It was a bittersweet ending for DLSU’s table tennis teams as the men’s and women’s divisions ended their Season 80 campaign on opposite sides of the spectrum. After weeks of intense matches, the Lady Paddlers came home with the gold for the fourth straight year. Meanwhile, the Green Paddlers returned empty-handed, dropping from second to…
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In a span of nine days, one of La Salle’s current prime stars and reigning UAAP Season 79 Most Valuable Player, Ben Mbala, competed in the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket held last September 8 to 16. The continental championship was hosted by both Senegal and Tunisia with the Tunisians emerging as the eventual champions. Mbala represented…
Hosted by DLSU’s Courtside Reporter, Eileen Shi, and fellow Lasallian and UAAP Digital Insider, Armand Hernandez, players from different sports began their journey to get the title back to Taft after coming up short in last year’s UAAP General Championship. “We want to boost, cheer up and do everything for our teams para tumaas pa…
The DLSU Lady Shuttlers bade goodbye to their eight-year drought and bagged the championship title after defeating the reigning champions, UP Lady Maroons, 3-2, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. Third year player Nicole Albo was also awarded Most Valuable Player of the season, after beating Ann Maranon in the fifth match of…
After a convincing win over the UP Fighting Maroons last Sunday, the DLSU Green Archers followed it up with an 80-74 victory over the AdU Soaring Falcons earlier today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The win gives the defending champions an 8-2 slate with four games remaining in the second round of eliminations of Season…
In their third assignment of the second round, the DLSU Green Archers head into a rematch against the third-seeded AdU Soaring Falcons, who are positioned right below the league’s top two contenders, ADMU and La Salle. The Lasallians will hope to continue their dominance early in the second round to improve their 7-2 win-loss record,…
The badminton finals match-up between the DLSU Lady Shuttlers and the UP Lady Maroons has evened out after a win by the latter tied the best-of-three series with one win a side. After a triumphant first day match-up against the Lady Maroons, the Lady Shuttlers hit a roadblock last Thursday against the Fighting Maroons, losing 3-1.…
The Green and Lady Spikers ended with contrasting results in the UAAP Season 80 Beach Volleyball Tournament, which was held in two consecutive weekends at the Mall of Asia Sands by the Bay last October 5 to 8 and 12 to 15. In the first weekend, the Green Spikers finished second to the last in…
After silencing the ADMU Lady Eagles for a spot in the finals, the DLSU Lady Shuttlers earned their second straight victory in Game 1 of their best-of-three finals against the UP Lady Maroons, 3-2, last Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. Equal scoring Arianne Rivera played the first game against the reigning UAAP…
The DLSU Green and Lady Tankers showed promising performances in both individual and team events but came up short in bringing home the championship in this year’s UAAP Season 80 Swimming Tournament held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Swimming Pool last October 12 to 15. In this year’s event, the Green Tankers garnered a…