Category: Sports

UAAP: Green, Lady Paddlers finish first round with mixed results

Both the DLSU Green Paddlers and Lady Paddlers began their respective quests to defend last season’s UAAP Table Tennis Championships in the first round of this year’s tournament last October 8 and 9 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City.   The Lady Paddlers remain this season’s team to beat as they […]

UAAP: Green Archers survive gritty AdU, remain unbeaten

In a match between final four contenders, the DLSU Green Archers survived another difficult test, defeating the AdU Soaring Falcons, 86-79, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. Kib Montalbo played the hero in the waning moments of the fourth quarter, scoring a late three-point shot with 46.7 seconds left to seal the victory. […]

UAAP: Lady Shuttlers fall to ADMU, settle for third place

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 […]

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.   […]

UAAP: Green Archers shoot for searing second-round start, face AdU Soaring Falcons

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 […]

UAAP: Lady Spikers fall to FEU Lady Tamaraws, settle for third place

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 […]

UAAP: Green, Lady Tankers eye Season 79 Championship

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, […]

UAAP: Lady Spikers advance to semis, Green Spikers take early exit

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 […]

UAAP: Green, Lady Paddlers aim to sustain momentum in Season 79

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 […]

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 […]