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UAAP: Green Paddlers reign as champions, Lady Paddlers finish second

The DLSU Green Paddlers gave the Lasallian community something to cheer about, winning the UAAP Men’s Table Tennis Tournament by defeating FEU, the team that gave them their lone loss this season. It was sweet revenge for the Green Paddlers, as they swept their toughest opponents this season to improve from their first-runner up finish…

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Lady Archers seek championship once again versus NU

After a strong finish during the first game of the best-of-three finals series, the championship just seemed a few more inches away for the DLSU Lady Archers. The second match slipped off their hands, though, after a never-say-die fightback from the NU Lady Bulldogs. With NU preventing a two-game finals sweep of La Salle, the…

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Sauler: “We just have to do better in the next game”

“They just shot better in all departments. It’s gonna be hard to win if the opponent shoots better in all aspects.” With this statement, DLSU head coach Juno Sauler basically summed up the troubles of his Green Archers in the opening game of the UAAP Men’s Basketball best-of-three finals. Coming into the game, La Salle…

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UAAP: Lady Shuttlers seize silver, Green Shuttlers finish fifth

As the UAAP Badminton season comes to a screeching halt, both the Green Shuttlers and Lady Shuttlers shattered their three year record of being locked and tied in third. This season, however, after enduring vigorous competition from the participating universities, the Green Shuttlers took a step back after suffering a downhill trip towards the end…

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UAAP: UST upsets La Salle in finals opener

Every game for the DLSU Green Archers is a test and today’s 73-72 loss to the UST Growling Tigers is their toughest loss yet this season. Staring at a 17 point deficit early in the first quarter, the Green Archers fought back, even grabbing the lead at 40-38 thanks to a basket from Almond Vosotros.…

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UAAP: Lady Archers fall to NU, do-or-die match arranged

The NU Lady Bulldogs lived for another day as they prevented the DLSU Lady Archers from winning their first UAAP championship since 2002. Coming off a humiliating defeat in the first game of the best-of-three series, the Lady Bulldogs used a 14-2 run at the end of the third quarter to break away and take…

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Finals preview, game one: A rivalry that knows no time

Much of the spotlight for the UAAP finals has been focused on the Teng brothers, Jeric and Jeron, and despite the interesting story lines that sibling rivalry especially in sports can bring out, a look at the bigger picture shows that the rivalry between UST and DLSU has its own roots as well. UST dominated…

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Lady Archers aim to bring UAAP championship back to Taft

The determined DLSU Lady Archers already have one hand gripped on the championship trophy. They seek to seize it with two hands with another win over the NU Lady Bulldogs in game two of the UAAP Season 76 best-of-three finale. The second finals game will be on Wednesday, at 11 am in the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.…

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Green Journal: Jason Perkins v.4

With the UAAP Season 76 finals just around the corner, The LaSallian catches up with Green Archer Jason Perkins who was just named a member of this year’s Mythical Five. In this edition of the journal, Perkins discusses his favorite things to eat, his relationship with the crowd and even gives a shoutout to his…

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UAAP: Lady Judokas dethrone UST, Green Judokas remain at third

It was a breakthrough season for the DLSU Lady Judokas as they placed first while the Green Judokas bagged third in the UAAP Season 76 Judo Tournament held last September 28 and 29 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University. The Lady Judokas improved dramatically as they elevated to the championship from…