Tag: October 28

THROUGH the UAAP basketball coverage of Studio 23, an arm of the network giant ABS-CBN, collegiate basketballs popularity has grown tremendously, surpassing even the Philippine Basketball Association, Asias oldest professional basketball league, in television ratings.

“UAAP is now more popular than the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Wala na eh, talo na natin ang PBA sa ratings,” Ricardo Matibag, UAAP board treasurer and Adamson University representative said.

But the UAAP is not like the PBA.

THE COLLEGE of Commerce captured its second consecutive Judo overall championship in the fourth Thomasian Goodwill Games last Sept. 26 at the UST Gym.

The Commerce women’s team, which topped its division, proved to be its college’s real heavyweights, accounting for seven of the squad’s 11 medals.

THE UST Golden Booters hope to revive their semifinals chances after back-to-back victories against University of the East (UE) and University of the Philippines (UP) in the Ang Liga Football Cup second elimination round.

The two-time Ang Liga bridesmaids are slowly regaining their winning form, toting a slightly improved 4-5-2 win-loss-draw card, good for fifth.

UST shuts UP

UST scraped a narrow victory against UP, 1-0, last Sept. 30 at the UST Football field.

THE UST Female Judokas won two golds and a silver medal in the NCR Ranking Championships last Sept. 17 at the AMA Computer University Gym.

Sophomores Mary Jayne Haylo and Joana de Castro dominated the -70 kg and -57 kg divisions. Meanwhile, junior judoka Vanessa Roa settled for a bridesmaid finish against University of the Philippines’ (UP) Michelle de Ocampo in the -52 kg division.

A CHAMPIONSHIP is within reach for the UST Female Booters after they had won three straight games, including a victory against defending champion University of the Philippines (UP), to earn a finals seat alongside De La Salle University (La Salle) in the Metro Manila Football Girls Association (MMGFA).

Coach Jade Bejemino’s squad is tied with La Salle in first place with a 5-1-1 win-loss-draw card. The Taft-based booters gave the España-based booters their lone defeat, but Bejemino believes that his team can still win the crown.

Woodpushers won their first title, while the Female Tiger Sharks succeeded in their title-retention bid.

The Tiger Spikers, after leading the elimination round, succumbed to defending champion Far Eastern University. The Male Tankers also finished second.

The Male Woodpushers dropped to third place, while Coach August Santamarias Lady Spikers were fourth.

Like in previous seasons, the basketball teams performances left much to be desired. The Growling Tigers and Tigresses finished sixth.

Tigers at their best

IT WAS a glorious UAAP season for the UST Senior Table Tennis teams.

The Male Paddlers captured a historic fourth straight title, while the Female Paddlers were crowned queen of the table courts after being bridesmaids last season.

Paddlers Jimboy Baring and Princess Paña capped off the momentous occasion by winning the Most Valuable Player awards.

Head coach Henberd Ortalla owed the twin victories to the teams’ perseverance and commitment.

WITH four titles and 110 accumulated points, UST is uncharacteristically ahead in the UAAP Season 68 General Championship race.

The España-based school could even be riding a more comfortable lead if the UAAP board decides to forfeit second-placer De La Salle Universitys basketball points after fielding ineligible cagers in the past three seasons. La Salle has already offered to return the Season 67 trophy.

Not far behind La Salles trail is the University of the Philippines with 94 points.

No more first round jinx