Tag: 2010

FOURTH running UST Lady Tigresses ravaged past the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs, 72-68, last September 11 at the Arena in San Juan, as they hang on dearly to their Final Four bid with a 7-5 record.

Assistant coach Elie Chua said that the UST cagebelles stayed strong and kept pushing to the last minute to grab the win.

“They (Tigresses) did not give up to the end. They just kept playing hard even though they struggled to make the shots,” Chua said.

Ann Leonardo led the charge for the Tigresses with her steady layups that kept the Espana-based hoopbelles within striking distance, 42-45, with four minutes left in the third period. Leonardo, the only player of UST who scored in double digits, topscored for the Tigresses with 26 points.

SA TINDI ng depensa ng UST Lady Booters, wala ni isa man sa kanilang mga nakalabang koponan sa Rexona Cup ang hinayaan nilang makapuntos.

Nasungkit ng Lady Booters ang kampeonato laban sa Far Eastern University (FEU), 1-0, noong ika-22 ng Agosto sa Ateneo de Manila University soccer field, tangan ang kanilang walang bahid na kartada sa torneo.

“Patunay [ito] na bawat isa sa kanila ay talagang gustong maglaro ng maayos,” ani UST head coach Rozano Estrabon. “Kaya bawat laban, ipinananalo namin.”

Nasunggaban ng Lady Booters ang FEU nang makapuntos si Marice Magdolot sa loob ng goal area sa unang tatlong minuto sa first half.

WALANG sugat ang hindi naghihilom.

Bigo mang maiuwi ng UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe ang tropeo sa UAAP Cheerdance Competition noong nakaraang taon, hindi naman ito naging hadlang sa grupo upang magsimula muli at magpursigi para maibalik ang koronang sadyang silang ang may-ari.

“Narito pa rin ang kagustuhan naming manalo,” ani Mara Gersmundo, pangulo ng Salinggawi. “Marami ang nagsasabi sa amin na gusto na talaga nilang maibalik dito [sa UST] ang titulo.”

THE CHAMPIONSHIP came when they least expected it.

Placing fourth in the eliminations, the chances of the UST Male Shuttlers seizing the title were probably next to nil. But with a surprise entry to the Finals and a pulsating 3-2 win against De La Salle University, they proved that anything could happen.

Such was the story of last season and for coach Noli Cajefe, he would prefer the same underdog seeding going into this year’s UAAP tournament. After all, he will no longer have the services of MVP Paulo Dawal, who graduated last March.

But here are the Male Shuttlers, defending the title with some serious handicap, a challenge Cajefe is most willing to take on.

THE TIGRESSES gave basketball heavyweight Adamson University all it could handle before succumbing to the Lady Falcons’ torrid three-point shooting in the final quarter and settling for a 75-86 loss at the Araneta Coliseum last July 22.

A ferocious fourth-quarter run was not enough to salvage the game for UST, which fell to a 1-2 win-loss card in the UAAP.

“It just so happened that they (Lady Falcons) had a high percentage of three-pointers,” head coach Juli Amos said. “But if it were an up-close fight, we would have had a better chance of winning.”

UST HAS a new representative in the UAAP board.

Gilda Ma. Paz Kamus took over the slot left by assistant director Felicitas Francisco of the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA).

Francisco, who was a member of the board for more than 20 years, is now with the Office for Alumni Relations serving as liaison officer for Quadricentennial activities of the Thomasian Sports Luminary Alumni.

“It’s a very challenging assignment,” said Kamus, who is concurrently the IPEA secretary.

Fr. Ermito de Sagon, IPEA Director and co-UAAP board member, endorsed Kamus to the position.