DEFENDING champions San Beda Red Lions gun for their 10th win in Season 94 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in their game today against the Mapua Cardinals at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Currently the holder of a 9-1 record, good for second place, the Lions are aiming for a double-digit number in wins in their 2 p.m. match with the Cardinals to help their push for a top two finish and position for another shot at the title.
San Beda is coming off a big 73-45 victory over the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers on Tuesday to set off its second-round campaign to a winning start and keep in step with league-leading Lyceum Pirates (10-0).
It was another all-around attack for the Boyet Fernandez-coached Lions that had them leading wire-to-wire.
Robert Bolick had a solid statline of 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists to lead San Beda with Jeramer Cabanag and AC Soberano adding nine and eight points, respectively.
Mapua, meanwhile, begins its second-round campaign after finishing the opening round with a 2-7 record.
Warren Bonifacio is leading the team with 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists while Cedric Pelayo has been good for 10.2 points and Laurenz Victoria 10.1 points and 3.8 assists.
Other games today feature Lyceum against JRU (2-8) at 12 noon and Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals (2-7) versus the San Sebastian Stags (1-9) at 4 p.m. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

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