For the DLSU Lady Spikers, the road to redemption has not been as smooth as they hoped it would be. Injuries hounded the team dating back to the offseason, but the long layoff allowed head coach Ramil De Jesus to make the necessary adjustments before the UAAP season began. Once the tournament started, the Lady…
Author: Gio Gloria
Even with a Final Four spot already secured, the DLSU Lady Spikers entered their final match in the elimination round against the NU Lady Bulldogs as if it were held in the middle of the season. Despite surrendering the second set to the Lady Bulldogs, who were seeking a playoff for the last Final Four…
Regardless of the game’s implications, a win to close out the elimination round will always boost a team’s confidence heading into the Final Four. The DLSU Lady Spikers have already clinched the second seed in the Final Four, and even with the benefit of having a twice-to-beat advantage, a win later today would give them…
In a battle between a veteran core and an up-and-coming batch of players, the DLSU Lady Spikers pulled off a rousing four-set victory over the UP Lady Maroons, 18-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-21, earlier today at the FilOil Arena in San Juan. With the win, La Salle ties Ateneo for the best record in the league…
A slow start could not kill the momentum the DLSU Green Spikers built since the start of the second round, as they relied on Raymark Woo’s 33 points to stave off the UST Growling Tigers in five sets, 20-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11, earlier today at the FilOil Arena in San Juan. Woo’s game-high 33…
Even with UAAP Season 78 in full swing, one of Ara Galang’s biggest concerns these days is SPEECOM. It isn’t so much as it is about finishing her remaining classes before graduating, but more on speaking in front of a crowd. Playing in front of 20,000 plus people? Not a problem. Speaking in front of…
Yesterday, both the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers raced to early two-set leads against the UP Fighting Maroons and the FEU Lady Tamaraws, respectively, putting themselves in a position to take straight-set victories to open their second round campaigns. The next two sets, however, saw the UP Maroons claw back to force a fifth…
During their statement win over the Ateneo Lady Eagles, the DLSU Lady Spikers came out of the gate with proper execution that prevented the defending champions from establishing any rhythm offensively. However, they couldn’t replicate last weekend’s efforts, this time against the UST Golden Tigresses, who relied on solid floor defense and timely offense to upset DLSU…
The DLSU Green Tennisters’ struggles continued as they were swept by archrival Ateneo last Saturday, February 20, and lost a close 3-2 match against the UST Growling Tigers the following day. Meanwhile, the Lady Tennisters could not maximize their extra day off as they were dealt a 4-1 loss by the UST Growling Tigresses last…
The DLSU Green Tennisters could not close out the UE Red Warriors in their second round matchup earlier today, losing four of their matches while only winning one at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Courts. It was also the same result for the Lady Tennisters, as Marinel Rudas scored the team’s sole victory against the NU Lady…