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When rivals collide: La Salle-Ateneo Round 2

As they raised their fists into the air after an exhausting practice session, the Green and White signaled that they are ready for another epic showdown with their rivals.   Blue and green armadas will once again dominate the Smart Araneta Coliseum this Saturday as archrivals La Salle and Ateneo square off once more in…

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UAAP: DLSU stops UST via Teng’s game-winning dagger

“I’m grateful that Coach Gee [Abanilla] entrusted me with the last shot. I knew I had to contribute,” rookie Jeron Teng shared. With the game on the line, and with the threat of having another extra period just like the team’s first outing with the Tigers, Jeron Teng struck the Tigers hard to bring DLSU…

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UAAP: Archers blows out Red Warriors, wins third straight

After riding through tight games in the first round, the DLSU Green Archers had their first blowout win of the season with a convincing 73-52 victory over the UE Red Warriors last August 25 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.   With this win as the second round opener, the Archers improved…

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UAAP: Green and Lady Shuttlers annex third straight win

The Green and Lady Shuttlers suffered a setback early on in the season, but the teams have since come out triumphant with a 4-1 victory against their foes to retain their standing as one of the top four teams in their respective tournaments in the UAAP Season 75 Badminton Championships held last August 22 at…

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Abanilla: ‘It’s a work in progress’

After four games in Season 75 of the UAAP, the DLSU Green Archers have found themselves at fourth place with the National University Bulldogs, with both teams nursing a 2-2 record. The players donning the green and white jerseys have since improved after Head Coach Gee Abanilla implemented a system that would tap every player’s…

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Jed Manguera – The Lockdown Specialist.

A masked Jed Bryan Manguera enters the court with four other white shirts ready for another tour of duty. This time around he has to guard one of the league’s top offensive guns and last year’s Rookie of the Year, Kiefer Ravena. Ravena receives the leather on the right wing. Driving hard, he found DLSU…

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UAAP: Archers hurdle Bulldogs in double OT behind Teng’s 35

This kid just keeps on getting better and better. 18 year-old rookie forward Jeron Teng exploded for a career-high 35 points as the DLSU Green Archers escaped from another tightly contested game, pulling away with an 87-86 double-overtime thriller against the National University Bulldogs today, August 18, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Teng also added…

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Archers snap skid, rookies fill in Revilla’s void

After three disappointing games, the DLSU Green Archers snapped the team’s losing skid, giving them their hard fought, 56-52 victory over the undermanned Adamson Soaring Falcons through the heroics of Jeron Teng, Norbert Torres and Yutien Andrada last August 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The highly contested match tallied six deadlocks and 11 lead…

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Late-game woes derail La Salle’s comeback attempts over Ateneo

A sense of hope spread through the sea of green shirts after Jed  Manguera’s trifecta shot swished through the rim. Unfortunately, that was to be their last hurrah.   After a heart-breaking loss following the one against the FEU Tamaraws, the DLSU Green Archers suffered yet another setback as they stumbled in their 71-61 defeat…

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UAAP: Revilla-less Archers absorbs first loss against Tamaraws

Disappointment filled the air as Almond Vosotros’ desperate, supposedly game-winning, three clanked off the rim as the DLSU Green Archers, playing without team captain LA Revilla, fell short in their heartbreaking 48-46 loss at the expense of the Far Eastern University Tamaraws last July 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.   Mac…