Tag: 2003

THE UST Lady Booters’ championship dream turned into a nightmare as they fell, 5-1, at the hands of the De La Salle University Lady Green Booters in the UAAP Women’s Football finals last Feb. 23 at the Ateneo field.

A week after they settled for a scoreless standoff in their last elimination round assignment, the España-based booters came out sluggish and failed to match the green-and-white booters’ intensity.

Rookie of the Year Stephanie Pheasant ignited DLSU’s fiery game with a goal early into the third minute of the game.

UST FENCERS made a repeat performance this year as the women’s and men’s teams delivered silver and bronze performances in UAAP competitions last month at the Philsports Fencing Hall.

UST and UP actually bagged three golds each but the España-based fencers settled for second overall as Diliman had superior ranking in all women’s events.

UST’s three golds came from Jocelyn Naval in the individual Sabre and from the team Epée and team Sabre events. Naval’s feat earned her Rookie of the Year honors.

THOMASIAN athletes bagged bronze medals in the 1st University Karate Cup last March 15 at the De La Salle Sports Complex.

Freshmen Thislie Barruga and Juby Bernadette Ruiz, who represented the UST Athletic Karate Alliance (USTAKA), both took third place in the women’s divisions of the Individual Kata (Forms) and the Kumite (Sparring) events, respectively.

AS EXPECTED, the University of Santo Tomas got the much-needed boost from its second semester varsity teams en route to winning its 30th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) General Championship.

After trailing De La Salle University by ten points at the end of the first half, 123-113, UST made a killing in the second half of the season as it took the crown in four events, placed second in five events, while settling for third in another four events.

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas-Brazil Golden Booters settled for a scoreless stand off against University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) rival University of the Philippines-Peru in the 1st Philippine American Consortium for Latin American Studies (PACLAS) Copa America Football Tournament last May 16 at the UST football field.

Rodney Leyble’s attempt in the 39th minute of the first half was the closest to a goal as both teams played terrific defense.

THOMASIAN karateka Juby Bernadette Ruiz continued her brilliant performance, winning two silver medals in the 1st All Traditional Invitational Karate Tournament last May 4 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

Ruiz followed up her third-place finish in the women’s individual kumite (sparring) competitions in the 1st University Karate Cup at the De La Salle Sports Complex last March 15.

AFTER opening with a two-game winning streak, the UST Tigresses suffered their first loss in the Fr. Martin’s Cup at the hands of University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) finalist Adamson Lady Falcons, 70-85, at the FEU Gym last May 7.

The Tigresses never found their game, falling behind by as many as 21 points midway in the fourth canto as they succumbed to the fullcourt pressure applied by the Lady Falcons throughout the game.

WITH their failure to enter the medal rounds, Thomasian jins hardly made a dent in the New Face of the Year Taekwondo Championships last May 11 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Despite the presence of Ann Resurreccion and Christine de Leon, who both saw action in the past UAAP tournament, the six-man UST squad fell one by one early.

AFTER another bridesmaid finish in the last University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) tournament, the UST Lady Booters showed no trace of their loss against eventual champion De La Salle University, winning two titles during their pre-season build up.

Fresh from conquering the 1st Brent Invitational Football Tournament, the UST Lady Booters continued their winning run, annexing the Globe Gentxt Beach Football National Finals in Boracay last May 3.

TO BOOST its expertise in sports science, the newly inaugurated UST Center for Research on Movement Science (CRMS) has acquired the latest state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.