Tag: 2005

WITH four titles and 110 accumulated points, UST is uncharacteristically ahead in the UAAP Season 68 General Championship race.

The España-based school could even be riding a more comfortable lead if the UAAP board decides to forfeit second-placer De La Salle Universitys basketball points after fielding ineligible cagers in the past three seasons. La Salle has already offered to return the Season 67 trophy.

Not far behind La Salles trail is the University of the Philippines with 94 points.

No more first round jinx

THEY made this season’s finest moves.

The UST Lady Woodpushers bagged the UAAP Season 68 Chess Championship, capturing their first title since the women’s division was introduced in the league in 2001.

The UST Female Chessers concluded the tournament with 33 points. Pre-season favorite De La Salle University settled for a runner-up finish with 30.5 points, while defending champion University of the Philippines was relegated to third place with 30 points.

THE UST Male Paddlers took a step closer toward a historic fourth consecutive table tennis title as they swept the first elimination round of the UAAP Season 68 Table Tennis tournament last Sept. 24-25 at the UST Gym.

UST disposed of the tough opposition on the first day, displaying its championship mettle against perennial contender De La Salle University (La Salle) in a tough 3-2 conquest. UST then trounced University of the Philippines (UP) and Far Eastern University (FEU) in 3-1 decisions, before sweeping Adamson University (Adamson).

THE UST Golden Booters have lost all chances of earning a semis berth in the Ang Liga Football Cup.

After a mediocre first-round showing, Coach Nonnoy Carpio’s wards are not doing any better in the second round, dropping three games and settling for a draw in their most recent match.

The former Ang Liga bridesmaids settled for a 2-2 draw against the Nationals last Sept. 23 at the UST Football Field.

The Golden Booters, led by Thomas Liao and Joubert Bernarte, gave the RP team a run for their money.

FACULTY members proved that their expertise extends beyond the confines of the classroom when they showcased their athletic abilities in the sixth UST Faculty Union (USTFU) Sports fest that concluded last Sept. 25.

The annual competition saw previous winners reasserting dominance in their respective sports.

The IPEA team captured its second volleyball championship against the Faculty of Arts and Letters, College of Commerce, and College of Accountancy squad last Sept. 23 at the Engineering Sports Complex.

THE BROKEN windows allow as much air as they can manage. The floors and stairs are wet. Some of the walls are chipped and vandalized. Residents are cramped in a small space, which reeks of an overwhelming, pungent smell.

Welcome to the living quarters of the UST male athletes. The very same athletes the University expects to excel in 14 different sporting events.

THE UST Girls Volleyball Team, while reigning as UAAP Champions, hopes to extend its supremacy at the net in the 1st Shakey’s Girls Invitational League, which kicked off last Aug.14.

Coach Francis Vicente believes his team, now toting a 2-1 slate, is physically and mentally prepared for the tough competition.

“The team is doing well. The starters, as well as my second players, continually improve their game. I know I would not have problems ahead,” Vicente said.

HCS halts UST

AFTER the first elimination round, the UST Golden Booters are still groping for form in Ang Liga Football Cup.

Finishing with a mediocre 2-3-1 win-loss-draw card, coach Nonnoy Carpio’s squad had difficulty dealing with the departure of six key players in its lineup.

During the elimination round, the UAAP Season 67 bridesmaids and two-time Ang Liga runners-up were a far cry from their previous showing as they lacked focus and composure especially in the endgame when they broke down defensively.

EVEN the elements could not stop her.

UST Trackster Liza Yambao brushed aside incessant rains and heavy winds to win the 29th Milo Marathon’s National Capital Region women’s division elimination leg last Aug. 7 which culminated at the Quirino Grandstand.

“It (inclement weather) did not really bother me,” the 23-year-old multi-titled runner said.

Yambao, the 2003 National champion, led throughout the race, registering 3:14:17. Veteran runners Liza Delfin and Mila Paje were second and third, clocking 3:19:29 and 3:25:52.

TOP-SEEDED opponent? No problem.

The UST Tennisters trounced a strong Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) squad, 2-0, in the Adidas Tennis Challenge 2005 men’s championship last Aug. 29 at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Tennis Club Courts in Quezon City.

Thomasian ace netter Maclean Barraquias defeated PUP’s Elbert Anasta, ranked seventh in the country, 8-4, to win the singles finals. Barraquias carried the momentum to the doubles match, where he paired with Jordan Cimafranca to beat PUP’s tandem of Anasta and Iss Sabas, 8-6.