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Koreans end Gilas Women's Asia Cup campaign

Koreans end Gilas Women's Asia Cup campaign
Photograph courtesy of FIBA.
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The Philippines' campaign in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup came to an end after a 71-104 loss to South Korea in the playoff round at the Shenzhen Sports Center in Shenzhen, China on Friday.

Naomi Panganiban had 19 points as Gilas Pilipinas Women fell against the world No. 9 Koreans.

South Korea finished the first quarter with a 30-16 lead and remained in the driver's  seat for the rest of the game.

The Koreans even led by as many as 34 points after Jihyun Park scored a layup, 101-67, with 2:09 left in the game.

Haeran Lee led South Korea with 24 points behind an impressive 10-of-13 shooting clip while Yoolim Kang had 21 points.

Gilas Women veteran Jack Animam was limited to three points as she grabbed seven rebounds.

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