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UAAP: Lady Spikers escape NU in four-set thriller

The DLSU Lady Spikers were able to stop and survive the NU Lady Bulldogs in a four-set thriller, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25, earlier today at the Fil-Oil Arena in San Juan. Veteran Lady Spiker Mika Reyes led the Taft-based squad with 15 points of 10 attacks, three blocks and two service aces while team captain…

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Team Buckets defeats Team OPAYI for LSAL Basketball championship

After a long and grueling season, the La Salle Athletic League (LSAL) Basketball Tournament concluded with a clash between Team Buckets from the white bracket and Team OPAYI from the green bracket. The former came out victorious, 74-69, in the late night game held at the ninth floor of the Enrique Razon Sports Center last…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Batters suffer first loss of the season

After a favorable debut last week, the DLSU Green Batters and Lady Batters suffered their first losses of the season against the UAAP’s powerhouse teams. The DLSU Green Batters fell short against The NU Bulldogs last Thursday with a score of 8-7 while the Lady Batters, on the distaff, faltered against the UP Lady Maroons…

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UAAP: Green Batters overpower NU on opening day

The DLSU Green Batters won by a large margin against the UP Fighting Maroons, 19-5, last January 25 in the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The Green Batters started off strong, swiftly getting an 8-point lead for as early as the first inning, 9-1, by La Salle’s Franco Hashimoto, Carlos Laurel, Carlos Muñoz, Dino Imperial, Pocholo Dominguez,…

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DLSU Football teams start second round with draws

Both the DLSU Men’s and Women’s Football teams saw action last January 25 to begin the second round of UAAP Season 77 at FEU-Diliman. The Men’s team spurred a draw against the FEU Tamaraws with a score of 1-1, courtesy of an equalizing goal at the 90th minute by Chuck Uy. Meanwhile, in the first…

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UAAP: Bench players shine, Lady Spikers survive surging UP

The DLSU Lady Spikers found unexpected heroes in rookie Christine Joy Soyud and two other bench players after defeating the feisty UP Lady Maroons in four sets, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 25-10, earlier today at The Arena in San Juan City.Soyud showed her volleyball prowess with a season high 16 points off 13 attacks, one block…

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Green, Lady Batters gear up for UAAP 77

Get ready to board up your glass windows and watch out for stray balls because it’s that time of the year again when birds flying over the Rizal Memorial Stadium are at risk of being hit by balls traveling at over 90 miles per hour. With the opening of UAAP Season 77’s baseball and softball…

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UAAP: Lady Batters trounce UST in season opener

In their first match of the year, the DLSU Lady Batters defeated the UST Tigresses last Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, 7-3. La Salle now holds a 1-0 win-loss record this season. After an uneventful first inning with no scores for both teams, things started to pick up their pace as Palma batted a…

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DLSU football teams finish strong in the first round

Taft Avenue’s footballers have had success over the past few days as both the DLSU Men’s Football and Women’s Football teams finished the first round with wins. The women’s team won against the UP Lady Maroons with a score of 2-0 last Wednesday, while their male counterparts snatched the win from the UST Growling Tigers…

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UAAP: Green Spikers oust UE in four sets for second win

With their season in peril, the DLSU Green Spikers pulled out an inspired performance to once again beat the UE Red Warriors in four sets, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, today at the Filoil Arena in San Juan City. Despite the victory, the team remained in seventh place, just behind the UP Fighting Maroons and today’s…