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Afril Bernardino in action for New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, October 4, 2025 at the Enderun Gym. Handout/WMPBL

Afril Bernardino in action for New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, October 4, 2025 at the Enderun Gym.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759604385335WMPBL 2025 1st reg Batangas vs. Rizal- Afril Bernardino-1692.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Afril Bernardino in action for New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, October 4, 2025 at the Enderun Gym. Handout/WMPBL"/>Afril Bernardino in action for New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, October 4, 2025 at the Enderun Gym. Handout/WMPBL</div>MANILA -- Veteran Afril Bernardino put up another triple-double to spark New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas to a 72-68 come-from-behind win against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Saturday.Batangas&#x27;s win at the Enderun Gym gave them an outright semifinals berth in the tournament.They got the job done in comeback fashion after trailing by 10 points with less than five minutes remaining. Bernardino teamed up with Andrea Tongco, Pringle Fabruada and Mary Grace Calang in a blistering 16-2 run to upend Perlast.Bernardino tallied 19 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 steals as she anchored New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas to the No. 1 seed with an 8-2 record, while the result also pushed Perlas down to third at 6-4 and cleared the path for San Juan-DN Steel to secure the No. 2 spot with a 7-3 slate.&quot;It&#x27;s a character win for us. We were down the whole game, but the championship mentality of our players came out so we refused to lose this game. That&#x27;s why we came out with a win,&quot; said Valkyries head coach Cholo Villanueva.Alyssa Villamor added 10 points, while Tongco and Calang chipped in eight points apiece to back up Bernardino, as New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas closed the regular season with four straight wins.Despite the loss, Discovery-Rizal still got a twice-to-beat incentive loss, and will face struggling RK Hoops-Quezon City in the quarterfinals.Tantoy Ferrer led the way for the Perlas with 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Allana Lim managed 16 markers and nine boards in the loss.Angel Anies contributed 15 points and four rebounds, while Raiza Palmera-Dy had 11 points, five rebounds, and four steals.<div> </div>The Scores:New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas 72 – Bernardino 19, Villamor 10, Tongco 8, Calang 8, Fabruada 6, Aquino 5, Peñaranda 4, Castillo 3, Claro 3, Lozada 2, Manzanares 2, Bariquit 2, Torres 0Discovery-Rizal 68 – Ferrer 18, Lim 16, Anies 15, Palmera-Dy 11, Galicia 4, Sambile 2, Candelario 2, Tacatac 0, Sison 0Quarterscores: 18-14, 35-32, 55-48, 72-68

Veteran Afril Bernardino put up another triple-double to spark New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas to a 72-68 come-from-behind win against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Saturday.

Veteran Afril Bernardino put up another triple-double to spark New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas to a 72-68 come-from-behind win against Discovery-Rizal in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on Saturday.

WMPBL: Bernardino stars as Batangas rallies past Rizal for semis berth

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WMPBL: Bernardino stars as Batangas rallies past Rizal for semis berth

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Published October 05, 2025 03:00 AM PHT

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