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PCCL: DLSU enters finals with win over Red Lions

  Champions of their respective mother leagues, the DLSU Green Archers and the SBC Red Lions battled it out in a tightly contested match at the San Juan Arena, with the former prevailing over their NCAA counterparts, 64-60, to advance to a best-of-three finals series against the SWU Cobras for the PCCL crown. “Our game…

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UAAP: Tracksters take a step back in Season 76

Both the DLSU Green Tracksters and Lady Tracksters came up short in this year’s UAAP Season 76 Athletics tournament as they both fell by a place in the standings this season, finishing at fourth and fifth place respectively. The tournament was held last December 5-8 at De La Salle University Dasmarinas after perennially being staged…

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PCCL: DLSU bows to SWU in Final Four opener

Fresh off a tie with the SBC Red Lions in the “Champions For A Cause” charity game, the DLSU Green Archers were surprised by the Southern Islands Champion, the SWU Cobras, in overtime, 68-58. The Cobras upset the reigning UAAP champions in the first game of the four team round-robin, wherein the Green Archers sorely…

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Athletics standouts ready for UAAP 76

Update: The UAAP Athletics tournament will run from December 5 to 8 at DLSU-Dasmarinas. Running, leaping, and throwing may come up as simple tasks to the ordinary person. Despite being labeled as such, the DLSU Green Tracksters and Lady Tracksters take these tasks to a whole new level with athleticism that combines both power and…

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AJ Francisco & Adel Valdecanas: Blissfully setting the bar high

In the adrenaline-filled sport of pole vaulting, courage will determine one’s success. AJ Francisco and Adel Valdecanas, both veteran pole-vaulters of the DLSU Athletics team, spread contagious happiness to their team to scale them to new heights. Anne Janelle Francisco (III, ECE) and Francesco Adel Valdecanas (III, BS-FIN) are two of the six pole vaulters…

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2008 DLSU Lady Spikers: A tradition of dominance

Back in 2007, UAAP volleyball games were held during the first semester of the year. The UAAP board, however, decided to move the tournament to the latter half of the academic year for the thrilling games to be televised and step out of the shadow of basketball. The move was due to the rising popularity…

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UAAP: Green Archers end season with spectacular finish

“It has been a season of constant improvement.” Those were the words uttered by rookie head coach and newly minted UAAP champion Juno Sauler after besting the rest of the league this season. Prior to the season, all teams were practically balanced, with at least six squads labeled strong contenders to the championship. A season’s…

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UAAP: Lady Archers complete championship run

The DLSU Lady Archers stand proud as this year’s UAAP Women’s Basketball champions. A sweet victory in a do-or-die Game Three of the finals completed their magical season which saw them go through several highs and lows. Their run was not a breeze as they were challenged strongly by top teams and faced a lot…

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UAAP: Green Jins take home gold, Lady Jins finish third

The DLSU Jins finished their UAAP campaigns this year with respectable podium finishes. The Green Jins finished ahead of the competition to finally bag the elusive men’s crown, while the Lady Jins were unable to defend their championship as they fell to the third spot. The last time the Green Jins won the championship was…

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UAAP Finals: Green Archers, Growling Tigers go for crown

There is nothing more exciting than a do-or-die game. The path to the UAAP basketball throne gets narrower as the days pass by, and both the DLSU Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers know how every possession counts for this upcoming Finals Game Three. Trailing the Tigers 1-0 and facing elimination, the Green Archers…