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UAAP: Animo Squad finishes in seventh place, AdU ends NU’s dominance

It was history in the making at the Mall of Asia Arena as a sold out crowd witnessed jaw-dropping performances from Season 80’s UAAP Cheerdance competitors. Since 2010, no other university, besides National University and the University of the Philippines, has won first place in the competition. This year, however, new teams emerged on the…

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Teng and Tsoi’s Newest Venture: Pandesal ni JT

Just before former King Archer Jeron Teng and former DLSU Courtside Reporter Jeanine Tsoi graduated from DLSU, the two decided to put up a food stall in Agno, called Pandesal ni JT. The LaSallian sat down with Francis Tiempo, one of the people who Teng and Tsoi trust the store with, to talk about the…

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UAAP: DLSU Animo Squad renewed and ready for CDC

With the first half of the 80th season of the UAAP coming to a close, all of us can agree that it has been a blockbuster of a year for all competing schools. Whether you bleed Green, Blue, or Maroon, it’s safe to say that all universities have had their fair share of ups-and-downs in…

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Green Gallery: Nicole Albo leads the way for Lady Shuttlers

Sports Management major Nicole Albo has been playing badminton ever since she was eight years old. Today, one can see how far she has come from her humble beginnings training with her father to becoming UAAP Season 80’s Most Valuable Player in the women’s division. Albo began playing because of the influence of her family.…

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UAAP: Montalbo’s determination inspires Game 2 win

The DLSU Green Archers and ADMU Blue Eagles once again gave it their all in the second game of the best-of-three Finals yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. While the team from Katipunan fought to earn their first championship in five years, the team from Taft extended the series as they try to defend the…

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UAAP Finals: Green Archers force Game 3 after stunning Blue Eagles, 92-83

With their backs against the wall, the DLSU Green Archers forced a Game 3 after coming back from a 21-point deficit to stun the ADMU Blue Eagles, 92-83, earlier today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. “I say we stick together. We saw some of our players down, struggling but we didn’t give up. We kept…

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UAAP Finals: Green Archers fight to keep season alive

The DLSU Green Archers will look to bounce back from a heartbreaking defeat in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 80 Finals tomorrow, 4 pm, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The defending champions failed to complete a comeback as they succumbed to the ADMU Blue Eagles, 76-70, which pushed the Green-and-White to the brink of…

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Athlete Revisited: TY Tang’s new journey

Tyrone Conrad Tang, more popularly known as “TY”, is one of the steadiest and most cerebral point guards that has played in the UAAP, as he spearheaded the offense of head coach Franz Pumaren during his playing days for the DLSU Green Archers. Tang went on to win a championship with La Salle before moving…

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UAAP Finals: Aljun Melecio returns to form in Game 1 loss

Similar to the first two meetings between the DLSU Green Archers and the ADMU Blue Eagles this season, Game 1 of the UAAP Season 80 Finals provided basketball fans another memorable match. With reigning UAAP MVP Ben Mbala being held to only eight points in seven field goal attempts, Aljun Melecio spearheaded the offense and…

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UAAP Finals: Green Archers come up short in Game 1 loss to Ateneo, 76-70

After a tightly-contested match, the DLSU Green Archers dropped Game 1 of their best-of-three finals matchup with the ADMU Blue Eagles, 76-70, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. La Salle was able to overcome a big, early deficit but the Blue Eagles were able to storm back late and claim a key victory.…