Gilas Pilipinas Women drop first two games in FIBA 3x3 World Cup

Gilas Pilipinas Women opened their campaign in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup with back-to-back losses to Latvia and Germany on Monday in Warsaw, Poland.

The Philippine squad of Afril Bernardino, Mikka Cacho, Camille Clarin, and Kacey Dela Rosa suffered a 14-11 defeat to Latvia in its opening game.

Gilas got off to a strong start, building a 5-2 advantage before Latvia responded with a blistering 6-0 run in just over a minute to seize control of the contest. Bernardino stopped the surge with a basket, but the Latvians stretched their lead to 12-6 and managed to fend off a late Philippine rally.

Dela Rosa led the Filipinas with five points and three rebounds, while Cacho added three points.

The Philippines then fell to Germany, 22-10, in its second game of the day.

Gilas Women will look to bounce back when they face China and Italy on Wednesday as they continue their Group D campaign.

Only the top team in each group earns an outright berth to the quarterfinals, while the second- and third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16.

—JKC, GMA News