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THE UST Woodpushers suffered back-to-back losses at the end of the first round of the UAAP Season 78 chess tournament at the De La Salle University Henry Sy hall last Feb. 25.

The Male and Female Woodpushers faltered against the league-leading National University and University of the Philippines, 1.5-2.5, respectively.

UST’s lone win came from Timothy So Kua, who prevailed over Federation Internationale des Echecs Master Austin Literatus in Board 2.

Woodpushers Normel De Jesus and Christian Flores both yielded to International Master Paulo Bersamino and Vince Medina, respectively, while UST’s Heirry Manaloto settled for a draw against Angelo Mansanero in Board 4.

THE UST Male Tennisters ended their forgettable UAAP Season 78 campaign with a narrow 2-3 loss to the University of the East Red Warriors in the lawn tennis tournament at the Rizal Memorial tennis courts Feb. 24.

The Male Tennisters slid down to fifth place with a 3-8 win-loss card after a runner-up finish last year.

UST’s Christian Lopez and Francis Lanzado faltered against UE’s Charles Kinaadman and Rodolfo Barquin, respectively.

Rookie Dave Mosqueda sealed UST’s first win after sweeping Jeleardo Amazona, 7-6, 6-4.

The Joel Cabusas-Bernlou Bering pair almost gave the Tennisters a victory but could not overcome Rolly Saga and Rogelio Estano, 5-7, 7-5, 2-6.

LAST season cellar-dwellers, the UST Lady Booters, look to turn things around this year by bringing in a new head coach.

Former UAAP gold medalist Priscilla Rubio, or Coach Aging, will try to steer UST back to football supremacy.

After the team had disbanded en route to the opening of the head coaching position, Rubio was among those who applied for the job left vacant by coach JR Judal.

The Dumaguete native officially assumed the position in the 2015 Philippine Football Federation Women’s Cup where they finished fourth.

“Sa isip ko nandyan na talaga na gusto ko mag-coach, hindi ko lang in-expect na ganoon kabilis,” Rubio told the Varsitarian. “Siguro nakita ‘yung capability ko to lead the team.”

THE NIGHTMARE persists.

The Golden Tigresses’ Final Four hopes vanished after a fifth-set meltdown against a gritty Far Eastern University, 21-25, 15-25, 25-20, 25-16, 6-15, in their do-or-die playoff match in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena last Feb. 25.

The Tigresses Failed to enter the Final Four for the third consecutive year.

Despite a jittery start, UST forced a deciding set after its offense came alive in the third and fourth frame.

But the Tigresses lost steam as the Lady Tamaraws pounded UST with their relentless offense for a fatal 11-2 rally.

UST’S shot at chess redemption will have to wait next season as the Male Woodpushers finished at third place following a draw against National University (NU) in the final round of the UAAP Season 77 chess tournament at the De La Salle University Henry Sy Hall last March 1.

The Male Woodpushers, champions in Season 75 but only placed fourth last year, produced a total of 33.5 points from an 8-2-4 win-draw-loss card.

La Salle dethroned defending champion Far Eastern University (FEU) with 40.5 markers followed by the Adamson University with 37 points.

The lone bright spot for UST against NU was former MVP Timothy So Kua who defeated against Neil Pondoc.

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 Tennisters settled for silver medals after falling against defending champion National University (NU) as the UAAP Season 77 tennis tournament wrapped up at the Olivarez Sports Center last Feb. 27.

The UST Male Tennisters came up short against the Bulldogs in the finals, 1-3, as NU notched its third straight title. UST finished with a 7-4 record, and improve from its fourth-place finish last season.

“I’m happy for our team kasi ginusto talaga nila manalo and ginawa naman nila lahat,” head coach Alexander Diego said, “Masaya ako kasi they played like champions.”

Down one match, the UST duo of Joel Cabusas and Francis Patino shocked NU’s Al Madrio and Jigo Pena, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, in the first doubles match to score the equalizer.

A DAY late and a dollar short.

After back-to-back wins to kickoff their season, the UST Golden Sox suffered a mid-season slump and lost their chance for a finals appearance. UST ended its UAAP 77 campaign with a 9-3 victory against powerhouse Adamson University at the Rizal Memorial Stadium last Feb. 26.

UST finished fourth with a 4-6 record but will not play in the semifinals as the top two squads, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University, will go directly to the finals following a stepladder format.

The Golden Sox suffered a six-game losing skid before winning their last two assignments against defending champion Ateneo and Adamson.

TOUGH downfall.

Both UST football squads recorded their worst showing in the history of the UAAP football tournament after separate losses last Feb. 22.

The Golden Booters exited the tourney with a heartbreaking 1-2 defeat at the hands of the Ateneo de Manila University at the Far Eastern University-Diliman pitch.

The Lady Booters finished at the bottom of the standings in the women’s division after a 0-1 loss to Ateneo at the Moro Lorenzo pitch.

The Golden Booters ended Season 77 with a forgettable 4-10 win-loss record for sixth place including four straight defeats.