Tag: 2005

THE UST Growling Tigresses suffered at the hands of the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, 55-65, absorbing its seventh loss in the UAAP Women’s Basketball Tournament last Sept. 4 at the Adamson gym. UST now has a 3-7 win-loss card.

AFTER nine play dates in the ongoing UAAP Chess Tournament, the UST Female Woodpushers are still making headway with 22.5 points to earn solo lead following an easy 3.5-0.5 victory over the Ateneo de Manila University last Sept. 4 at the University of the East (UE) Briefing Room.

PATULOY pa ring hinahanap ng UST Tigresses ang pormula ng panalo matapos matalo sa unang dalawang laban nito sa UAAP Season 68.

Matapos yumuko sa De La Salle University (DLSU) sa una nilang pagkikita noong Hulyo 17, hindi nagbago ang kapalaran ng mga bata ni Elizabeth Tan sa kanilang pagtutuos sa University of the Philippines, 49-63, noong Hulyo 31 sa Adamson Gym.

“Sinubukan naman ng mga bata ko, maaga lang kasi nagka-foul trouble at na-injure ‘yung key player namin kaya nahirapan kami,” ani Tan.

NABIGO ang UST Golden Booters sa kanilang unang laro laban sa College of Saint Benilde (CSB) Blazers, 0-1, sa ikatlong edisyon ng Ang Liga Tournament noong Hulyo 24 sa UST Field.

Tanging ang forward na si Michael Navarro ng CSB ang naka-iskor sa 43rd minuto ng ikalawang half.

Nagkaroon ang Golden Booters ng pagkakataong makabawi sa mga huling minuto ng laban, ngunit napigil ni CSB goalkeeper Sofronio Llavares ang dalawang free kick ng UST mula sa mga handball violations.

“We came up short on the finishing side,” ani head coach Nonoy Carpio.

SHE IS the new face to watch out for on the sidelines.

Communication Arts senior Donna Belle Llabres is UST’s new UAAP courtside reporter for Studio 23, edging out five other UST sportscaster hopefuls.

The neophyte reporter admitted she is not into basketball, but has come to know the game through her friends from the varsity ranks.

Being UST’s courtside reporter was a long-overdue desire for Llabres.

UST TRACKSTER Liza Yambao has done it again.

Yambao added another feather to her cap as she won the Olympic Day Run’s 10K women’s division last June 26 at the Baywalk Park, Roxas Boulevard.

Yambao, the 2003 Milo Marathon National Champion, checked in at 39 minutes and 38 seconds to top the tournament, while Hazel Madamba of the Philippine Navy placed second.

On the distaff side, UST’s Ben Alejandrino settled for a bridesmaid finish in the men’s event. Alejandrino lagged 37 seconds behind eventual victor Cresencio Sabal of the Philippine Army.

WITH BRAWN and agility developed from various mountain crusades, the UST Mountaineering Club (USTMC) won the Philippine Ultimate Association’s Summer of Love Frisbee Tournament championship after disposing Sunken Pleasure, 15-10, last July 2.

USTMC, bearing the moniker España United, made quick work of its initial encounters on the same day. It downed the Oltimate Disc Athlete (13-7) and Disc Devil Bee (11-4) to end the tourney with a masterful 3-0 win-loss card.

WITH mounting opposition and the departure of seasoned veterans, the UST Woodpushers will travel a rugged terrain toward the championship.

“Last year, we had big hopes for the championship. But this year, we are just hoping to at least duplicate the runner-up finish we had,” UST head coach National Master (NM) Winston Silva said.

BEING tough, sometimes, is not enough.

The Lady Spikers showed remarkable resilience throughout the conference, bucking a so-so first round and several lineup problems to make the Shakey’s V-League Third Conference Finals.

Their weaknesses, however, caught up with them in the most crucial games of the fledgling league as perennial adversary De La Salle University (DLSU), led by MVP Maureen Penetrante, emerged with its second championship.

BEFORE the Chicago Bulls’ unstoppable tandem of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and the Los Angeles Lakers’ dynamic duo of Shaquille O’ Neal and Kobe Bryant experienced Phil Jackson’s coaching prowess, Thomasians had the privilege of being mentored by one of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) greatest coaches of all time.

Jackson, together with eight former NBA players, conducted a three-hour basketball clinic in UST on May 7, 1984.