The battle for a spot in the finals of the UAAP Season 79 Badminton Tournament happened yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall, as the DLSU Lady Shuttlers faced their bitter rivals, the ADMU Lady Eagles, in a winner-take-all semi-final match. Prior to the game, ADMU forced the rubber match and negated second-seed La Salle’s…
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The evolution of the UAAP
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines, or more commonly known as the UAAP, entered its 79th season last September 3. A huge sporting event that has stretched throughout the decades, it has, no doubt, experienced its fair share of major changes and improvements in its system, especially with the rotation of host schools. …
Fresh off an emphatic 97-81 win over their archrivals, the ADMU Blue Eagles, the DLSU Green Archers open the second round of the UAAP Season 79 Men’s Basketball Tournament against the AdU Soaring Falcons. With head coach Aldin Ayo back from a one-game suspension, the Green Archers will look to pick up where they left…
The run to defend the Beach Volleyball championship ended prematurely for the DLSU Lady Spikers. Ernestine Tiamzon and reserve player Kim Fajardo were defeated by the FEU Lady Tamaraws, 17-21, 15-21, in the semifinals of the UAAP Season 79 Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament held at the MOA Sands by the Bay. Coming off three consecutive wins…
Another championship quest begins for the Green and Lady Tankers as a new season in the UAAP kicks off this October. DLSU claimed podium finishes during the last UAAP Season 78 Swimming Competition, with the Green Tankers ending their campaign in second place, and the Lady Tankers landing in third, garnering 286 and 177 points,…
Earlier today at the MOA Sands by the Bay, the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers concluded their elimination round of the UAAP Season 79 Beach Volleyball Tournament with 1-6 and 4-3 win-loss records, respectively. With their respective standings, the Green Spikers prematurely ended their campaign while the Lady Spikers booked a seat in the…
Pressure is nothing new to the DLSU Table Tennis Team, who have won consecutive double championships in the past two years, with the Green Paddlers winning three straight titles dating back to UAAP Season 76. The Lady Paddlers, on the other hand, have been among the University’s more consistent teams, having finished in the top…
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Green Journal: Ben Mbala v.4
“Did you even know what you just did? You just did what people call a poster and that was your first dunk ever!” recalls Ben Mbala in his second version of the Green Journal on what he was once told by his former coach. Halfway into his much anticipated debut in the UAAP, Mbala has now experienced being…
Reminiscent of their elimination round matchups, DLSU and ADMU squared off in a pair of highly emotional and intense semifinal matches in the UAAP Season 79 Men’s and Women’s Badminton Tournaments. The DLSU Green Shuttlers fell at the hands of the ADMU Blue Eagles, 3-2, settling for a fourth place finish in the tournament. With the…
The DLSU Green Shuttlers and Lady Shuttlers both earned tickets to the Final Four after beating the AdU Soaring Falcons and Lady Falcons yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. The Green Shuttlers capped off the eliminations round with a 5-0 beating of AdU, finishing with a 4-3 win-loss record. Likewise, the Lady Shuttlers looked…