University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos repeated over Mansilingan Christian Academy, 51-26, yesterday at the UNO-R covered court to sweep the four-team double round-robin NOPSSCEA girls basketball eliminations and earn the No. 1 spot going into the November 8 semifinals.

Two-time Palarong Panlalawigan veteran Rufa Deo led the winners with 10 points while 2014 US Department of State Basketball Visitors Program alumna Kaye Berduque and senior rookie Ferlyn Bahia each had 9. Batang Pinoy finals campaigner Trisha Dionisio led the losers with 10.

In the other game, St. Joseph’s School-La Salle drubbed hapless Bacolod Christian College of Negros 69-4 for its fourth win in the tournament.

The six-time defending champion UNO-R Rams finished the preliminaries with a 6 win-0 loss slate, ahead of St. Joseph’s School’s 4-2, MCA’s 2-4 and BCCN’s 0-6.

Action resumes November 8 with UNO-R playing BCCN and SJS-LS taking on MCA in the knockout semifinals. The winners will dispute the championship on November 9.

Three NOPSSCEA alumna are now campaigning in the UAAP -- St. Joseph’s Trixie Antiquiera with 2014 UAAP champion National University, UNO-R’s Christine Aliermo with the University of the Philippines and UNO-R’s Clarice Aujero with University of Santo Tomas.*

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