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UAAP: Revilla-less Archers absorbs first loss against Tamaraws

Disappointment filled the air as Almond Vosotros’ desperate, supposedly game-winning, three clanked off the rim as the DLSU Green Archers, playing without team captain LA Revilla, fell short in their heartbreaking 48-46 loss at the expense of the Far Eastern University Tamaraws last July 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.   Mac…

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OSD in full throttle for a new academic year

The Office of Sports Development (OSD) has finished all preparations and is now set to back all athletes who will don the jerseys of Green-and-White. Down by only 20 points in last year’s UAAP General Championship, the La Salle armada is now off to come back to grab its first General Championship (GC). OSD Director…

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Shuttlers: Gearing for a come back

The Green and Lady Shuttlers shared the same fate in UAAP season 74, but they are now ready to pull a breakaway in season 75. “Even though we didn’t go far up to the championships, we were able to have a place [3rd] that still contributed to elevate DLSU’s rank in the overall championships,” said…

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UAAP: Green Archers escapes Red Warriors for solo lead

In unfamiliar territory no more is the DLSU Green Archers after its win over the UE Red Warriors. July 19 at the Big Dome, and the hot start of the Taft squad was marked. Their 67-59 escape brings them ahead of all the competing UAAP schools, with their 2-0 record. Struggles, competencies It was an…

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Burning the Animo once more for UAAP 75

Before every season, an annual rally held at the amphitheater for this year, signals the start of the Green and White athletes’ UAAP quest. For this year, Friday the 13th marked the start of good fortune for all the squads of DLSU. The Animo Rally 2012 may be different from the previous rallies, where rookies…

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The Lasallian brand of basketball: Then and now

After winning their first championship in the 1939 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)season, the De La Salle Green Archers have been established as a basketball powerhouse aiming to dominate every season of every college hoop action. During the Green Archers’ NCAA stint from 1924-1981, the ballers from Taft have collected five championships through Kurt Bachmann,…

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Heart and Pride: Archers book Finals trip with win over Lions

“We’re beating good teams and the team really has the heart, the Lasallian heart,” said Br. Bernie Oca FSC, Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Alumni Relations, after the Archers pulled off three straight wins to enter the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup finals. The Archers has won over defending Filoil and four-peat UAAP champions…

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FilOil: Teng dazzles in OT thriller against Eagles

In what seemed to be another late game collapse for the Archers, DLSU leaned on prized rookie Jeron Teng as he nailed a sick corner trey after setting a pump-fake over Kiefer Ravena, 5.6 ticks left in regulation to force an overtime, 53-all. The former Xavier School Golden Stallion hotshot nabbed a team-high of 17…

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De la Paz, wounded Archer

In the last three minutes of the Archers’ 80-73 triumph over the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, another unfortunate injury hit the boys in Green. As Luigi de la Paz scrambled to save a ball possesion, a Letran Knight forcibly grabbed his arm, resulting in a recurrence of his shoulder dislocation, technically a displacement…

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Injury-marred Archers overcomes Knights in Fil-Oil tourney

No L.A. Revilla. No Luigi dela Paz. No Arnold Van Opstal. No problem. Even without these key veterans inside the court, the young bowmen of the Green Archers stepped up to an 80-73 Fil Oil Flying V Pre-season debut win over the NCAA Letran Knights last April 27 at The Arena in San Juan. “Blessing…