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Lady Booters to battle familiar foe in soccer league Finals

  The UAAP football season will commence in about two weeks, but before the season starts the De La Salle University women’s football team has a golden chance to bag a pre-season title in the inaugural Women’s Soccer League (WSL). Standing in the way of Coach Hans Smit’s cadettes are the ladies from España, the…

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Archers bows to Falcons, drops PCCL bid

After leading for the most part of the game, the Green Archers failed to capitalize, and eventually succumbed to the Falcons, 63-56. Green Archers took control over the game in the first three quarters, leading by five, 39-34. Jericho Cruz from the opposing squad gave the lead to the Falcons via three-pointer. Vosotros, however, managed…

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PCCL: Archer duo sparks comeback win against Altas

Staring down with a seven-point lead to open the fourth quarter, the De La Salle University Green Archers made a strong advance from behind to deal a, 75-72, victory against the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta Altas last November 10 in the opener of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCCL) sweet 16 stepladder at the…

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UniGames: La Salle strikes gold thrice

De La Salle University shined once again as the athletes in Green-and-White ended their weeklong stint in the 17th University Games last October 28 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. The Taft-based athletes ended UniGames 2012 with three gold medals, four silver medals, and a bronze medal.   Different tournament, same result   UAAP champion, the Lady…

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Green Tankers slides to second; Lady Tankers stays at third

The Green and Lady Tankers showed promising performances, but came up short to bring home the championship to conclude this year’s UAAP’s Swimming Completion held at the Trace Aquatic Center, Los Baños Laguna, last September 27-30. Holding season 74’s title, the Green Tankers failed to defend its crown, losing to the Ateneo Blue Tankers by…

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Green Paddlers falls as bridesmaids; Ladies seal the crown

After concluding the elimination rounds and fighting for the crown, the Green and Lady Paddlers finished their UAAP season 75 table tennis bids last October 4 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University. The Green Paddlers came up short against the Growling Tigers, which won the championship gold, sporting a 3-2 win.…

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Green and Lady Jins conclude season 75 at second and first respectively

Last September 18 at the Arena in San Juan, the De La Salle Green and Lady Jins concluded their quest in the UAAPseason 75 Taekwondo championships with the ladies’ team capturing the crown.   The men’s team, on the other hand, settled as bridesmaid to the UST Tiger Jins because of the latter’s superior quotient…

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UniGames: La Salle asserts early dominance

De La Salle University surged to the lead in the first two days of the University Games last October 22 and 23 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Early action The athletes from Taft bagged early wins as the men’s football, and both volleyball teams hold perfect records. The Green Booters pulled a remarkable win against San…

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Lasallian athletes to banner DLSU in UniGames 2012

The 17th UniGames (University Games) will kick off in Bacolod, the capital city of Negros Occidental on October 22, and will end on the 28th. De La Salle University’s sister school, University of St. La Salle, will host this year’s festivities for the tenth time. In 1996, late Lasallian Brother Rolando Dizon and Roger Banzuela…

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La Salle locks top spot in first half of the General Championship race

After gritting through seven sports events, De La Salle University currently tops the UAAP General Championship tally with 152 points, giving the University a slim eight-point cushion, 152-144, over the defending general champion, University of Santo Tomas. UST has held the GC plum for 14 straight seasons. The University of the Philippines follows at third…