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2012 DLSU Off Season Varsity Game Schedule

April 14, 2012, Saturday 04:00pm – SBC vs M.Basketball – Filoil Premier Cup – Lost 63-69 April 17, 2012, Tuesday 12:00nn – PMMS vs M.Basketball – FMC – SBC Gym – Won 91-54 April 21, 2012, Saturday W.Beach Volleyball – Nestea Beach Volleyball National Finals, Boracay April 22, 2012, Sunday 03:00pm – W.Basketball vs LPU…

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DLSU caps off UAAP season in style

Before UAAP season 74 officially wound up, DLSU unveiled its last few tricks. UAAP Streetdance Competition reigning champions La Salle Dance Company-Street (LSDC) successfully defended its title to cap off the UAAP Season 74 Closing Ceremonies at the PICC Forum last March 10. LSDC ruled the dance floor once more in topping all eight UAAP…

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Green Spikers ends season via controversial call, clinches fourth

The damage is done. The referee’s decision is final. “First time na ginawa nila [referees] na during game mababased sa review [to decide a play]. Never nila ginawa yun sa mga games kahit nagkamali ang tawag nila hindi nila inaano sa video, (It is the first time that the referees based their call on a…

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Lady Woodpushers checks second crown, Green Woodpushers seals fourth

Another remarkable performance of last season’s Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Jan Jodilyn Fronda backed by her teammates earned the DLSU Lady Woodpushers its consecutive championship and fourth over-all title. The young Green Woodpushers maintained a tight grip at fourth place in the UAAP Season 74 Chess Championships last February 6 at…

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Lady Booters falls short against UST

“We reached this far. We did not give UST the championship on a silver platter” said Lady Booters Head Coach Hans Smit. After a do-or-die match, the Lady Booters fell short against the University of Santo Tomas, 0-1, in the UAAP Season 74 Women’s Football Championships last March 4 at the Ateneo High School football…

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Lady Tennisters squanders twice-to-beat edge, yields title

The UAAP Women’s Tennis championship has always been a match between DLSU and UST. For the past two years the championship crown went to Taft Avenue. And for Season 74, it seemed to be heading once more to DLSU, but tennis-nemesis UST disagreed. The three-peat seeking Lady Tennisters led by former MVPs Regina Santiago and…

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Jeron Teng: Doing it all (and more) for victory

He is listed six-foot-two, and he considers explosive and heady guards like Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry and Ricky Rubio as his favorite NBA players. Similarly, he had manned the point for his high school team, the Xavier Stallions, which won multiple championships. But Jeron Teng can do much more than dish the ball to open…

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Lady Spikers reigns supreme anew; Cruz exits Finals MVP

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…

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Pro Archers bludgeon pro Eagles in Dream Game

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…