Gilas girls sweep SEABA joust

MANILA, Philippines — FIBA Asia-bound Gilas Pilipinas girls walloped Indonesia, 73-37, to complete a sweep of the SEABA Under-18 Qualifiers yesterday at the Ratchaburi Gym in Thailand.

Alicia Villanueva fired 13 points while 10 more players scored in Gilas’ scattered onslaught for their third straight blowout win in the regional meet.

Tiffany Reyes added nine, Gabby Ramos and Maria Christian Lapasaran had eight each while skipper Ava Fajardo, Ashlyn Abong and Margarette Duenas contributed seven apiece for the wards of coach Julie Amos.

Gilas booked a spot in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Championship Division B in China next month as early as the first game when it clobbered host Thailand, 103-58, before whipping Malaysia, 100-68.