The Stan Quezon Lady SparTAN finally won a game in the Pia Cayetano WNBL Season 2021 after beating the Pacific Water Queens, 69-54, on Sunday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Kath Araja led the Lady SparTAN to victory after finishing with 16 points including five triples to go along with eight assists and four steals as her team bagged its first win after four games.
Quezon is in fourth place in the standings, two games behind third-place Taguig, which won over the Lady SparTAN last Saturday, 58-50.
Jade Valenzuela scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Kristine Duran had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Quezon outscored Pacific Water, 16-10, in the third period, with the lead reaching 19 late, 69-50, on a triple by Ms. Valenzuela in the fourth.
Misses Valenzuela and Duran had seven points apiece in the first half as the Lady SparTAN jumped to a 33-30 halftime lead before Ms. Araja took over on both ends, scoring three triples in the fourth.
Jollina Go had 22 points and Snow Penaranda had 16 points and 15 rebounds but the Water Queens lost for the fourth time this season.
The WNBL games during the weekend will be aired on Solar Sports on Monday and Tuesday, 8 p.m.
