“I’d rather be the best at what I do and not even be the champion as long as I know that’s my best potential,” shares rookie head coach Juno Sauler after he steered the DLSU Green Archers to the UAAP championship. Three weeks prior to the start of the season, Sauler took over as the…
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The historic La Salle victory of ’99
From The LaSallian’s Championship special, October 1999 October 9, 1999 was the fateful day that the last UAAP basketball match of the 20th century was played, pitting the DLSU Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers against each other in the penultimate match of the finals. It was La Salle gunning for a back-to-back championship…
With their season on the line, the DLSU Green Archers were successful in forcing a third and final game against the gritty UST Growling Tigers by pulling off a 77-70 win despite Jeric Teng’s game-high 28 points. “Siyempre kailangan namin maging aggresive na, wala ng bukas eh,” Green Archer Jeron Teng said after the game.…
“I want focus!” exclaims head coach Tyrone Bautista during the huddle in the dying minutes of the game. The DLSU Lady Archers were fazed by a strong comeback by the NU Lady Bulldogs in a late rally which saw the La Salle lead shrink to just four points after they led by 17 just a…
After a strong finish during the first game of the best-of-three finals series, the championship just seemed a few more inches away for the DLSU Lady Archers. The second match slipped off their hands, though, after a never-say-die fightback from the NU Lady Bulldogs. With NU preventing a two-game finals sweep of La Salle, the…
The determined DLSU Lady Archers already have one hand gripped on the championship trophy. They seek to seize it with two hands with another win over the NU Lady Bulldogs in game two of the UAAP Season 76 best-of-three finale. The second finals game will be on Wednesday, at 11 am in the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.…
The DLSU Lady Archers snatched the pivotal game one of the best-of-three finals by dominating the tough NU Lady Bulldogs via a 72-48 rout. The veteran Lady Archer led the way as they took off in the second half to take control of the important game. Mythical team member Ara Abaca led DLSU’s balanced…
New opponent, same mission. The DLSU Lady Archers came to the finals stage last season, but were crushed in their championship bid against the formidable FEU Lady Tamaraws. The Lady Archers aim yet again to win the crown this year, but against a different though similarly strong opponent, the NU Lady Bulldogs. With the…
The DLSU Lady Archers wasted no time in their quest for a championship as they erased a huge deficit in the first half to defeat the UST Lady Tigresses, 81-74, in a thrilling overtime win. Camille Claro hit the game-tying three point shot to force an extra five minutes, tying the scoreline at 66 apiece.…
The DLSU Green Archers survived a late rally by the FEU Tamaraws to gain the twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four via a 74-69 victory on a windy Saturday afternoon at the Mall of Asia Arena. Led by the resurging LA Revilla, who had a season-high 20 points and six three pointers, La Salle clinched…