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Green Batters and Softbelles conclude UAAP campaign at fifth and seventh, respectively

Things did not turn out as expected for the Green Batters and Softbelles this season. The Green Batters finished at fifth place with a 3-7 win-loss record to conclude the 75th season of the UAAP, while the Softbelles settled at seventh place with a 2-10 slate. Both teams did not improve their record last season.…

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DLSU Spikers gain momentum on nearing playoffs

As the playoffs draw closer, the Green and Lady Spikers have started to earn their playoff berths. The Green Spikers currently holds a 7-5 record, good for fourth place in the standings while the Lady Spikers, the defending back-to-back champion, showcased an almost perfect 12-1 record to lead the women’s division.   Green Spikers keeping…

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UAAP Football Finals: Lady Booters bows down in Game One

The DLSU Lady Booters lost against the FEU Lady Tamaraw Booters, 0-5, in the first game of the best-of-three series of the UAAP Women’s Football Finals yesterday at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field at Ateneo de Manila University.     DLSU’s defense collapsed in the second minute of the match as FEU’s Loreta Ladero launched…

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Green Tennisters keeps finals hopes alive; Lady Tennisters still undefeated

The Green Tennisters planned to finish the first round with a single loss on La Salle’s card, but NU’s uncanny 5-0 victory pushed the team below the standings. With the loss, the Tennisters ended the first round with a 3-2 record, good for third, behind NU and UST. The team is eyeing the championship this…

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DLSU Green and Lady Booters surge to playoffs

Green Booter Federico ‘Don’ Rabaya avoids the tackle of Ateneo’s Jico Noel as his teammate Anton Mendoza looks on during the second round bout of the La Salle-Ateneo men’s football match. The Green Booters outclassed the Blue Booters in this round, but it was the latter that eliminated the La Salle team. in the semifinals…

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The Triggerman guides Archers’ rebuilding stage

After a huge improvement last season, the Green Archers has continued to rebuild the once struggling team with new players, supporters and trainers in an effort to make a successful bid in the next UAAP season.     In the past two months La Salle has recruited blue-chip rookies Kib Montalbo, Benoit Mbala and Robert…

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Lady Booters return to the finals

Karla Pacificador’s second-half goal in a game against the UP Lady Maroons sent the Lady Booters back into the UAAP Women’s Football Tournament Finals as the Green-and-White ladies bagged a, 1-0, win last Feb 10 at Ateneo’s Ocampo Field.   The team finished second out of five squads, behind league-leading FEU in the standings. The…

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Christensen and Cerveza powers Green Spikers against Red Warriors

The DLSU Green Spikers breezed through the UE Red Warriors in four sets, 23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 in the first ever UAAP volleyball game held at the Mall of Asia Arena last February 9, 2013. Red Christensen led the Taft-based squad with 20 points, 4 of which from blocks while Team Captain Philip Cerveza added…

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UAAP: Gumabao shines as La Salle sweeps season series against Ateneo

In front of the 19,836 crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena, the DLSU Lady Spikers dominated the Ateneo Lady Eagles via a three-set sweep, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 last February 9. This time around there were no extensions, no comebacks and no cardiac finishes unlike their first round encounter.   Michelle Gumabao played her A-game…

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DLSU Booters face do-or-die scenarios

The Green and Lady Booters will have to win their respective games to retain their UAAP Football Tournament Championship bids. The Green Booters will be pitted in a Valentine’s Day match against the top-seeded Ateneo Blue Booters while the Lady Booters will tussle with the UP Lady Maroons today, February 10.   Playoff picture  …