MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas women’s squad remained winless in two matches after absorbing another blowout loss against South Korea, 114-75, in Day 2 of the FIBA Asia-Oceania Women’s Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament yesterday at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. 18 in FIBA Women world rankings, powerhouse Korea proved to be miles ahead of the 50th-ranked Phl cagebelles after shooting an impressive 50-percent clip compared to the latter’s 34-percent mark. Korea improved to 2-0 in Pool A after a narrow 81-80 win over China in the opener while the Nationals fell to 0-2. Korea goes for a group sweep against NZ (1-1) while the Philippines seeks to avoid a winless campaign against China (1-1) at the end of preliminaries today. This FIBA Women Pre-OQT is the last tournament for the Filipina ballers before their campaign in the 30th Southeast Asian Games which the country is hosting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11.

Source: Philippine Star November 17, 2019 00:00 UTC