Tag: October 23

NUMBERS don’t lie.

What went wrong with the UST Growling Tigers this season boiled down to inconsistency and shaky offense, as shown by data from Imperium, UAAP’s official statistics company.

In half of their 14 games, the Growling Tigers performed poorly in the first three quarters before getting their rhythm in the final period. They had four games where they collapsed in the end after an aggressive start.

The Tigers also slumped in offense as they only made a total of 309 field goals to rank seventh in the league. They also placed sixth in field goal percentage, shooting only an average of 35.7 percent.

THE UST Junior Golden Tigresses lost their title after succumbing to a determined National University side, 21-25, 26-28, 28-26, 12-25, in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 77 girls' volleyball tournament at the Adamson Gym last Oct. 2.

The Lady Bullpups clinched their first UAAP girls’ volleyball title.

Down two sets to none, the Golden Tigresses uncorked a quick 5-0 run to gain the lead late in the third set, 20-18.

Czarina Cudias then sealed a tight frame with a service ace to keep UST’s title hopes alive, 28-26.

But the Tigresses couldn’t stop a rampaging NU side as the Lady Bullpups cracked the fourth set with a commanding 11-point lead, 8-19, after Caitlyn Viray unleashed five aces.

THE UST Tigersharks clinched the third spot while the Female Tigersharks returned from a year of hiatus to bag fourth during the UAAP Season 77 swimming competitions at the Rizal Memorial Stadium last Oct. 2 to 5.

After placing fourth for the last two seasons, the Male Tigersharks collected a total of one silver and six bronze medals for 187 points to finish third overall behind Ateneo De Manila University (540 points) and University of the Philippines (325 points).

UST rookie Francis Marquez delivered the lone silver medal for the Tigersharks in the men’s 200-meter backstroke after clocking in at 2:17.14 behind Ateneo’s Gerard Reyes with 2:13.99.

Top Tigress Lore Rivera ended her collegiate career without a title, her squad’s final game against Far Eastern University (FEU) still haunting her.

With the Lady Tamaraws ahead only by a point, the former national team standout recalled how confident she was that she can execute the game-winning play designed for her.

“I told myself, ‘I can do it.’ I knew I can make the basket and the game was still ours,” she recalled.

But Rivera couldn’t deliver despite 3.8 seconds still left in the game as the Tigresses missed a chance to meet defending champion De La Salle University for a shot at the title.

Rivera, 21, recalled weeping afterward, realizing she was ending her stint with UST without a title.