UST Tiger Fencers assured of podium finish
UST Tiger Fencers win another gold; 2nd behind UE
February 12, 2016, 12:28p.m. - THE UST Tiger Fencers notched another gold medal on Day 2 of the UAAP Season 78 fencing tournament at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Thursday.
Women’s team captain Maylene Pailma snatched the Tiger Fencers' fourth gold medal by defeating University of the East’s Alleine Cortey, 15-14, in the women’s sabre event.
Pailma was on the verge of losing but the UST fencing team captain but salvaged a victoru by landing an attack squarely on her opponent’s chest.
UST's Eileen de Guzman lost via abandonment after she injured her right knee against Far Eastern University’s Dolly Mae Curiba in their quarterfinals match.
UST fencer bags gold in UAAP opener
February 10, 2016, 10:29p.m. - A UST Tiger Fencer brought home a gold medal in an otherwise uneventful opening day for the team in the UAAP Season 78 Fencing Tournament at the Ateneo Blue Eagles Gym Wednesday.
National team member Thomasian Noelito Jose won the men's epee but did not advance in any other semi-final matches.
Jose's epee teammate, Jose Arribas, ranked fifth overall after falling short in the quarterfinals.
