Cardinals slotman is week’s top NCAA cog

THE MAPUA Cardinals are making a late push for a first NCAA Final Four appearance in four seasons with their resurgence anchored by the hardworking center Allwell Oraeme. The 6-foot-9 Nigerian stands at the point of the Cardinals’ attack that has seen them collect six straight wins to move into the Top 4. Oraeme grabbed a season-high 30 rebounds in each of Mapua’s last two wins, earning him the Accel Quantum/3XVINCAA Press Corps Player of the Week plum.