World No. 25 Senegal exposes Gilas Pilipinas Women's longstanding size woes anew with a 25-point beating to cap off the FIBA Women's World Cup 2026 pre-qualifying tournament group stage
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MANILA, Philippines – A promising FIBA Women’s World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament for Gilas Pilipinas turned ugly on a dime as Senegal closed out the group phase undefeated off an 87-62 rout in Rwanda on Thursday, August 22. Rising star Naomi Panganiban, coming into the game shooting just 22% on an 8-of-36 clip, scored 14 on 4-of-14 shooting, while veteran sniper Janine Pontejos added 12 points on a 3-of-7 split from downtown., Gilas’ world-stage ambitions remain alive through automatic qualification to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, where the top six teams will circle back to the actual World Cup qualifiers.
All in all, the Senegalese mounted a 43-19 comeback rally to end the first half after getting blindsided with a 13-2 Gilas attack straight from tip-off. The world No. 25 squad then led by as many as 28, 79-51, with 4:51 left to play in the one-sided contest.
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