In a display of force, the De La Salle University Lady Archers ran past the University of the East Lady Warriors in the UAAP Season 75 Women’s Basketball Tournament, 81-47, last September 9, at the Arena in San Juan. Head Coach Tyrone Bautista explained, “It is important for us because we are gunning for a…
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Going back home: A story of two Archers
As high-profile recruits join DLSU, two Green Archers from the last UAAP roster stepped out and returned to their respective alma maters. University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS) standout Samuel Joseph Marata and San Beda Red Cub playmaker Roldan Sara were out of the 2012 FilOil Flying V Premiere Cup Pre-season lineup while the…
Eyes on the prize. This has always been the motto and mindset of every DLSU Judoka. Now that the UAAP season is just around the corner, Head Coach Sam Bernales will see the fruit of more than a years worth of work. “It took me a year to make the training program for the upcoming…
Sports analyst, basketball scribes and former Green Archers share their fearless forecast on the Green Archers’ performance in the upcoming UAAP cagefest. “We have a big chance of being the champs again. Animo!” – Renren Ritualo, former Green Archer, PBA Air21 Express shooting guard “I think they will be fine! They can go…
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DLSU clubs in summer action
The spotlight has always been on DLSU teams that have gained a reputation for their intense training in preparation for the UAAP, especially the Men’s basketball and Women’s volleyball team. The big B and V, however, have always overshadowed DLSU’s other sports clubs; these teams have been spreading the Animo spirit, continuously keeping the sport…
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On advantageous hiatus
One may think that the off-season is vacation time for most of the UAAP teams. Some squads, however, have chosen to utilize their summer break to advance and hone their skills in preparation for the upcoming UAAP season. Beach Volleyball: Sand skirmish First time partners Wensh Tiu and Kim Fajardo experienced their first bridesmaids…
Coming off from a remarkable UAAP championship season, the DLSU Lady Spikers stood still after withdrawing from the invitation to participate in the 9th Shakey’s V-League first conference. Tending to academics and nursing injuries appear to be the main issues besetting the Lady Spikers in their declining yet another V-League stint. “Na-invite kami ng Shakey’s…
Less than 24 hours after tasting sweet but exhausting victory against the UST Growling Tigers at the FilOil Flying V Tournament, the DLSU Green Archers faced the Informatics Icons only to suffer a 47-53 defeat at the 19th Fr. Martin Summer Cup basketball tournament last May 6. “We don’t have fresh legs. The boys are…
When Lady Archers mentor Tyrone Bautista saw his squad collapse in the latter half of their debut pre-season game, he could do only so much about it. He watched by the sidelines as the Lyceum Lady Pirates demolished the Lady Archers via 30-points, 48-78, last April 22 for the 18th Father Martin Cup Women’s Division…
The Green Judokas and Lady Paddlers finished a step away from the championship, at the end of the first half of the 74th edition of the UAAP hostilities. The Green Judokas’ three-one-five, gold-silver-bronze medal haul was not enough to wrest DLSU’s first UAAP Judo championship against perennial contender UST Judokas. Veterans BG Albarracin, Colin Buckley,…