PHNOM PENH. – Gilas Pilipinas’ women’s team defeated Malaysia, 77-63, on Monday at the Morodok Techo Elephant Hall 2 to capture the silver medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament.
Janine Pontejos hit 24 points on 5-of-11 shooting from threes as Gilas Women closed the round-robin tournament with a 5-1 win-loss record and finished second in the final team standings.
Indonesia took the gold medal after a clean 6-0 win-loss mark, including an 89-68 win over the Philippines last May 12.
Gilas Women coach Pat Aquino was proud of the effort of the team to play a hundred percent until the end even with the defeat to Indonesia.
“Coming into the tournament, we were aiming for the historic three-peat win.
Unfortunately, we fell short in accomplishing our goal but nonetheless I am proud of the girls for leaving everything on the floor and playing their hearts out,” said Aquino.
“More than the silver medal, we are bringing home a lot of learnings and experiences which will surely help us in our upcoming tournaments — FIBA Asia Cup, Jones Cup and Asian Games,” said Aquino.
