Lyceum puts unbeaten record on the line versus streaking Letran Knights
LEAGUE-leading Lyceum Pirates stake their unbeaten record in Season 93 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) anew today this time against the hot Letran Knights.
Set for 2 p.m. at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City, the Pirates (7-0), the lone undefeated team left in the ongoing season of the country’s longest-standing collegiate league, try to sustain their best start ever in the NCAA by adding the Knights (5-3) to their list of conquered.
Lyceum, however, will have to do it sans head coach Topex Robinson, who will serve his one-game suspension after being ejected in their previous game against the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals.
Opening today’s end- ofweek triple-header is the match between EAC (3-4) and the San Sebastian Stags (3-4) at 12 noon with the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers (3-3) colliding with the College of St. Benilde Blazers (2-5) at 4 p.m.
In its last game against EAC, Lyceum saw itself in a tough battle that even got the usually cool and collected Robinson out of character.
Mr. Robinson was ejected midway in the second quarter after two quick technical fouls called on him when the game was heated.
But it didn’t stop the Pirates from registering their seventh straight victory, 97-93.
In the NCAA, there is a league rule that a player or coach ejected will be meted out an automatic one- game suspension.
“Yes, [ he] is suspended,” said NCAA Management Committee Chair Fr. Glyn Ortega, OAR, of host San Sebastian, of the case of Mr. Robinson.
CJ Perez and Jaycee Marcelino led Lyceum with 20 points each in the win over EAC.
Mike Harry Nzeusseu finished with 17 points.
On the part of Letran, currently in the midst of a fourgame upswing, it is looking to fortify its place in the top four.
The Knights’ latest win was over the San Sebastian, 79-75, in overtime last Tuesday.
Rey Nambatac took charge for Letran with 23 points.
The Knights, however, lost improved big man Jeo Ambohot in said game after injuring his right wrist.
He is said to be about for two months. —