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2020 Olympics Asian Qualifiers: Lady Booters fill up national roster

Six of the DLSU Lady Booters are to don blue and red to represent the national team in the second round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qualifiers for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. From April 3 to 10, the Philippines will have its own share of global football as the UAAP regular season is…

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UAAP Finals: DLSU continues mastery over ADMU, 9-7, takes Game 1 of Finals

In the first match of the best of three finals series, the DLSU Green Batters escaped a grind out affair, as they edged the ADMU Blue Eagles, 9-7, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. After the game, team captain Ignacio Escaño was asked to share his thoughts on his team’s performance. “It was…

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Green Journal: Green Batter Anton Rosas steps up

After finishing the elimination rounds of the UAAP Season 81 Baseball Tournament at the top of the standings, the DLSU Green Batters booked their second straight trip to the finals. With the highly anticipated finals series against the ADMU Blue Eagles less than a day away, The LaSallian caught up with sophomore catcher Anton Rosas,…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers dominate Lady Bulldogs, Cheng records season high

Earlier today, the DLSU Lady Spikers went back to the win column after knocking down the NU Lady Bulldogs in straight sets, 25-20, 25-18, 25-10, at the FilOil Flying V Centre. With the win, the team from Taft now sports a 6-3 win-loss record, while the team from Sampaloc went down to a 2-7 record.…

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UAAP: Lady Maroons sweep Lady Spikers in straight sets

Earlier today, the winning streak of the DLSU Lady Spikers was halted as the UP Lady Maroons lorded over the girls in straight sets, 25-16, 26-24, 25-19, at the Ynares Center Antipolo. With the loss, the team from Taft sports a 5-3 win-loss standing, while the team from Diliman improved to a 5-3 record. Lady…

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UAAP: LSDC-Street ready to reclaim streetdance title

The Taft-based squad is a day away from their annual University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Streetdance Competition and have been preparing to reclaim what was originally theirs. The La Salle Dance Company (LSDC)-Street finished second place last year with an 85.75 grade, falling short from their expected back-to-back title finish as FEU Street…

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UAAP: Green Batters take solo first in standings, crush Blue Eagles, 16-5

The DLSU Green Batters sit soundly at the top standings as they trumped their rivals, the ADMU Blue Eagles, via mercy rule, 16-5, earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Memorial Baseball Diamond. With the win, La Salle is assured of a finals appearance. The Taft-based squad displayed the lethality of their offense as the 11-run…

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Halftime thoughts: To whom it may concern

When both alma mater hymns are sung and players begin to head back, it’s our signal to make a beeline for the media room. By the time we get there, we all switch to autopilot. Our writers divide themselves–someone goes out to get interviews, another goes over or writes his part, the Editor updates our…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers hunt Lady Tamaraws, keep sole second-seed

Aiming to continue their winning streak, the DLSU Lady Spikers dispatched their UAAP Season 80 Finals contender, the FEU Lady Tamaraws, in straight sets, 25-15, 25-19, 26-24, to close the first round of the eliminations at the earlier today at the FilOil Flying V Centre, San Juan. The team from Taft now hold the solo…

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Green Journal: Des Cheng v.1

With the highly competitive UAAP Season 81 Women’s Volleyball Tournament ongoing, the four-peat seeking DLSU Lady Spikers have been training twice a day in the past few months. The LaSallian caught up with the graduating team captain Des Cheng right after one of their morning trainings. In this first installment, Cheng shares her experiences when…