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UAAP: Green Batters beat UP for first round sweep

The DLSU Green Batters emerged victorious against the UP Fighting Maroons at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Diamond with a final score of 8-7 last January 19. This sealed the team’s surprising first round sweep of the UAAP 76 Baseball Tournament. Runs started coming in early, with both teams each tacking on a run in…

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UAAP: Clutch double helps Green Batters maintain perfect record

Down 3-1 against the AdU Soaring Falcons heading into the ninth inning, the undefeated record of the DLSU Green Batters seemed to be in jeopardy. Struggling against the seemingly flawless pitching of AdU, despite their undefeated record on the line, the Green Batters were brought back down to Earth during the first eight innings of…

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UAAP: Unstoppable Lady Spikers sweep first round

“Sa akin kasi hindi ko na iniisip yun [na undefeated kami]. So basta kami, kung ano yung darating na game namin, kelangan namin paghandaan. Hindi ko iniisip kung undefeated or may talo man,” shares DLSU Lady Spikers head coach Ramil de Jesus after his squad beat the ADMU Lady Eagles for their sixth consecutive straight…

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UAAP: Woodpushers dominate rivals to begin season

As the new year kicks into high gear and with everyone back in motion, UAAP Season 76 is back in business, too, with the UAAP Chess tournament blasting off last January 11, 2014 at the Enrique Razon Sports Center in De La Salle University. On the first day, the DLSU Green Woodpushers upset the defending…

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UAAP: Tennisters stumble on opening weekend

  The DLSU Green Tennisters, the former third placers of the UAAP Men’s Tennis competition, started UAAP Season 76 with tough losses at the hands of the UP Fighting Maroons, 3-2, on January 11 and the UST Growling Tigers, 3-2, the following day at Olivarez College. Their female counterparts, the Lady Tennisters, dropped their opening…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers extend winning run at the expense of Ateneo

The DLSU Lady Spikers stunned their archrivals, the ADMU Lady Eagles, in straight sets, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16, to remain undefeated in the elimination round of the UAAP Season 76 Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The towering Mika Reyes led all La Salle scorers with 13 points from seven attacks and six blocks. Reigning UAAP co-MVP Ara Galang…

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UAAP: Green Booters, ADMU fight to goalless draw

In a finish that is unique to the sport of football, the DLSU Green Booters and the ADMU Blue Eagles finished with a goalless draw in the second round of the UAAP elimination round. Despite this, the Green Booters remain at third place in the standings with 13 points, trailing the FEU Tamaraws, who sit…

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UAAP: Green Batters rout NU for opening day win

The DLSU Green Batters came out with a 5-2 score as they triumphed over the NU Bulldogs in the season opener of the UAAP Season 76 baseball tourney. It was held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Diamond with the Green Batters going against their opponents from the University circle in a nine-inning matchup. The…

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UAAP: Green Spikers and Lady Spikers begin 2014 on a high note

2014 was off to a good start as the DLSU Green Spikers and the DLSU Lady Spikers swept their opponents in straight sets over the weekend at the San Juan Arena to give DLSU a clean sweep in the first weekend of volleyball action. The Green Spikers finally ended their back-to-back game losing streak as…

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Green Archers join relief efforts for typhoon victims

Last November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Typhoon Yolanda, made landfall in the central region of the Philippines. The typhoon, regarded as the strongest to hit land in the world’s history, brought strong winds and heavy rainfall that led to the death of more than five thousand people. Days after the devastating calamity,…