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THE UST Growling Tigresses finished at fourth place after faltering anew in the fourth quarter with a 61-62 defeat against the Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 77 women’s basketball stepladder semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena last Sept. 21.

With less than a minute remaining in regulation, the Tigresses squandered several possessions that resulted in a resounding 13-2 FEU surge, capped with a Claire Castro layup to snatch the lead from UST, 60-61.

Lore Rivera managed to tie things up again at 61-all after a split from the stripe with 20 seconds remaining, but Lady Tamaraw Lorraine Ventura pushed her squad back on top with a split of her own, 61-62.

Sept. 21, 2014, 5:17 p.m. - THE UST Growling Tigresses capped a season of close defeats with another one against the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 61-62, in the step-ladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 77 women's basketball tournament at the MOA Arena, Sunday.

The Tigresses are eliminated from the Final Four, while FEU will advance to the next round of the semifinals to face defending champion De La Salle University, which is armed with a twice-to-beat advantage.

31 Agosto 2014, 11:40 p.m. - NILAMPASO ng UST Growling Tigresses ang University of the Philippines Lady Maroons, 88-75, upang maitala ang kanilang ikalawang sunod na panalos a ikalawang round ng UAAP season 77 women's basketball tournament sa Araneta Coliseum, Linggo.

Nagpakawala ang Most Valuable Player candidate na si Lore Rivera ng season-high 36 puntos, 24 mula sa second half, at 13 rebounds para maiakyat sa 6-5 ang kartada ng UST para sa ikatlong pwesto.

Tinapos ng Tigresses ang ikatlong yugto sa isang three-point play ni Marielle Isanan at tres ni Kim Reyes upang lumayo sa UP, 61-45.

3 Agosto 2014, 5:46 p.m. - NAUNGUSAN ng UST Growling Tigresses ang University of the Philippines Lady Maroons, 44-43, sa kanilang paghaharap sa UAAP women's basketball tournament sa Ateneo Gym kanina, Agosto 3.

Ito pa lamang ang ikalawang panalo ng Growling Tigresses matapos ang limang laro.

Lumamang ang UST, 44-38, matapos maibuslo ni Kim Reyes ang isang go-ahead basket sa huling 3:18 ng laro na sinundan pa ng layup ni Kristine Siapoc.

Sinagot ito ng Lady Maroons sa pamamagitan ng isang three-point play ni Christine Aliermo.

Naka-iskor din si Antonia Wong sa ilalim ng basket na kumain sa kalamangan ng UST, 43-44, nang may isang minuto na lang ang nalalabi.

13 July 2014, 8:19 p.m. - The UST Growling Tigers and Tigresses opened their respective UAAP campaigns with disappointing defeats Sunday.

The Growling Tigers suffered a 40-59 beating against the National University Bulldogs at the SmarG-Araneta Coliseum while the Tigresses crumbled down the stretch against defending champion La Salle, 50-56, at the Blue Eagle Gym.

The Tigers started slow offensively in the first half as they found themselves trailing by nine, 9-18, in the middle of the second quarter.

But Karim Abdul sparked a 12-3 UST run to tie the game at 21 before entering the half trailing by four, 21-25.