UCBL: Olivarez against Diliman for crown Tabal, Poliquit top Nat’l Milo marathon

Denied in their first attempt at glory two years ago, the Olivarez College Sea Lions hope to redeem themselves when they clash with the top-ranked Diliman College Blue Dragons today in the sudden death of their Universities and Colleges Basketball League (UCBL) Season 3 Finals at the Olivarez campus gym in Parañaque City.

Match is at 12 noon with the third-seeded Sea Lions out to sustain the momentum of an 80-71 win in Game 2 that forced a deciding Game 3.

The Sea Lions advanced to the finals in their maiden season but were beaten by the Centro Escolar University Scorpions in two games.

Olivarez coach Myk Saguiguit, however, is looking for a different result this time especially after beating the Blue Dragons for the first time in four tries.

“That’s the reason why I told my players to stay focused and sharp,” said Saguiguit. “We have to play much better in the sudden death.”

Reigning MILO Marathon Queen Mary Joy Tabal and returning King Rafael Poliquit today won the 42K National Finals men and women’s race category of the 42nd National MILO Marathon Finals in Laoag City.

Tabal set another historic record as the Cebuana Olympiad and SEA Games gold medalist emerged victorious with a time of 2:56:31, becoming the first woman to win the title six times in a row. Fellow champion Poliquit, meanwhile, once again claimed the men’s title the third time after winning in 2014 and 2015. The Davao del Norte-native clocked in at 2:28:47. Tabal and Poliquit each bagged the top purse 1150,000.