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UAAP: Lady Archers stretch winning streak to nine with crucial wins over FEU and UE

With the Final Four right around the corner, the DLSU Lady Archers continued to solidify their grip on the second spot in the UAAP Season 78 Women’s Basketball tournament after sweeping their assignments last week. The Lady Archers overcame the UE Lady Warriors in a thrilling overtime finish, 73-70, last Thursday, October 22, at the…

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UAAP: La Salle’s Jins bag third in Taekwondo, Poomsae

Both the DLSU Green Jins and Lady Jins finished in third place in the UAAP Season 78 Taekwondo Championship that was held at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University. The tournament that concluded last Friday, October 23, saw La Salle finishing with identical 4-2 win-loss records in both the Men’s and Women’s…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Paddlers end first round on a high note

The DLSU Green Paddlers and Lady Paddlers officially began their first round campaign in the UAAP Season 78 Table Tennis tournament last October 17 and 24 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Entering as the defending champions in both divisions, La Salle proved that they are still the teams to beat in this annual…

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UAAP: Green Archers falter to Adamson down the stretch, fall to 5-5

Despite entering the fourth quarter with an 11-point lead, the DLSU Green Archers could not hold off the Adamson Soaring Falcons, who came back from being down by as many as 16 points to come away with a 75-74 victory yesterday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. The Green Archers pounded the ball inside for most of the…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers clinch first UAAP Beach Volleyball Championship

After winning their virtual best-of-three semifinals match up against the ADMU Lady Eagles, the DLSU Lady Spikers trounced the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals to bag their first UAAP Beach Volleyball title since the tournament’s inception in 2006. The trio of Cyd Demecillo, MVP Kim Fajardo, and Ernestine Tiamzon won nine of their next…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers advance to semifinals, Green Spikers finish with 1-7 record

The elimination round of the UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball tournament, which was held last October 9 to 11 and 16 to 17 at SM Sands by the Bay, was bittersweet for the DLSU Green Spikers and DLSU Lady Spikers as both teams had their fair share of wins and losses. Last year’s runner-ups, Kim…

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UAAP: Green Shuttlers fall to NU, finish in second

The DLSU Green Shuttlers finished as first runners-up in the UAAP Season 78 Men’s Badminton tournament after falling to the back-to-back champions, the National University Bulldogs, last October 14 and 17 at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.   Green Shuttlers bow to NU On the first day of the finals, the then-defending champions NU established…

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UAAP: Green Archers subdue UE to claim solo third

Closing out games appeared to be one of the concerns for the DLSU Green Archers in their 81-79 loss to UST last Sunday. Against the UE Red Warriors, however, La Salle showed that their composure is slowly coming up after clinching a 72-64 win earlier today at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. With the win, the Green Archers…

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UAAP: Green Shuttlers advance to finals, Lady Shuttlers fall to Lady Eagles

The DLSU Green Shuttlers advanced to the finals of the UAAP Season 78 Badminton tournament after their triumph over their archrivals, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, in three straight matches last Saturday, October 10. Meanwhile, the DLSU Lady Shuttlers fell to the Ateneo Lady Eagles, who overcame La Salle’s twice-to-beat advantage last October 10 and 11…

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UAAP: Lady Archers defeat UST to usher in second round

In their first game in the second round, the DLSU Lady Archers escaped the UST Lady Tigresses, 70-63, to complete a season sweep of their rivals in the ongoing UAAP Season 78 Women’s Basketball Tournament last Sunday, October 4, at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. Bennette Revillosa, Alyanna Vergara, and Camille Claro all…