HANOI. — Bolstered by its rousing opening-day win over Indonesia, the Philippine women’s basketball team faces a big test Wednesday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here when it battles a Thai side seeking revenge Tat the hanh Tri Gymnasium.
The game is set at 9 a.m. (10 a.m. Philippine time), with coach Pat Aquino hoping his wards can play excellent defense anew as they did in their 93-77 victory over Indonesia last Monday.
Thailand, whose stranglehold on the women’s cage gold was ended by the Gilas women in the 2019 Games, also passed its initial test last Monday but was shaky in a 70-67 win over Malaysia.
“Hopefully, we get that momentum going into the other games, especially against Thailand.
We have to have a great game again like this. I’m just happy that they were doing their best. Talagang sobrang saya ko,” Aquino said after their win over Indonesia, where…
