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Lee Sario in action for Pangasinan-Solar Home against San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, August 10, 2025 at the Strike Gym in Bacoor City. Handout/WMPBL

Lee Sario in action for Pangasinan-Solar Home against San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, August 10, 2025 at the Strike Gym in Bacoor City.

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MANILA -- Pangasinan-Solar Home prevailed in an overtime thriller, 86-83, to put a dent in the perfect record of San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season presented by Akari, Sunday at the Strike Gym in Bacoor City.The Suns pulled through in a nail-biting finish, with Jhenn Angeles sinking two clutch free throws and Bettina Binaoan converting a floater for an 84-80 lead with 44 seconds left in overtime.Despite battling cramps, Janine Pontejos responded with a clutch three-pointer off a handoff to pull San Juan within one, 84-83, with 36 seconds left.On the next possession, Kristina Tolentino was called for a foul, sending LJ Miranda to the line. Miranda split her free throws, and Angeles did the same on the Suns&#x27; following trip, pushing the lead to 86-83 with just one second left.Chack Cabinbin had a chance to force a second overtime with a three-point attempt but missed badly, sealing Pangasinan-Solar Home&#x27;s hard-fought victory in the tournament supported by Uratex, Black Mamba, Red Dynasty, Aktive Balls, and Pocari Sweat.&quot;Proud na maganda &#x27;yung execution namin. Good execution especially on defense. Every game nagkakaroon kami ng improvements, lalo na sa aspect ng maturity so very happy for the team,&quot; said Suns head coach PJ Navarro.&quot;This team has many offensive options. Syempre thankful ako sa mga assistant coaches ko kasi tulong tulong kami lahat dito para mag-improve &#x27;yung mga players,&quot; he added.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754897912609WMPBL 2025 1st Reg San Juan vs. Pangasinan- Lee Sario-2264.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lee Sario in action for Pangasinan-Solar Home against San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, August 10, 2025 at the Strike Gym in Bacoor City. Handout/WMPBL"/>Lee Sario in action for Pangasinan-Solar Home against San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, August 10, 2025 at the Strike Gym in Bacoor City. Handout/WMPBLWith Pangasinan-Solar Home ace Gabi Bade struggling offensively, Lee Sario, Jhenn Angeles, and Bettina Binaoan stepped up to power the team to a huge win that created a three-way tie at the top of the standings with New Zealand Blufire-Batangas and San Juan-DN Steel, all holding identical 3-1 records.</div>Sario led all scorers with 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists.Angeles contributed 19 points, while Binaoan delivered an efficient 18 points on 85-percent shooting, adding six rebounds and two steals.Bade, despite shooting 3-of-12 from the field, still made her impact felt with a double-double of 11 assists and 10 rebounds, plus two steals.San Juan&#x27;s Ara Abaca forced overtime with a layup that tied the game at 77-all with less than a minute remaining in regulation. She finished with eight points, eight rebounds, and six assists, while LJ Miranda added eight points and nine boards.Pangasinan-Solar Home will have a chance to break the tie for second place when it faces New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Tagaytay.Sthef Ventura paced San Juan with 21 points and six rebounds.Pontejos recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists, while Chack Cabinbin posted 16 points, 10 assists, and five steals in the loss.The Lady Knights aim to bounce back against Discovery-Rizal at 6 p.m. also on Sunday.<div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>Pangasinan-Solar Home 86 – Sario 20, Angeles 19, Binaohan 18, Miranda 8, Abaca 8, Bade 7, Medina 4, Cortizano 2, Ordoveza 0, Salapong 0, Go 0, Rodas 0, Cancio 0San Juan-DN Steel 83 – Ventura 21, Pontejos 18, Cabinbin 16, Pedregosa 8, Tolentino 7, Talas 6, Panti 3, Adlawan 2, Paras 2, Junsay 0Quarterscores: 20-18, 35-31, 57-53, 77-77, 86-83

Pangasinan-Solar Home prevailed in an overtime thriller, 86-83, to put a dent in the perfect record of San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season.

Pangasinan-Solar Home prevailed in an overtime thriller, 86-83, to put a dent in the perfect record of San Juan-DN Steel in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season.

WMPBL: Pangasinan-Solar Home hands San Juan its first loss

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Published Aug 11, 2025 03:42 PM PHT

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