As the second half of UAAP Season 78 commences, volleyball players and enthusiasts alike are in for another exciting tournament. Competing teams have rigorously prepared in anticipation for the season, with the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers pulling out all the stops to improve from their performances last season. The Green Spikers finished last…
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After consecutive heartbreaking runner-up finishes, the DLSU Lady Spikers are raring to get back into action, aiming to finally clinch the coveted UAAP title that the Ateneo Lady Eagles took from them in the past two seasons. Now hungrier and more experienced than before, the ladies from Taft don’t plan on being bridesmaids this time…
With the basketball season at a close, volleyball has taken over as the sport to follow for the remainder of the UAAP calendar. As usual, a vast majority of the viewing public will keep a sharp eye on the UAAP Women’s Volleyball tournament, unaware that several squads are currently on the rise as well. It…
The DLSU Green Tennisters and Lady Tennisters opened the first round of their UAAP Season 78 campaign last weekend with two games each at the Rizal Memorial Lawn Tennis Courts. On Saturday, the Lady Tennisters swept the UP Lady Maroons, defeating them in all five of their matches. Marinel Rudas set the tone for the Lady…
With a young and revamped lineup that included six rookies, the DLSU Softball team dropped their season opener to NU, 10-2, yesterday, January 30, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. Both teams started the game with solid defense, as only a single player managed to get on base in the first inning. But later on, the…
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Beyond the Field: Athletes and hobbies
Insofar as the challenges of being a student athlete go, it is especially important to strike a balance between one’s sport and academics. As the latter is typical for every student in the University, being a member of any athletics program requires more time spent in training and competing in the UAAP. As the second…
The first half of UAAP Season 78 brought fans several exciting spectacles throughout its duration, crowning new champions in several competitions. Now entering the second part of the long season, schools have shifted their focus towards other sports, namely volleyball, baseball, softball, football, lawn tennis, track & field, chess, and fencing. With DLSU in the…
With the first semester of the UAAP at a close, The LaSallian takes a look at the Green-and-White’s General Championship (GC) bid so far from a statistical perspective. Behind every team’s result in the UAAP, from basketball to volleyball, are valuable points contributed to each university’s GC points tally. Coming off back-to-back GCs in Season…
For athletes, nothing can compare to the pressure of competing in a new arena, more so if it is out of the country. Being miles away from home, coupled with competing in an unfamiliar setting, can at times rattle even the most disciplined of athletes. Last November, La Salle Dance Company (LSDC) – Street won…
“During the game, you fight not only to win, but for the pride in you that you are wearing a green and white jersey. Ateneo [was] also like that. They would not [want to] lose a game to La Salle,” said Lim Eng Beng, who lost his battle with liver cancer last December 21, in…