The opening of the UAAP Season 77 Beach Volleyball tournament was bittersweet for the DLSU Spikers as both squads had contrasting experiences in the tourney’s opening weekend held last August 23 and 24 at the UE Caloocan Sand Court. Green Spikers struggle On opening day last August 23, the Green Spikers bannered by…
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The Lady Archers banked on Trisha Piatos and Cass Santos for their latest win.
The Green Archers have now won their last seven games in UAAP Season 77.
Fresh from their hard-fought win against the ADMU Blue Eagles, the DLSU Green Archers will face the UP Fighting Maroons for the second time this season, with the chance of tying Ateneo for the top spot in the standings. Playing Injured In the first round, the Green Archers defeated the Fighting Maroons with the…
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UAAP: Lady Archers top UST, improve to 7-2
The DLSU Lady Archers survived a late-game comeback by the UST Tigresses to win by six points, 69-63, to snap their two game losing streak. The Taft-based squad struggled early against the tight defense of the Tigresses. Almost all of the shots from DLSU were contested by UST, causing them to shoot only 36 percent…
A student’s final school year in the University is probably the most difficult one that any student could go through. Thesis, practicum, and sleepless nights devoted to studying are a few of the things that Lasallians have to put up with before being rewarded with that hard-earned diploma. As Lasallians would know, the road to…
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Gilas Pilipinas: Back on the big stage
It has been a long time since Team Pilipinas has taken their basketball prowess to the global stage. In this basketball-frenzy nation, passion for the sport of basketball extends from the professionals ranks in the PBA to the college hoops in the NCAA and the UAAP, and more so, it even extends up to small…
“Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” Two straight seasons of failing to grab the UAAP Swimming championship motivates the DLSU Tankers even more to fare better in this year’s tournament. After last season’s runner-up finish by the Green Tankers and a third place campaign by the Lady Tankers, the Taft-based swimmers aim for nothing less…
One’s purpose in life may at times come from the most unexpected places. Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist talks about how the universe has the ability to conspire with events in such a way that they all swing in favor of one’s destiny. Circumstances like these often occur in sports. A casual stroll onto the court…
Getting to the top of the podium has always been the goal of the DLSU Judokas. Regardless of what place they finished in, they would always train hard during weekdays despite their busy schedules and their rigorous academic workloads. After years of persistence, they would enter the season in a position they have never been…