San Beda is already strong in defense, looking to perform better in the offensive end

As dreadful as San Beda was at the beginning of the NCAA season 94, which is scary, is that the Red Lions still have a lot to improve.

San Beda coach Boyet Fernandez said that "

" From now on, we are good with our defense. We are a good defensive team, but again, it's more than doing our shots, "said Fernandez after San Beda defeated College Emilio Aguinaldo, 61-46, Tuesday.

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The Red Lions were topnotch defensively and their ability to suppress their opponents was full screen against the generals.

San Beda smothered Emilio Aguinaldo College in the third quarter when the Generals scored just eight points.

"We kept thinking about how the third quarter is the EAC quarter so we really had to intensify it," said Fernandez, who also pointed out. The Lions have already scored 39 points in the third quarter in a loss to Lyceum earlier this season.

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Generals are also struggling to take care of the ball. the Lions all over them as they turned over 29 times.

The offense of San Beda, however, is a different story. The Lions shot only 34 percent on the field and 47 percent on the free throw line, where they made only 11 out of 23 attempts.

The low number of assists per game Match is also a source of concern for Fernandez

. "I hope that the elimination will continue and that we will be able to have more than 14 passes, because we now have five, 10 and nine, so we hope to improve that."

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