The Green Archers’ offseason bid has been riddled with health problems and concerns, forcing some familiar faces to the sidelines and the bleachers. The Taft-based squad, who are in their rebuilding era, has encountered problems with team chemistry, rotation and play adjustments because of an incomplete bench, which the injuries caused. Starting center Arnold Van […]
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 […]
The Lady Spikers breezes through the tournament with a six-game sweep as the team snags its third straight crown in the PVF National Inter-Collegiate Volleyball Tournament. The Taft-based Volleybelles still managed to clobber reigning NCAA champion, University of Perpetual Help System Delta Lady Altas without team captain Cha Cruz and defense specialist Melissa Gohing, in […]
The UAAP has found a new home for its intense basketball action in The Arena, widely known as the Mall of Asia (MoA) Arena, after its phenomenal run in the Smart Araneta Coliseum. This year’s UAAP host, National University, owned by tycoon Henry Sy, will give the newly-built arena its amateur basketball “baptism of fire” […]
All good things come to an end. After pulling off an impressive three-game winning streak against three marquee teams, the De La Salle Green Archers saw the end of their magical run as the National University Bulldogs claimed the title in a heartbreaking 64-54 loss in this year’s FilOil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup yesterday […]
A new champion will be crowned this Tuesday as the resurgent De La Salle Green Archers will square off against the still undefeated National University (NU) Bulldogs. The Green-and-White squad though has proved that the team is once again worthy of a championship status after eliminating three top contenders. On the other hand, the Bulldogs […]
“We’re beating good teams and the team really has the heart, the Lasallian heart,” said Br. Bernie Oca FSC, Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Alumni Relations, after the Archers pulled off three straight wins to enter the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup finals. The Archers has won over defending Filoil and four-peat UAAP champions […]
After an impressive 84-70 rout of defending their Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) Championship against the San Sebastian Golden Stags, the De La Salle Green Archers booked tickets to the semis to clash with the undefeated San Beda Red Lions. In the opening day of the preseason, La Salle had almost completed a 16-point comeback, […]
In what seemed to be another late game collapse for the Archers, DLSU leaned on prized rookie Jeron Teng as he nailed a sick corner trey after setting a pump-fake over Kiefer Ravena, 5.6 ticks left in regulation to force an overtime, 53-all. The former Xavier School Golden Stallion hotshot nabbed a team-high of 17 […]
Familiar foes will collide again this coming Saturday evening at the Arena in San Juan as the fabled La Salle-Ateneo rivalry adds yet another exciting chapter to the 2012 FilOil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup. Coming off from a stunning 67-61 lost from the Mapua Cardinals, the Green Archers hope to earn their quarterfinals tickets […]