Tag: Vol. LXXXIII

HIS PARENTS wanted a good medical school with a distinct Catholic character. UST fit the billing.

The UST Golden Sox will parade a top-ranked slugger from the University of Texas to fortify their lineup in the upcoming UAAP season.

Top recruit Bernardo Siaotong, 22, will bring to bring to the team young experience that has caught the attention of other UAAP schools, not to mention some top US collegiate squads. “But I turned them down because I think I need to be in UST,” he said.

A former Bellaire High School outfielder who never left a baseball season without swatting at least three homeruns, Siaotong is expected to be the “go-to-guy” for the UST Golden Sox, who was denied of a back-to-back championship last season.

THE UST Shuttlers took an early exit in the initial rounds of the 5th Philippine National Open-Ming Ramos Youth Cup Badminton Championships at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Badminton Hall from May 14 to 18.

Male Shuttler Benjude Cajefe trounced Gilbert Ignacio of the Philippine Polytechnic University in his first game, 21-10, 21-11, but lost steam in his match against Far Eastern University’s (FEU) Vincent Fabro on the second day.

Former Tiger Kevin Dalisay scored back-to-back victories in the men’s singles division against Escoses Training Camp’s Kingsley Go, 21-6, 21-12, and Under-19 neophyte Ray Chan, 21-6, 21-4. Dalisay fell short against an experienced Paul Vivas of the University of the Philippines in the third round, 16-21, 13-21.

BY NOW, undergraduate classes should have begun without my batchmates and I am no longer a part of college anymore. Our old shoes and uniforms have already been given away to charity or kept in the bodega along with other things set to be lost in oblivion.

Sure enough, some of us might have already expressed how much we miss good old USTe by blogging about it. On the other hand, those who wish to pursue further studies have a different feel on the brand new academic year ahead of them: Anticipation.

THE UST Lady Spikers demolished the Far Eastern University (FEU), 25-19, 25-16, 24-26, 26-16, in the Shakey’s V-League quarterfinals at the Arena in San Juan last May 13.

The Lady Spikers ended matters in the fourth set with a barrage of points from Maika Ortiz and Judy Caballejo, and a quick kill from Maruja Banaticla.

 Down two sets, the Lady Tamaraws fought back in the third frame through the heroics of Thai import Eve Sanorseang, who collected 13 points for FEU. Her timely placements made sure there would be a fourth set.

But UST would not be denied as Banaticla scored five points to start the final set. Ortiz scored on a wide shot to widen the gap for UST, 19-12.

THE UST ultimate frisbee team captured its second bronze medal in the National Ultimate Collegiate Championship after escaping the Ateneo de Manila University, 8-5, at the Circulo Verde open field in Libis, Quezon City last April 29.

Espanya United forced a late rally against the Loyola Ultimate Disc Association despite being goalless in the soft cap period.

“I thought that what happened from last year’s tournament would happen again,” said team captain Tin Garcia, whose team lost to Ateneo in last year’s semifinals.

Coming off a 5-12 semifinal loss against De La Salle University, UST ignited a rally as Riel Margate connected on a short pass from Iñaki Melchor in the right flank for their team›s first point.

THE UST Woodpushers finished strong in the 2012 National Juniors Chess Championships Visayas-leg at the Cabagnot Training Center in Kalibo, Aklan from April 11 to 14.

Four Woodpushers booked tickets to the grand playoffs from April 23 to 30 in Tanauan, Batangas, but missed the opportunity due to personal commitments.

Christine Laz led seventh-seeded Lady Woodpushers after amassing four points in the girls’ division (three wins, one loss, and two draws) to finish sixth after six rounds in the four-day tournament.

“I was disappointed with my performance because there were games that I almost won but then I got rattled with time so we ended up with draws,” said Laz, who tried out for the world championships in Greece.

THE UST Tiger Cubs Team B suffered a 58-119 thrashing courtesy of the more experienced San Beda Red Cubs in their first game of the 18th Fr. Martin Summer Cup at the St. Placid’s Sports Complex in San Beda College last April 15.

Tiger Cubs Paolo Corre and Patrick Ramirez combined for 34 points but was not enough against the Red Cubs’ balanced scoring.

Javee Mocon had 14 points for San Beda while Arvin Tolentino pitched in 12 for the Red Cub offense.

UST was ready for a knockout as San Beda went on a 12-2 run early in the fourth, highlighted by two consecutive three-point plays by Tolentino, to go up, 54-112.

Red Cub Adven Diputado exploded with 10 points in the third frame to further expand San Beda’s lead to 54.

FOR THE first time, the UST Lady Spikers abandoned an all-Filipino line-up and fielded a guest player in 6-foot-2 Thai national team mainstay Utaiwan Kaensing in the Shakey’s V-League.

Coach Odjie Mamon said he picked Kaensing to man the middle, admittedly his squad’s waterloo. And so far, the 23-year-old Thai has been delivering. She averages four blocks per game and is third in the league in scoring at 17 points per game.

Kaensing brings to the Lady Spikers her veteran poise and experience, having played in the Asian Cup, Volleyball World Grand Prix, and World Championship.