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Desiree Cheng: Conquering the big stage

To kick off 2014, The LaSallian brings to you five athletes that you may have heard about over the duration of the year gone by for their accomplishments in their respective sports. Despite their impressive body of work though, these five Lasallians have barely scratched the surface, and they are poised to have a breakout…

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Gabby Reyes: Basketball never stops

To kick off 2014, The LaSallian brings to you five athletes that you may have heard about over the duration of the year gone by for their accomplishments in their respective sports. Despite their impressive body of work though, these five Lasallians have barely scratched the surface, and they are poised to have a breakout…

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Green Booters revive championship hopes after slow start

After losing their first two games in UAAP Season 76 against the UST Growling Tigers and the UE Red Warriors respectively, the DLSU Green Booters have managed to bounce back. As a matter of fact, head coach Hans Smit’s squad is currently at third place in the season standings, above their tormentors at the onset…

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Green Batters, Softbelles head in different directions

With an undefeated start to their UAAP 76 campaign, the DLSU Green Batters have shocked everyone as they stand as the surprise league leaders. However, things aren’t looking too good for the DLSU Softbelles as they currently sport a win-loss record of 1-5 in the UAAP 76 Women’s Softball tournament, tied with the ADMU Lady…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers win 9th straight to remain undefeated

The DLSU Lady Spikers easily dismantled the AdU Lady Falcons in straight sets, 25-9, 25-19, 25-13, giving the Taft-based squad a 25-game UAAP winning streak. Abi Maraño led La Salle with 12 points while Ara Galang chipped in another nine points to help the Green-and-White sneak past the formidable squad of the Lady Falcons. Meanwhile,…

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UAAP: Tennisters bounce back after opening week losses

After a shocking start to the season which saw the DLSU Green Tennisters and Lady Tennisters drop their opening assignments, the two teams regrouped to notch respective victories to avoid a tumble down the standings. “What coach did was he prepared some line-ups that will work, kasi every game there are different opponents, so kami…

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UAAP: Lady Woodpushers remain undefeated, Green Woodpushers suffer first loss

Coming into the season as the three-time defending UAAP Women’s Chess tournament champions, the DLSU Lady Woodpushers wallopped their first four opponents to begin their four-peat campaign with a 4-0 record. Dating back to their recent success in last year’s Unigames, the Lady Woodpushers have been focused on staying consistent both on and off the…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers sweep Ateneo in second round opener, Green Spikers stun UP

The DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers went on to the same winning fate to open the second round of the UAAP Season 76 eliminations. After losing to the AdU Falcons during their last game of the first round, the Green Spikers went back on the winning track, stunning the UP Fighting Maroons in straight…

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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…