UAAP: UST coach Haydee Ong suspended for one game after third infraction

University of Santo Tomas head coach Haydee Ong. UAAP Media.MANILA — University of Santo Tomas head coach Haydee Ong has been handed a one-game suspension after accumulating three infractions in UAAP Season 89 women’s basketball.

Ong will serve her suspension on today, November 8, when the Growling Tigresses take on Far Eastern University at the Araneta Coliseum.

Her third infraction stemmed from UST’s game against De La Salle University, when the Growling Tigresses’ bench was assessed a technical foul for unsportsmanlike behavior with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter.

Members of the coaching staff and players vocally and demonstratively disagreed with an official’s call, prompting the technical foul despite the bench having already received an official warning in the second quarter.

Ong’s first two infractions were recorded on October 17 during UST’s game against Ateneo de Manila University.

Under the UAAP House Rules, a one-game suspension is imposed upon the accumulation of three infractions, a stricter threshold compared to last season’s limit of two.