THE Gilas Pilipinas women’s team moved a win away from clinching a berth in the main draw of the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup after victories over Tahiti and Maldives at the start of the qualifiers on Wednesday at the Singapore Sports Hub.
Cacho on fire
Mikka Cacho had the hot hands for the Filipinas in the twin wins in Pool B.
The national team mainstay finished with eight points in the 19-11 victory over Maldives, while scoring seven in a 21-3 whipping of Tahiti in
Other members of the team being coached by Eric Altamirano are Kaye Pingol and Camille Clarin.
Pinays need to beat Kazakhstan
But the Filipina cagebelles still need to beat Kazakhstan in their final assignment on Thursday to advance to the preliminary draw.
Like Gilas, Kazakhstan also has a perfect 2-0 record to share top spot with the Philippines in their group after beating Maldives, 17-11, and Tahiti, 14-10, respectively.
Only the top team in each group will advance to the main draw.
Should it qualify, Gilas will end up in Pool C.
Already seeded in the preliminary are China, Singapore, Chinese Taipei (Pool A), Japan and Thailand (Pool B), Mongolia and Malaysia (Pool C), and defending champion Australia and New Zealand (Pool D).
Last year, Gilas women’s advanced in the knockout round, but lost to New Zealand, 17-10.
Afril Bernardino, Janine Pontejos, Clare Castro, and Khate Castillo comprised the team a year ago.
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