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March 24, 2015, 12:03 a.m. - THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines crushed the UST Tiger Softbelles' hopes for a finals appearance with a convincing 9-1 victory in the knockout semifinals of the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Sunday.

The Tiger Softbelles settled for third place after allowing the Lady Maroons to convert six runs in the fifth inning.

The UP batters started to connect in the fourth inning as Angela Penales converted a run via Sella Mendoza's run batted in (RBI). Chanty Bongat's right field hit sent DC Cruz and Danielle Cruz to home plate, giving the Lady Maroons a 3-1 lead.

March 20, 2015, 8:35 p.m. - THE TIGER Softbelles on Friday erased the University of the Philippines' twice-to-beat advantage with a 7-2 victory in their Final Four encounter in the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

A commanding four-run first inning set the tone for the Tiger Softbelles as they forced a knockout match for the last finals berth.

March 19, 2015, 3:17 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Softbelles mounted a come-from-behind victory against National University, 4-3, in the stepladder semifinals of the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Wednesday.

NU blanked the Tiger Softbelles in the first four innings and established a 3-0 lead. But the Softbelles began to connect with their batting to register a three-run fifth inning and tie things up.

March 14, 2015, 7:51 p.m. - THE UST Tigers are set to reclaim their standing as UAAP’s apex predator.

UST, which returns to the top after a two-year absence, has practically dethroned two-time defending UAAP seniors' general champion De La Salle University after the Lady Spikers lost to Ateneo de Manila in the women’s volleyball finals Saturday. La Salle’s softball team has also been eliminated by National University from Final Four contention.

March 14, 2015, 6:12 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Softbelles suffered a major defensive breakdown in the last two innings as the University of the Philippines hacked out a 7-4 decision in their second seed playoff at the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament in Rizal Memorial Stadium Saturday.

The loss placed UST at third seed, giving up a twice-to-beat advantage to the Lady Maroons going into the Final Four.

The Tiger Softbelles squandered a 3-0 lead in the third inning after committing consecutive errors, paving they way for a five-run fifth inning for UP.

March 11, 2015, 5:00 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Softbelles cemented their place in the Final Four after an emphatic 7-0 shutout of the University of the East to cap the elimination round of the UAAP Season Season 77 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum Wednesday.

UST scored five runs in the third inning to finish off the Lady Warriors via mercy rule.

Tiger Softbelle Kristine Lacupa got to home plate after a run batted in (RBI) by Tin Palma to get the offense going for UST in the third inning.

March 7, 2015, 5:34 p.m. - THE UST TIGER Softbelles' march in the Final Four continued after scoring a crucial 6-2 victory over a reeling De La Salle University in the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Saturday.

UST took advantage of numerous La Salle errors to power a three-run fifth inning and win their third straight game.

The Tiger Softbelles improved to a 6-5 win-loss record, climbing to second place with the Lady Archers, National University and the University of the Philippines.

March 5, 2015, 5:38 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Softbelles escaped the University of the Philippines, 3-2, to boost their Final Four bid in the UAAP Season 77 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Wednesday.

The Tiger Softbelles delivered with a three-run fifth inning and halted a potential UP comeback in the last inning to improve to a 5-5 record and share fourth place with the Lady Maroons.

March 2, 2015, 8:35 p.m. - THE UST Male Woodpushers settled for third place, while the Female Woodpushers failed to secure a podium finish anew at the end of the UAAP Season 77 chess tournament at the De La Salle Henry Sy Hall Sunday.

UST scored a total of 33.5 points in the men's division with an 8-2-4 win-draw-loss card.

La Salle dethroned Far Eastern University with 40.5 points followed by Adamson University with 37.

March 1, 2015, 12:16 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Softbelles got back to their winning ways after dominating Ateneo de Manila University, 11-0, in the second round of the UAAP Season 77 Softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

A masterful nine-run second inning allowed the Tiger Softbelles to end the game early via the mercy rule.