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Maymay Canuto calls out a play for San Juan-DN Steel against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, September 17, 2025 at the Montano Hall in Cavite City. Handout/WMPBL

Maymay Canuto calls out a play for San Juan-DN Steel against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, September 17, 2025 at the Montano Hall in Cavite City

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758127506937WMPBL 2025 1st Reg San Juan vs Pangasinan_CANUTO Gypsy Mae-02310.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Maymay Canuto calls out a play for San Juan-DN Steel against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, September 17, 2025 at the Montano Hall in Cavite City. Handout/WMPBL"/>Maymay Canuto calls out a play for San Juan-DN Steel against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, September 17, 2025 at the Montano Hall in Cavite City. Handout/WMPBL</div>MANILA -- Maymay Canuto came up big in her return to San Juan-DN Steel, powering the squad to a 72-60 win against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women&#x27;s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season on Wednesday at the Montano Hall in Cavite City.It was a vengeful win for the Lady Knights, who suffered their first loss to the Suns in an 83-86 overtime thriller in the first round.Canuto, back from her duties with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Canuto fired a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, adding seven rebounds and three assists to lead San Juan-DN Steel to its third consecutive win in the tournament.With the result, they broke away from a three-way tie with New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas and Discovery-Rizal and improved to a 6-2 record.&quot;Yun naman ang ine-expect namin pa lagi kay Maymay. Sinasabi ko naman lagi kay Maymay na every game, alam ko kung anong ibibigay niya sa&#x27;kin so I&#x27;m happy kasi every game may improvement si Maymay,&quot; said Lady Knights head coach Ai Lebornio.San Juan-DN Steel built a 10-point halftime lead, 40-30, and never looked back, as Pangasinan-Solar Home struggled to find their rhythm. The Lady Knights stayed in control on both ends, executing crisp offense and solid defense while answering every attempt by the Suns to close the gap.Janine Pontejos added 14 points and four steals, while Stefhanie Ventura flirted with a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds for San Juan-DN Steel.Chack Cabinbin tallied nine markers, five assists, five rebounds, and four steals across her name, while Dianne Pedregosa came up with seven points and nine boards.San Juan-DN Steel will face Discovery-Rizal on Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Ynares Montalban Arena, aiming to pull further away from the pack and move closer to securing a top-two finish.On the other hand, Pangasinan-Solar Home&#x27;s struggles continued as they dropped their fourth straight game, falling to 3-5 in the standings and remaining in fifth place in the six-team field.Hazelle Yam turned in her best performance for the Suns with 22 points and six rebounds, while Ara Abaca registered a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds.Gabi Bade, meanwhile, was limited to just nine points on 2-of-11 shooting but contributed 15 rebounds and eight assists, as Pangasinan-Solar Home struggled without the services of Lee Sario (academics) and Betts Binaohan (knee chondral damage).The Suns look to finally end their dry spell versus New Zealand Bluefire-Batangas on September 28, 8 p.m. at the Batangas City Coliseum.<div> </div><div>The Scores:</div>San Juan-DN Steel 72 – Canuto 21, Pontejos 14, Ventura 11, Cabinbin 9, Pedregosa 7, Talas 3, Panti 3, Tolentino 2, Mendaros 2, Junsay 0, Paras 0, Adlawan 0Pangasinan-Solar Home 60 – Yam 22, Abaca 17, Bade 9, Larrosa 3, Ordoveza 3, Rodas 3, Cortizano 2, Miranda 1, Gonzales 0Quarterscores: 23-16, 40-30, 52-42, 72-60

Maymay Canuto came up big in her return to San Juan-DN Steel, powering the squad to a 72-60 win against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season on Wednesday.

Maymay Canuto came up big in her return to San Juan-DN Steel, powering the squad to a 72-60 win against Pangasinan-Solar Home in the 2025 Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League regular season on Wednesday.

WMPBL: San Juan gets back at Pangasinan in Canuto's return

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WMPBL: San Juan gets back at Pangasinan in Canuto's return

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Published September 18, 2025 01:07 AM PHT

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