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THE UST Growling Tigers booked a spot in the Final 4 with an 83-76 victory over the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in the UAAP Season 78 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena last Oct. 25.

Kevin Ferrer, who shot an awful 1-of-11 from the field in UST’s loss to the Ateneo de Manila University, led the Tigers’ offense with a career-high 29 points, 23 of them coming in the second half, and a season-high 14 rebounds.

Veterans Louie Vigil and Ed Daquioag chipped in 16 and 15 markers, respectively.

Ferrer and Daquioag led a 7-2 rally in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Fighting Maroons, 76-68.

THE UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe (SDT) recorded its best finish in seven years, placing second to defending champion National University (NU) Pep Squad in the 2015 UAAP Cheerdance Competition at the Mall of Asia Arena last Oct. 3.

Performing before a record crowd of 25,388, Salinggawi and its African-inspired routine got 651.5 points behind NU’s 668 points.

With an inarguably perfect routine, SDT led the competition in the dance criteria with 354 points with a deduction only three points. But NU’s caveman-themed routine was still good points for its third straight cheerdance crown.

This was SDT’s fifth silver in cheerdance history. Salinggawi still shares the most number of cheerdance titles with University of the Philippines Pep Squad at eight.

THE UST Tiger Jins scored back-to-back championships while the Lady Jins improved to second place in their respective divisions in the UAAP Season 78 taekwondo tournament at the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle Gym last Oct. 23.

The Tiger Jins trounced a gritty University of the East squad, 5-2, to top the tourney for the second straight year, while the Lady Jins, who slid to third place last year, failed to regain the championship they last won in Season 76.

Both UST squads shared an identical 5-1 win-loss card with UE but the Lady Warriors came out victorious via quotient rule by prevailing against the Lady Jins in their previous encounter, 4-3.

NO CROWN for the UST Spikers this year.

After sweeping the elimination round last year en route to the championship, the Lady Spikers crashed to fifth place while the Tiger Spikers settled for another silver-medal finish in the UAAP Season 78 beach volley tournament at the Sands SM by the Bay from Oct. 9 to 21.

The duo of Cherry Rondina and Rica Rivera, who recorded a 7-0 sweep in their rookie season last year, came up with only four wins in seven outings.

Rondina and Rivera had the chance to book a Final Four seat with a twice-to-beat incentive but De La Salle University’s tandem of Kim Fajardo, this year’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), and Cyd Demicillo erased UST’s championship hopes, 21-19, 20-22, 14-16.

AFTER a heartbreaking third-place finish last year, the UST Tiger Jins dethroned the University of the Philippines (UP) to reclaim the crown in the UAAP Season 78 poomsae championships at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym last Oct.21.

The Tiger Jins clinched their second title as poomsae marked its third year as an official UAAP sport.

UST snatched three gold medals and a silver to top University of the Philippines and De La Salle University which claimed second and third place, respectively.

The Tiger Jins, which swept the tournament en route to the championship in the event’s maiden year in 2013, surprisingly dropped to third place last season behind La Salle and eventual champions UP.

THIS is not our year.

The UST Growling Tigers failed to end their forgettable season on a high note after a 73-78 loss to the University of the East Red Warriors in the UAAP Season 77 men’s basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Sept. 16.

Graduating team captain Aljon Mariano went all out in his last UAAP game with the Tigers after finishing with a game-high 18 points despite their elimination in the Final Four race by a loss to De La Salle University two games back.

With less than two minutes left in the payoff period, the Growling Tigers trimmed a 12-point deficit to six, 69-75, after Karim Abdul scored four straight points.

SUPER rookies Rica Jane Rivera and Cherry Ann Rondina capped their maiden season by capturing the UAAP women’s beach volleyball crown.

But the Tiger Spikers suffered another heartbreaking defeat at the hands of National University in Game 3 of the men’s beach volleyball tournament at the University of the East-Caloocan sand court last Sept. 7.

The Lady Spikers won their second title in three years after sweeping De La Salle University in the rubber match, 21-15, 21-11.

Rivera and Rondina bucked a slow start and got their game going in the second set when they posted several 10-point leads on their way to an easy Game 3 win.

THE UST Tiger Jins swept the competition on their way to another championship while the Lady Jins and the UST poomsae team were dethroned in the conclusion of the UAAP Season 77 taekwondo and poomsae tournament at the Arena in San Juan.

The Tiger Jins escaped both the defending champion De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines with identical 4-3 final tallies to capture their 12th title with an immaculate 6-0 record.

“The men’s team was very consistent since day one. All throughout, they were able to win all the matches,” coach Jasmine Simpao said in an interview.

With the title already under their belt, UST fielded reserve players in its last game against UP but still managed to overpower the Fighting Maroons, 4-3.