As the second half of UAAP Season 78 commences, volleyball players and enthusiasts alike are in for another exciting tournament. Competing teams have rigorously prepared in anticipation for the season, with the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers pulling out all the stops to improve from their performances last season. The Green Spikers finished last…
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With the basketball season at a close, volleyball has taken over as the sport to follow for the remainder of the UAAP calendar. As usual, a vast majority of the viewing public will keep a sharp eye on the UAAP Women’s Volleyball tournament, unaware that several squads are currently on the rise as well. It…
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Beyond the Field: Athletes and hobbies
Insofar as the challenges of being a student athlete go, it is especially important to strike a balance between one’s sport and academics. As the latter is typical for every student in the University, being a member of any athletics program requires more time spent in training and competing in the UAAP. As the second…
The first half of UAAP Season 78 brought fans several exciting spectacles throughout its duration, crowning new champions in several competitions. Now entering the second part of the long season, schools have shifted their focus towards other sports, namely volleyball, baseball, softball, football, lawn tennis, track & field, chess, and fencing. With DLSU in the…
With the first semester of the UAAP at a close, The LaSallian takes a look at the Green-and-White’s General Championship (GC) bid so far from a statistical perspective. Behind every team’s result in the UAAP, from basketball to volleyball, are valuable points contributed to each university’s GC points tally. Coming off back-to-back GCs in Season…
“During the game, you fight not only to win, but for the pride in you that you are wearing a green and white jersey. Ateneo [was] also like that. They would not [want to] lose a game to La Salle,” said Lim Eng Beng, who lost his battle with liver cancer last December 21, in…
Among the various positives and negatives that could describe the DLSU Green Archers’ UAAP Season 78, the one factor that tied them together was youth. In La Salle’s 14 games, different aspects of the team’s age stood out, with the need for experienced players playing a part in their missing out on the Final Four…
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Green Journal: Joshua Torralba v.4
The LaSallian caught up with Joshua Torralba in the final edition of his Green Journal as he shows his appreciation for former Green Archers head coach Juno Sauler, the Lasallian Community, and fans of the Green Archers. On having a fan club As far as the “Torralbae” fans, it’s crazy. It’s a blessing to be acknowledged…
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Green Journal: Joshua Torralba v.3
The LaSallian caught up with Green Archer Joshua Torralba in the offseason to talk about his pre-game routines, his thoughts on the outcome of the second round of UAAP Season 78, and the other points he ponders on as he and the team look to bounce back in Season 79. The second round The second…
Residing in the United States is nothing new for Filipinos, particularly because of the close-knit ties between the two countries that started early in the 20th Century. As their numbers continued to grow, so too did their presence, with the state of California being among the areas with a huge Filipino presence. Because of this,…