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THE UST Golden Sox barged into the Final Four with a perfect record, claiming their eight straight win after defeating Ateneo de Manila University, 6-5, last January 16 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Park.

The black-and-gold batters swept the first round of Season 73 hostilities last December and maintained an immaculate 8-0 win-loss card in the second round. Trailing UST are National University and Ateneo with a 4-3 and 4-4 standing, respectively. NU’s second game against University of the Philippines was postponed because of the hard rain last January 9.

IN SEPARATE competitions during the Christmas break, the UST Tracksters brought glory, not only for the school, but also for the whole country.

Seven UST Tracksters joined the Philippine delegation in the 15th ASEAN University Games (AUG) held in Chiangmai, Thailand from December 15 to 23.

Tracksters Meriam Colangoy, Luville Dato-on, Serenata Saluan, Keizel Pedriña, Viena Mae and Ma. Dela Paz Banebane, and Roger Denolo contributed five out to the 33 medals of the Philippines, 10 of which came from the Athletics division.

Colangoy, team captain of the UST Female Tracksters, clocked in two minutes and 57.13 seconds in the hepthathlon event to bring home a silver medal.

WHEN YOU lose your aces, you go with what’s left in the deck.

Fortunately for the UST Male Tennisters, holdovers from last year’s champion team delivered as they moved a step closer to sweeping the first round of the UAAP Lawn Tennis eliminations. They will ride on a clean 3-0 slate, going into an anticipated showdown with De La Salle University.

“If we want to win, we can’t win by our veterans alone,” coach Karl Santamaria said. “Everyone has to chip in. Right now, we have three rookies playing important roles in the team without our top players from last year and I told them to expect a hostile environment.”

DEFENDING champion Lady Spikers suffered a monumental upset at the hands of the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons for their third loss of the season.

The Lady Maroons, the cellar dwellers, played more like the championship team in pounding out a gritty 25-23, 13-25, 25-23, 20-25, 24-22 victory against UST at The Arena in San Juan last Sunday.

Despite the defeat, the powerhouse Lady Spikers kept their hold on the second spot with a 7-3 win-loss card.

Pre-game analyses predicted a Santo Tomas onslaught against a hapless UP squad, which went into the game with just one victory against 8 losses. The Lady Spikers were riding high on their dominant, three-set victory against the National University four days earlier.

The Philippine Azkals, which made football history by shaming a regional powerhouse last year, included a Thomasian.

Though Golden Booter David Basa spent most his time warming the bench, he knows the experience was priceless especially that day the Azkals routed Vietnam before a capacity crowd of 40,000 at the My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi.

“I felt the pressure of the people as well as the weight of representing the country,” said the 21-year-old Basa, who is on his last playing year at the UAAP. “The intensity of the game was very different.”

Basa drew the interest of a member of the national team’s coaching staff who saw him play in UST’s tune-up games with the squad. He was formally recruited last August.

DESPITE having no training facility of their own, the UST Male Fencers scored a respectable third place performance in the UAAP to offset the last place finish of the women’s squad.

The Male Fencers chalked up a 1-2-1 gold-silver-bronze medal haul, only one gold shy of reigning champion University of the Philippines’ collection of 2-1-2 medals and runner-up Ateneo’s 2-0-1 finish.

Coach Arman Bernal said the outcome would have been better if the fencers had a regular training facility on campus.

“We used to train in Ultra where other schools train as well, that’s why they might have read and studied our techniques,” he said in Filipino. “But equipment-wise, we don’t have any trouble, that’s why we work hard to win and give the glory back to UST.”

Hindi Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas (UST) kundi Unibersidad ng San Carlos (USC) ang pinakamatandang paaralan sa Pilipinas.

Noong 1995 pa lamang, ipinagdiwang na ng USC, o ang sinasabing dating Colegio de San Ildefonso, sa Lungsod ng Cebu ang kanilang ika-400 anibersaryo.

Kapuwa mas matanda pa sa Harvard University ng Estados Unidos na itinayo ng isang Protestanteng alagad ng Diyos na si Rev. John Harvard noong 1636!

Bagama’t ipinaglalaban pa rin ang nasabing rekord ng UST, na kilala noon bilang Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, masasabing UST pa rin ang naunang maging “unibersidad” nang igawad ito noong 1645 gayong nakamit ito ng USC noong 1948.Ang atas o utos na ito ay mula pa kay Santo Papa Inocencio X.

DETERMINED to book a championship ticket this time around, the UST Male Tennisters essayed back-to back wins in the ongoing Season 72 lawn tennis tournament to stay on top with a 5-0 win-loss slate.

UST swept the luckless University of the Philippines (UP) for its second straight victory last January 10 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Court.

UST’s Miguel Narvaez emerged victorious over James Pang after a three-hour battle that ended at 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. In the doubles match, the black-gold-white tandem of Ryan Montalbo and Gerard Pinili subdued Dennis Vitaliano and Julian Mendoza with a 6-3, 6-2 win.

Season 70 Rookie of the Year Raymond Villarete contributed to UST’s cause with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Justine Echague in the second singles clash.

THE GREEN Archers are closing in, threatening to erase the Tigers’ slim 17-thin point lead at the end of the first semester and deny UST another UAAP general championship. UST’s fate now rests on 14 Tigers squads, three of which are defending their respective crowns against vastly improved opponents.

Here are the Varsitarian’s predictions on how the Tigers would perform in the final seven events.

Tiger Spikers

Last Season: Champion

Prediction: Champion

THE UST Tiger Spikers punctuated their dominance of the first round, trouncing the University of the Philippines (UP) squad, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-22, last January 13 at The Arena, San Juan.

UST finished the eliminations tied with the Far Eastern University with a similar 6-1 win-lose slate.

John Paul Torres and Henry Pecaña delivered 22 and 14 attack points, respectively, to help UST conquer the Maroons.

“Though we now lead the standings, with one loss, I am still not contented with the team’s level of performance,” coach Emil Lontoc said. “But we are eagerly preparing for the second round to improve our game.”