Basketball

Gilas Women Lose To Australia In FIBA Women's Asia Cup Debut

Roy Afable

Jun 26, 2023 • 1 min read

Gilas Pilipinas Women newcomer Vanessa De Jesus finished with 18 points against Australia at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023 opener on Monday, June 26. (Photo via FIBA's official website)

Things didn't exactly go as planned for Gilas Pilipinas Women in their FIBA Women's Asia Cup debut with a 105 - 34 loss to hosts Australia on Monday.

The Filipinas clearly got overwhelmed by the Opals' height and tenacity which was evident in the first quarter alone. Rookie Vanessa De Jesus showed no fear in her first stint for Gilas Women and scored 11 of her 18 points before halftime.

Living up to the hype ⚡️

Vanessa de Jesus dropped 11 of her 14 first-half points in the second quarter for Gilas Pilipinas 🇵🇭#AsiaCupWomen pic.twitter.com/CfFv8Yfsxt
— FIBA Women's Asia Cup (@fibasiacupwomen) June 26, 2023

Australia's dominance on both ends showed why they're ranked world number 3 in FIBA women's basketball. The Aussies grabbed a whopping 64 boards over Gilas' 22 in the entire game. It didn't take long for the Opals to stretch their lead to 71 until the final buzzer.

Darcee Garbin lead all scorers for the Opals with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and dropped a couple of dimes.

Next up for Gilas Women they face Akatsuki Japan on June 27, Tuesday.

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