archers during their game against University of the East in the UAAP Season 88 women's basketball tournament, October 15, 2025 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760523900079UAAP S88 WBB - DLSU-03393.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The De La Salle Lady Archers during their game against University of the East in the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s basketball tournament, October 15, 2025 at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media"/>The De La Salle Lady Archers during their game against University of the East in the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s basketball tournament, October 15, 2025 at the Mall of Asia Arena. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- De La Salle University barged into the win column of the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s basketball tournament on Wednesday, pulling away for a 73-62 win against University of the East at the Mall of Asia Arena.The Lady Archers snapped a six-game losing streak that dates back to the second round of UAAP Season 87, and kept UE winless in the tournament.They also got the job done even without Nigerian foreign student-athlete Nofisat Jimoh.Instead, their locals in Kyla Sunga, Kyla Go, and Xyla Lubrico led the charge and overcame the Lady Warriors&#x27; valiant stand in the payoff period.La Salle improved to a 1-4 win-loss record, securing their first UAAP women&#x27;s basketball win since a second-round Season 87 triumph over the University of the Philippines on November 10, 2024.Coach Cholo Villanueva, currently the longest-tenured mentor in the league, emphasized patience in the Lady Archers&#x27; rebuilding process.&quot;For us, it&#x27;s a rebuilding year. We lost about seven starters and players in the rotation, so our experience is the best teacher for us. Coming off [four] losses, we just found our mistakes and we just applied it today in this game,&quot; Villanueva said, noting the departures of Lee Sario, Luisa San Juan, and Bernice Paraiso over the offseason.&quot;It&#x27;s a good thing na we started strong, we scored 34 points nung first quarter, mainly because of creating turnovers. I think what lacked on that fourth quarter was the zone defense na ginawa ng UE. We&#x27;ll be watching film and seeing what kind of mistakes we made,&quot; he added.A three-pointer by Princess Delig and a Rachel Lacayanga inside shot cut the deficit to 49-39 in the early moments of the third quarter.La Salle then unleashed a decisive 17-6 run — highlighted by two consecutive floaters from Pau Anastacio and Sofia Catalan — to enter the payoff period with a comfortable 66-45 lead.UE slowly regained its bearings, relying on Roshelle Lumibao, Mhariko Gullim, and Lacayanga to open the fourth quarter with a 14-3 surge, capped by a Lacayanga three-pointer, trimming the deficit to seven at 69-62 with exactly two minutes remaining.However, La Salle&#x27;s strong performance through the first three quarters proved decisive.The Lady Archers weathered UE&#x27;s final push, sealing the win with clutch layups from Go and Lubrico to restore a 73-62 cushion with 37 seconds left on the clock.Go, in her best game since transferring to La Salle from Far Eastern University, posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, along with three steals and two assists.Sunga added 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting and seven rebounds, while Lubrico finished with nine points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals.Anastacio, who suited up for UE in Season 86, contributed nine points, four rebounds, and a block.La Salle&#x27;s victory extended UE&#x27;s struggles, keeping the Lady Warriors winless through five games in Season 88 and stretching their dry spell to 15 straight outings since a Season 87 first-round win over La Salle on September 22, 2024.Lacayanga led UE with an all-around performance of 21 points, eight steals, six rebounds, and a block, while Lumibao added 11 points, four rebounds, three steals, and a block. Syvil Onate scored 10 points on 1-of-12 shooting but made all eight of her free throws and collected four rebounds.Both teams return to action on Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, with La Salle facing UP and UE continuing its hunt for an elusive win against Far Eastern University.<div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>DLSU (73) - Go 14, Sunga 11, Lubrico 9, Anastacio 9, Mendoza 8, Delos Reyes 6, Villarin 4, A. Dizon 2, Camba 2, Catalan 2, S. Dizon 2, Dela Paz, Villapando 0, Araza 0.UE (62) - Lacayanga 21, Lumibao 11, Onate 10, Delig 6, Buscar 4, Gullim 4, Ronquillo 4, Dalguntas 2, Yañez 0, Solomon 0, Trinidad 0, Lituania 0, Ramos 0, Gomez 0, Salise 0.Quarterscores: 34-14, 49-34, 66-45, 73-62.

De La Salle University barged into the win column of the UAAP Season 88 women's basketball tournament on Wednesday, pulling away for a 73-62 win against University of the East at the Mall of Asia Arena.

De La Salle University barged into the win column of the UAAP Season 88 women's basketball tournament on Wednesday, pulling away for a 73-62 win against University of the East at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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