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FilOil: Green Archers sink Lyceum Pirates, 82-80, return to finals

Earlier today at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan, the DLSU Green Archers edged the LPU Pirates, 82-80, in a grind-out affair. With the win, the Green-and-White booked a ticket to the FilOil Preseason Cup Finals, as opposed to leaving home early in last year’s quarterfinals. Justine Baltazar was a key cog in…

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Male athlete of the year: Diego Lozano cements his place among La Salle’s greatest

Capping off the elimination rounds at the top of the table and going on to win the championship of the UAAP 81 Baseball Tournament have been the high points of Lasallian sports this year. While the DLSU Baseball team has a multitude of players to boast about, right fielder Diego Lozano’s season was exceptional, as…

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UAAP Finals: DLSU Men’s Football team stumble, fail to claim championship against ADMU Blue Eagles, 2-1

The DLSU Men’s Football Team failed to make a stop as they lost the championship to the ADMU Blue Eagles, 2-1, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Football Field. After the game, team captain Jed Diamante shared his thoughts on this season, “I’m just really proud of the boys [for making it this far] because…

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UAAP: Arrows up, Green Booters aim for championship over Blue Eagles

Capping off the eliminations with a win over the FEU Tamaraws, the DLSU Green Booters locked in a semi-final slot as the third seed, finishing a spot above their elimination round standings last year. The Green-and-White then stunned the Fighting Maroons in the semi-final, as they escaped with a 2-1 victory that gave them their…

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UAAP: Green Booters book ticket to Finals behind crucial Vergara goal, 2-1

Earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, the DLSU Green Booters edged the UP Fighting Maroons, 2-1, to book a ticket to the UAAP Season 81 Men’s Football Finals, a first in four seasons. After the game, Shanden Vergara spoke about his thought process as he scored the go-ahead goal at the 77th minute…

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UAAP Finals: Gesmundo’s late HR lifts DLSU past ADMU to win the championship

In the final match of a championship series that went down to the wire, the DLSU Green Batters edged the ADMU Blue Eagles, 11-9, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. After the game, head coach Joseph Orillana shared how it felt to take the crown after all the hard work the team put…

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UAAP Finals: Blue Eagles triumph over Green Batters, 7-3, to force decider

Coming into the match in a do-or-die situation, the ADMU Blue Eagles stepped up to keep their hopes of a championship alive, as they leveled the series with the DLSU Green Batters with a 7-3 win, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. After the game, DLSU head coach Joseph Orillana shared his thoughts…

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UAAP Finals: DLSU continues mastery over ADMU, 9-7, takes Game 1 of Finals

In the first match of the best of three finals series, the DLSU Green Batters escaped a grind out affair, as they edged the ADMU Blue Eagles, 9-7, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. After the game, team captain Ignacio Escaño was asked to share his thoughts on his team’s performance. “It was…

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Green Journal: Green Batter Anton Rosas steps up

After finishing the elimination rounds of the UAAP Season 81 Baseball Tournament at the top of the standings, the DLSU Green Batters booked their second straight trip to the finals. With the highly anticipated finals series against the ADMU Blue Eagles less than a day away, The LaSallian caught up with sophomore catcher Anton Rosas,…

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UAAP: Green Batters take solo first in standings, crush Blue Eagles, 16-5

The DLSU Green Batters sit soundly at the top standings as they trumped their rivals, the ADMU Blue Eagles, via mercy rule, 16-5, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Memorial Baseball Diamond. With the win, La Salle is assured of a finals appearance. The Taft-based squad displayed the lethality of their offense as the 11-run…