Cha Cruz could have graduated from the UAAP last year with flying colors – her third championship and the Finals MVP plum – but she did not. UAAP Season 74 was without veterans Jacq Alarca and Steph Mercado, but Cruz gambled and suited for her last year of eligibility. “Kaunti lang yung nabibigyan ng ganitong…
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Animo Squad breaches into NCC-NCR finals
The DLSU Animo Squad proved that their 2nd finish during the Samsung-UAAP Cheerdance Competition was no fluke as they captured the 4th place in the collegiate co-ed division, last Feb. 4 and 5 at the SM Mall of Asia. Even though most of the squad were first-timers, the Green-and-White squad secured a berth in the…
After winning the last four UAAP championship, the Ateneo Blue Eagles surrendered to the men from Taft in an exhibition game against the Blue Eagles. The Dream Game 2012 was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Feb. 5. The game featured Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players who hailed from either the De La Salle…
Defending champions DLSU Lady Woodpushers were once again on the verge of snaring their second consecutive championship, after remaining atop of the Chess Championships, after the first round last Feb. 1. On the other end, the Green Woodpushers kept a decent 3-0-4 win-draw-loss slate after seven starts. One-two punch leads Lady Woodpushers RP standout…
In the UAAP Season 74 Baseball and Softball tournament, DLSU Coach Alejandro Estipular’s squads could not be in more contrasting situations. Both were trapped in the bottom half of the standing for years. The Green Batters finally broke free this season, but their female counterparts continued to stay right where they are. Upsets against reigning…
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Lady Spikers hike record to 12-0
The Lady Spikers’ march to a historic season sweep continues. Twelve games into the Women’s Volleyball Tournament of the UAAP Season 74, and the DLSU Lady Spikers are still on a winning streak. The defending champions are two games away from completing a 14-game sweep of the elimination round, and securing an outright finals berth…
Two minutes can make or break destiny. In the last stretch of a UAAP Season 61 Football Championship game, two teams were competing to finally score a goal. A shy 17-year-old Sophomore, Marielle Mayo Benitez, defined two, but arguably the most important seconds of that game. Seeing an opening, Marielle took the shot that won…
The UAAP basketball season may have ended for the Girls in green since September, but they have found themselves busy again in the on-going Dickies Filipino-Chinese Basketball League (FCBL) held at the Philippine Buddha Care Gym, Quezon City. The Lady Archers closed the classification round of the Saturday-scheduled tourney last January 28 in fourth place…
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Inter-La Salle Judo Tournament
“The purposes [of this tournament] are to unite the varsity team and the young bloods, to harness each other’s skills, and to establish a sense of belongingness as one team,” DLSU Judokas Head Coach Sam Bernales explained. In 2001, the DLSU Judo Team had only 15 members with only one female Judoka. Eleven years after…
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Green Spikers reinforces final four bid
It was not sweeter the second time around as the Taft-based Spikers yielded against league leader FEU Tamarraws in the 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 19-20, 11-15 thriller last February 1 for the UAAP Season 74 Men’s Volleyball competition. Five Green Spikers’ double-digits performance, led by former Rookie of the Year Myco Antonio with 19 points 12…