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Green Gallery: Bennette Revillosa leading the charge

All athletes begin somewhere. While some have clear paths in mind from day one, there are others who find their passions in unlikely places. DLSU Lady Archer Bennette Revillosa is one athlete who realized her talent for basketball after an unexpected turn of events. Though her foray into basketball might have been unexpected, her sheer…

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UAAP: Revitalized Green, Lady Tankers set sights on higher glory

With All for More as the theme for UAAP Season 82, the Green and Lady Tankers aim to double their efforts to achieve better finishes this time around. Last season, the Green Tankers ended with 382 points to place second overall, while the Lady Tankers garnered a total of 143 points, landing them in third…

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UAAP: Green Archers come up short against Red Warriors, 89-88, Suerte sinks game-winner

The DLSU Green Archers suffered their second loss of the season at the hands of the UE Red Warriors, 89-88, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Green-and-White now sports a 1-2 win-loss record, while the Red-and-White is now 1-3 in the tournament. Rey Suerte led the Red Warriors to their first victory…

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Beyond the ballpark: A look into baseball in the PH

Over the last few editions of the UAAP Men’s Baseball Tournaments, more and more people have been coming to the historic Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium to watch and support their schools. Even with players coming from various parts of the Philippines, baseball is still considered a small sport, as compared to basketball and football. The…

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Green Journal: Cholo Villanueva

After competing in the Breakdown Basketball Invitationals 2019 Alcatel Cup Summer Tournament in the women’s U25 (under 25) division, placing fifth overall, The LaSallian sits down with head coach Cholo Villanueva for his first Green Journal feature. He shares fond memories about being a Green Archer, playing under coach Franz Pumaren, playing in the Philippine…

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Surprise team of the year: Lady Tennisters clinch finals berth for the first time in five years

In an interview before the season started, head coach Ronald Kraut expected them to at least make it to the finals. “For women’s, [they were] third place last year, we’re looking for first or second place this year. So it’s doing better definitely than last year,” explained Kraut. The expectation made by coach Kraut may…

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UAAP Finals: Lady Tennisters improve to second overall, Lady Bulldogs clinch fifth title in six years

Yesterday, April 9, at the CSA Bulacan Tennis Courts, the Lady Tennisters concluded their UAAP Season 81 campaign on a high note as they clinched second place overall in the women’s division. The Green-and-White improved to second place from a third place finish in UAAP Season 80. The last time the team reached the finals…

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UAAP: LSDC-Street ready to reclaim streetdance title

The Taft-based squad is a day away from their annual University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Streetdance Competition and have been preparing to reclaim what was originally theirs. The La Salle Dance Company (LSDC)-Street finished second place last year with an 85.75 grade, falling short from their expected back-to-back title finish as FEU Street…

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Green journal: One last time v.2

In the second installment of the graduating athletes Green Journal, The LaSallian catches up with Yoshiharu Koizumi and Alfonso Montelibano of the DLSU Men’s Football Team, Jamica Arribas of the Lady Batters, and Jenni Dizon of the Lady Tennisters to discuss their journeys as student athletes and the lessons they will take with them once…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers submit to Golden Tigresses, suffer first straight-set loss since 2017

The DLSU Lady Spikers fell to the UST Golden Tigresses in straight sets earlier today at the FilOil Flying V Centre, 20-25, 22-25, 17-25. After their fifth game of the season, the Taft-based squad currently shares the third spot in the standings with a 3-2 win-loss record together with UST and FEU. In the losing…