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Lady Booters return to the finals

Karla Pacificador’s second-half goal in a game against the UP Lady Maroons sent the Lady Booters back into the UAAP Women’s Football Tournament Finals as the Green-and-White ladies bagged a, 1-0, win last Feb 10 at Ateneo’s Ocampo Field.   The team finished second out of five squads, behind league-leading FEU in the standings. The…

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Christensen and Cerveza powers Green Spikers against Red Warriors

The DLSU Green Spikers breezed through the UE Red Warriors in four sets, 23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 in the first ever UAAP volleyball game held at the Mall of Asia Arena last February 9, 2013. Red Christensen led the Taft-based squad with 20 points, 4 of which from blocks while Team Captain Philip Cerveza added…

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UAAP: Gumabao shines as La Salle sweeps season series against Ateneo

In front of the 19,836 crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena, the DLSU Lady Spikers dominated the Ateneo Lady Eagles via a three-set sweep, 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 last February 9. This time around there were no extensions, no comebacks and no cardiac finishes unlike their first round encounter.   Michelle Gumabao played her A-game…

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DLSU Booters face do-or-die scenarios

The Green and Lady Booters will have to win their respective games to retain their UAAP Football Tournament Championship bids. The Green Booters will be pitted in a Valentine’s Day match against the top-seeded Ateneo Blue Booters while the Lady Booters will tussle with the UP Lady Maroons today, February 10.   Playoff picture  …

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DLSU loses to UA&P in handball friendly

A team composed of 10 students competed last Saturday, February 2, at the UA&P grounds in a friendly Handball match.   Seven sophomore students, and three freshmen students who first learned the sport in a Physical Education class under Francisco Borlain represented DLSU.   University of Asia and the Pacific started the match with a…

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DLSU Booters collect vital victories against Ateneo counterparts

The De La Salle University Green and Lady Booters came up with much needed wins against the Ateneo de Manila University Blue and Lady Booters last February 3 at Ateneo’s Moro Lorenzo and Ocampo Football Fields. With the win, the Green Booters took the lead over Ateneo in the standings while the Lady Booters inched…

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Lady Spikers extends winning streak to 10

La Salle recently marked its 10th straight win in the women’s volleyball competition after the Taft-based ladies won against the resurgent FEU Lady Tamaraws last February 3 at The Arena in San Juan. Prior to the game, both teams were garnered the same number of consecutive wins. La Salle’s Wensh Tiu led the defending back-to-back…

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La Salle Booters seek vengeance against fierce rivals

The DLSU Green and Lady Booters are looking to bounce back from their first round defeats at the hands of their Katipunan counterparts this February 3, 2013 at the Ateneo Football Field.   Erasing the stigma The Green Booters lost against Ateneo in their last encounter. The Green-and-White XI wasted several goal attempts, leaving the door open for the Blue…

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Green Batters and Lady Softbelles: On a room for improvement

Both the De La Salle University Green Batters and Softbelles are off to slow starts in the 75th Season of the UAAP. The Green Batters started, 1-2, after being ranked as one of the    preseason favorites due to the team’s last third place finish last season while the Softbelles lost three straight games. The…

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For the love of Football

Football is the number one sport in the world, which is one of the reasons why it is called a universal sport. It is a different sport; it is unique in that players don’t use hands except for the goalkeeper. There is nothing like the passion you get when you see the crowd get crazy…