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UAAP: Lady Archers survive tough test from Ateneo to clinch fourth straight win

In a slugfest between bitter rivals, the DLSU Lady Archers came out on top against the Ateneo Lady Eagles, 44-43, last Wednesday, September 23, at the latter’s home court, the Blue Eagle Gym, in Quezon City. Ana Castillo was the lone double-digit scorer for La Salle, finishing with 11 points built on three three-pointers. Snow…

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UAAP: Lady Archers overpower UP for third straight victory

The DLSU Lady Archers, winners of their last two games, added another win to their tally after thrashing the UP Lady Maroons, 76-34, in their match yesterday at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. Camille Claro spearheaded a balanced scoring attack for La Salle with 13 points and five assists. Ana Castillo added 11 points,…

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UAAP: Green Archers shoot down Adamson for second win

The DLSU Green Archers may have posted their most dominant win this season, as they blew out the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 88-71, earlier today at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. With the victory, La Salle improves to a 2-2 win-loss record while Adamson remains winless in four games. Jeron Teng led the Green Archers with 18 points,…

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UAAP: Lady Archers overcome FEU to improve to 2-1

The DLSU Lady Archers are back to their winning ways after defeating last year’s finalists, the FEU Lady Tamaraws, last Thursday at the Blue Eagle Gym, 54-45. La Salle overwhelmed the Lady Tamaraws on the defensive end, forcing a total of 33 turnovers while piling up 27 points off those errors. Ana Castillo had a…

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UAAP: Lady Archers escape gritty UE to clinch first win

The DLSU Lady Archers banked on the late game heroics of rookie Snow Penaranda to overcome a gutsy UE Lady Warriors side, 63-59, to claim their first victory in the UAAP Season 78 Women’s Basketball tournament last Sunday, September 13, at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City. Penaranda scored nine of her 15 points…

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UAAP: Green Archers falter against UP to drop to 1-1

For five seasons, the DLSU Green Archers reigned supreme over the UP Fighting Maroons, registering 10 victories in as many games against a squad that finished 1-13 last season. One could not have perceived this easily from the way today’s UAAP match up played out, as UP survived a late La Salle rally, 71-66, earlier…

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UAAP: Lady Archers succumb to NU in season opener

Size proved to be a major factor for the DLSU Lady Archers as they dropped their first match in UAAP Season 78 to the National University Lady Bulldogs, 90-78, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. Afril Bernardino spearheaded the attack for the defending champions with her 15-point and five-rebound output, while national team…

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UAAP: Green Archers trounce defending champions in season opener

Winning the first game of the UAAP tournament is always a good way to start the season. But winning against the defending champions? Even better. Despite holding the lead for most of the game, the DLSU Green Archers had to survive a late rally from the defending champions, the NU Bulldogs, to pull off a…

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Spikers’ Turf: Green Spikers bow out of tourney after falling to NCBA in straight sets

In what was a do-or-die game for both teams, the DLSU Green Spikers could not avenge their loss to the NCBA Wildcats earlier in the quarterfinals as the latter ended the former’s Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference campaign in straight sets, 30-28, 31-29, 25-21, yesterday at the San Juan Arena. Reyson Fuentes led the Wildcats with…

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The grind never stops: A recap of Lasallian summer achievements

In what was perhaps the longest summer for La Salle and a few other schools, students were left to choose between engaging in some R&R by going on a vacation — or, for some, a “stay-cation” — and opting to be productive during this transition period. For a number of Lasallian athletes, the latter option was…