BENGALURU (India) - The Philippines and Mongolia swept their way into the FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship 2022 Semi-Finals after rousing wins in the group phase's last day, Wednesday at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium.

Gilas Women were the first to clinch a spot in the penultimate stage following a huge rout of Maldives, and the Mongolians followed suit after beating Jordan. Both squads finished the preliminaries with immaculate 3-0 records.

The two will now enjoy the luxury of rest as they await for their respective foes, which will be among Samoa, Jordan, Malaysia, and Thailand.

All four teams will play in the Qualification to Semi-Finals on Friday. The Samoans and the Jordanians will face off against one another as the long-time Southeast Asian rivals are set to duke it out in the other bracket.

RESULTS
Samoa 52-39 Thailand
Philippines 110-28 Maldives
Malaysia 65-51 Hong Kong
Mongolia 48-36 Jordan

DAILY RECAP
Samoa bucked a slow start to beat Thailand in the first game of the day, 52-39, to redeem themselves from the loss to the Philippines the night before.

Kira-May Filemu led the assault once more with 23 points, including 6 in an 8-0 run to end the first quarter in their favor, 13-10, and sit in the driver's seat all the way through. She also had 14 rebounds, 4 steals, and a block.

Malia Jae Ruud provided another double-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals for the Samoans, who led by as much as 19 points in the victory to clinch the second seed in Group A with a 2-1 record.

Samoa will take on Jordan in the Qualification to Semi-Finals. The latter bowed to Mongolia, 48-36, and saw themselves finish at third in Group B following a three-way tie at 1-2 with Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The Jordanians were in it early in the game but allowed the opposition to score 10 straight points in the second quarter, and never recovered.

Namuundari Namkhainyambuu spearheaded Mongolia with a game-high 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists as they continued their magical run in the tournament the country last participated in 20 years ago.

Khongorzul Altanzul and Nyamjav Nandinkhusel had 8 points each, and combined for 24 of the team's 51 rebounds in the victory that clinched the top seed in Group B to complete half of the semis picture.

They followed the Philippines, who topped Group A after keeping Maldives winless in three games through a huge 110-28 dismantling.

Louna Ozar led the way with 22 points. Ryhanna Calvert had 17 points, while Liane Ashley Loon chimed in 14 markers as the two collected 14 of Gilas Youth's sky-high 40 steals in the 82-point rout.

Ana Aminath Simad finished with 15 points to lead Maldives, who will be taking on Hong Kong in the Classification 7-8 game.

Hong Kong ended up fourth and last in Group B after absorbing a 65-51 defeat at the hands Malaysia in the third game of the day.

The Malaysians were led by Elaine Chong Hui Lin, who finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, a steal, and a block. Zi Jie Er and Jia Huey Yen provided 13 markers apiece as they finished second in the group.

They will take on Thailand in the Qualification to Semi-Finals. The latter was the third-seed in Group A with a 1-2 record.

TOP PERFORMERS
Louna Ozar (PHI) 27 EFF 22 points, 11-15 FG, 3 rebounds, 4 steals
Ryhanna Calvert (PHI) 27 EFF 17 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 7 steals
Liane Ashley Loon (PHI) 25 EFF 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 steals
Malia Jae Ruud (SAM) 23 EFF 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Wing Yiu Kong (HKG) 23 EFF 13 points, 11 rebounds
Elaine Chong Hui Lin (MAS) 22 EFF 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Kira-May Filemu (SAM) 21 EFF 23 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
Khongorzul Altanzul (MGL) 21 EFF 8 points, 14 rebounds, 6 steals
Nyamjav Nandinkhusel (MGL) 15 EFF 8 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal