Gilas Women suffer third straight loss in FIBA pre-qualifiers


Gilas Pilipinas Women ended their FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament campaign winless after a 62-87 loss to Senegal at the Kigali Arena on Thursday evening (Manila time).
Sabou Ndiaye Gueye's layup with two minutes and 51 seconds left in the second quarter capped off a 16-5 run for the Senegalese for a 38-25 lead and never looked back.
Gueye also gave Senegal its biggest lead of the game at 28 points, 79-51, after draining a jumper at the 4:51 mark of the fourth period.
Ndioma Kane once again led the Senegalese with 21 points as they finished Group C on top with a 3-0 win-loss record.
Jack Animam led the Philippines, who bowed out of the tournament with a 0-3 slate, with 15 points.
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