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PGFlex Linoleum owner Nelson Guevarra hands the championship trophy to Olivarez College coach Myk Saguiguit after the Sealions beat the PCU-Dasmariñas Dolphins in Game 3 of the UCAL-PGFLEX Season 7 Finals at the Paco Arena.
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MANILA, Philippines — Allen Vergara buried a huge 3-point in the crunch as Olivarez College pulled off a thrilling 79-74 win over Philippine Christian University-Dasmarinas to rule the University and Colleges Athletic League-PGFLEX Season 7 on Thursday, April 10, at the Paco Arena in Manila.
In a game marked by several lead changes and scoring binges, Vergara stood tallest as he exhibited pure guts in knocking down a cold-blooded step-back triple to give Olivarez a 78-74 lead with 16.1 seconds left.
His heroics did not end there as the high-leaping guard also completed the crucial defensive stop by soaring for the rebound in the Dolphins final possession before Patrick Panelo sealed the game with a free throw to finally end the school’s series of misfortunes and missed opportunities for the biggest prize of them all.
"Seven seasons apat na taon kong niligawan busted ako, so ngayon sa wakas kinasal din kami nito," said Olivarez head coach Myk Saguiguit, who kissed the trophy in relief after finally cutting the strings of futility that saw OC finish a runner-up in four of the first six seasons.
Panelo, the hero of Game 2 that dragged the finals series to a sudden death, was adjudged as the Finals Most Valuable Player after also completing a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds to go with four steals for Olivarez.
Vergara finished with 14 points laced with five rebounds and six assists, while Hakim Njiasse and Rodel Renon both also chipped in a double-double, with the former tallying 21 points and 19 rebounds and the latter posting 10 and 10.
"Yung team ko lahat sila gumawa nyan, trumabaho nyan at ang pinakaimportante sa lahat ang nag orchestrate yung coach namin sa itaas," said Saguiguit.
"On that Game 2, miracle shot sabi sa amin di pa kami tapos. May Thursday pa kayo so sabi ko sa kanila naniniwala ba kayo sa destiny? Ang kaso sa destiny tinatrabaho yan, so ngayon ginawa nila lahat," he added.
Joshua Dino and John Carl Catayong had 14 points for the Dolphins, who despite the heartbreaker, still put up their best season yet since joining the league in 2018.
