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Lady Spikers embark on a three-peat quest

On December 2, the DLSU Lady Spikers will play its first UAAP match and begin a bid for a three-peat against the University of Santo Tomas at 3:30pm at the Arena in San Juan.   A tradition of dominance   After sweeping last year’s elimination round and downing Ateneo in the finals, La Salle will…

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DLSU’s UAAP Grand Championship bid

Season 70, the year after DLSU’s UAAP suspension, was also the last year that the DLSU Green Archers failed to make it to the top three slots of the UAAP championship race. Since then, the Green-and-White squad has been trying to reach the prestigious crown, keeping a close trail behind the champion, UST, for four…

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The secret ingredient: Defense wins championships

After taking the inaugural preseason IPPCA championship crown to Taft Avenue, the De La Salle University Green Booters will look to use its championship formula and experience gained in the team’s bid to top the UAAP Season 75 Men’s Football Tournament. Led by the defensive duo of goalkeeper Patrick Deyto and defender Greggy Yang, who…

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DLSU Synchro Peri Green Team

The DLSU Synchro Peri Green Team (SPGT) performs beneath the different elite sport organizations of the Green-and-White. Until today the team suffers is overshadowed throughout the university grounds, which has disabled the team’s potential to expand. DLSU SPGT established its name in 2000, under the management of PE Department Head Dr. Elizabeth Mascardo, a pioneer…

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Green and Lady Spikers: Reaching the golden pitch

With the second half of the 75th UAAP season fast approaching, no other sport draws more attention than volleyball. Coming off a championship run, a win against the University of St. La Salle Lady Stingers from the recently concluded UniGames in Bacolod City, the DLSU Lady Spikers has set the team’s eyes on a third…

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UniGames 2012: A trial run for the UAAP

DLSU made sure that its second half teams are physically and mentally ready prior to their respective UAAP campaigns that would start this November by wreaking havoc in this year’s UniGames. The Green-and-White squads bagged a total of three gold, four silver and a bronze in this year’s UniGames. Six of eight podium finishers will…

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An unspoken collegiate rivalry: DLSU vs. UST

Over the decades, the University of Santo Tomas, amongst other UAAP member schools have dealt DLSU exciting matches not just in basketball, but also in different sports. The rivalry between La Salle and Ateneo is not the only rivalry DLSU has in the UAAP. One often less told rivalry is that between La Salle and…

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Lasallians in the know on the UAAP General Championship race

Nine out of ten (90 percent) of Lasallians are aware of the UAAP General Championship (GC). De La Salle University (DLSU) currently sits at the top of the yearlong tournament after the end of the first semester games. Following the DLSU athletes are their counterparts from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The España-based institution’s…

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Lady Booter rookie goalkeeper, manning the goals

Eight years ago, a young girl accidentally joined her school’s football team. After mistakenly thinking that her teacher was looking to spark leisure interest amongst the students in football, the fourth grade student entered her school’s varsity football team. In less than a decade, Inna Kristianne Palacios, I AB-SPM, has established herself as the starting…

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Green and Lady Fencers: Piercing through the top

As the second half of the UAAP Season 75 kicks off in the days to come, the Green and Lady Fencers are now focusing on sharpening their sabres for the gold. Finishing at fourth and concluding without recognition in UAAP Season 74, the Green Fencers has prepared for action, as the team looks to bounce…