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UAAP: Streaking Lady Spikers outwit feisty UP in four sets

In a battle between a veteran core and an up-and-coming batch of players, the DLSU Lady Spikers pulled off a rousing four-set victory over the UP Lady Maroons, 18-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-21, earlier today at the FilOil Arena in San Juan. With the win, La Salle ties Ateneo for the best record in the league…

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UAAP: Green Spikers overcome UST in five sets behind Woo’s 33

A slow start could not kill the momentum the DLSU Green Spikers built since the start of the second round, as they relied on Raymark Woo’s 33 points to stave off the UST Growling Tigers in five sets, 20-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11, earlier today at the FilOil Arena in San Juan. Woo’s game-high 33…

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UAAP: Green Batters fend off Blue Eagles in Game 2, clinch Season 78 Baseball Championship

After two runner-up finishes against the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the past two seasons, the DLSU Green Batters have finally overthrown their fierce rivals in a thrilling fashion, clinching an 11-9 walk-off victory that allowed them to capture the UAAP Season 78 Baseball Championship earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Field. With a large…

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UAAP: FEU deals DLSU Men’s Football its first defeat of the season

The FEU Tamaraws dealt the DLSU Men’s Football Team their first loss of the season last Sunday night, behind the heroics of Season 78 top-scorer Rico Andes, whose goal in the 73rd minute sealed the deal for FEU. The Tamaraws were in the driver’s seat throughout the game, to the point of aggressively pushing their…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Spikers clinch consecutive wins over FEU, UST

Yesterday, March 12, was an excellent day for La Salle’s volleyball teams, as both Men’s and Women’s teams clinched victories in their respective UAAP second round match-ups, with the Green Spikers defeating the FEU Tamaraws in four sets, 26-24, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21, and the Lady Spikers dominating the UST Golden Tigresses in straight sets, 25-11, 25-13,…

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UAAP: Inquig, Castañeda lead La Salle over UP in first round finale

The DLSU Women’s Football Team defeated the UP Lady Maroons, 2-0, yesterday, March 12, at the McKinley Hill Stadium before an energetic crowd. The top two teams of the tournament looked to end the first round of eliminations on a high note, with the highly physical match ending with La Salle on top of the standings…

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UAAP: Green Batters take Game 1 over defending champion Ateneo

The DLSU Green Batters defeated the ADMU Blue Eagles, 8-3, yesterday, March 11, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three finals match-up. Rookie pitcher Diego Lozano came out of the dugout with a stirring performance, finishing with seven strikeouts that prevented Ateneo from scoring. Meanwhile, La Salle scored…

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UAAP: Green Batters fall to ADMU in regular season finale

The DLSU Green Batters dropped a marathon of a game against the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 19-16, in their final regular season game last Sunday, March 6, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. With both teams already clinching a spot in the Finals, this game essentially had no bearing but as infielder Josh Salinas verbalized, “No…

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UAAP: DLSU XI outclass UST Lady Booters to clinch third straight victory

The DLSU Women’s Football Team defeated the UST Growling Tigresses, 6-0, on a scorching Sunday afternoon at the McKinley Hill Stadium. With temperatures rising as high as 38 degrees, DLSU outplayed a hapless UST team, scoring five goals in the second half alone. With their third straight win, they currently top the season standings with…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Spikers clinch gutsy wins to open second round

Yesterday, both the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers raced to early two-set leads against the UP Fighting Maroons and the FEU Lady Tamaraws, respectively, putting themselves in a position to take straight-set victories to open their second round campaigns. The next two sets, however, saw the UP Maroons claw back to force a fifth…