Ayo to make D-League debut as UST faces Batangas-EAC
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Thomas and Australia’s Scott shared the 36- hole lead on 11- under par after both completed six- under par 65s in the rain- delayed second round.
Thomas, who had 14 birdies in the 30 holes he played on Friday, kept the momentum going over six second- round holes on Saturday morning with a birdie at the fifth and a par at the par- three sixth -- where he used a wedge on the green to chip over the distinctive bunker in the middle of the putting surface.
Hours later he rolled in a 13-foot eagle 6:45 am (1445 GMT), as organizers pushed to complete a tournament that lost seven hours to a rain delay on Thursday.
“It’s not going to be light yet,” said Woods, noting that players warming up for a 7 am start on Saturday could barely see.
Thomas, facing the prospect of playing 33plus holes on Sunday, noted that the forecast also called for more rain and brisk winds. UNIVERSITY of Sto. Tomas ( UST) clash against Batangas- Emilio Aguinaldo College ( EAC) while Chadao- Far Eastern University ( FEU) collide with SMDC- National University in the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League ( PBA D- League) today at the Paco Arena in Manila.
UST’s Aldin Ayo will make his coaching debut in D-League as the Growling Tigers take on Batangas-EAC under coach Oliver Bunyi in the Aspirants Group at 2 p.m.
D- League veteran Renzo Subido and seasoned Marvin Lee will lead UST.
Beninise forward Soulemane Chabi Yo, former De La Salle University guard Brent Paraiso and high school star Mark Nonoy are all playing a debut game with the España-based squad.
CJ Cansino will be missing action, as the ex- high school MVP is still nursing an anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained in the last University Athletic Association of the Philippines ( UAAP) season.
Meanwhile, veterans Cedric De Joya, Chris Dela Peña and Earvin Mendoza will lead the Generals along with collegiate standouts JP Maguliano and Renzo Tampoc.
Batangas-EAC aims to improve its fifth-place finish in a six-team field in the previous D-League conference.
Meanwhile, UAAP teams Chadao-FEU and SMDC-NU test each other’s mettle in the Foundation Group at 4 p.m.
After six of its players graduated, the Tamaraws are now left with mainstays Kenneth Tuffin, Wendell Comboy, Barkley Eboña and Hubert Cani.
The Olsen Racela-mentored squad will also banner Cameroonian big man Patrick Tchuente as their new center.
For their part, the Bulldogs will count on Senegalese slotman Issa Gaye supported by prolific scorers Dave Ildefonso and John Lloyd Clemente.
Veteran coach Jamike Jarin will be counting on high-flyer Daniel Chatman and former NU high school stalwarts Miguel Oczon and Robert Minerva.