Tag: March 7, 2015

THE SECOND-seeded UST Tiger Spikers’ championship hopes were crushed by two-time defending champion National University (NU) after an 18-25, 23-25, 23-25defeat in their Final Four do-or-die showdown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Feb. 28.

Despite being tied for the league’s best record at 11-3, UST blew a twice-to-beat advantage in its first trip to the playoffs after a two-year absence.

With the game tied at 21 in the third set, Ruben Baysac and Peter Torres delivered back-to-back points to gain the upperhand for the Bulldogs, 23-21.

UST Skipper Romnick Rico retaliated with his own attack but it did not matter as his service error sent the Bulldogs to match point, 22-24.

THEY cannot catch a break.

After working up a sizeable lead after the first semester, the UST Growling Tigers’ chance of regaining the UAAP overall title is slipping, with two-time defending champion De La Salle University catching up as Season 77 nears a climactic finish.

Based on the Varsitarian’s latest and unofficial tally of the general championship race, UST has a total of 275 points from all events except softball while La Salle currently has 238 points not including results from women’s volleyball, baseball, softball and men’s football.

THE UST Tiger Softbelles solidified their bid for a Final Four spot after rolling past De La Salle University, 6-2, in the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium last March 7.

A three-run fifth inning allowed the Tiger Softbelles to pull away for good as they scored their third straight win and created a four-way logjam for second place with the Lady Archers, National University and the University of the Philippines with identical 6-2 records.

Tiger Softbelle Tin Palma ignited the offense in the middle of the fifth inning after scoring a run off a batting error by La Salle’s Vanessa Borbon.

Mallows Garde followed it up for UST, making it to home plate off a Sharmaine Oria run batted it (RBI) for a 5-2 lead.