The Covid-19 pandemic has been a showstopper. It has forced sports leagues, especially those at the collegiate level, into cancellation.

But UST’s sports scene was not quiet. The Varsitarian looks back at its top sports stories of 2020.

EJ Laure makes UAAP return

EJ Laure returns to the Growling Tigresses and scores 17 points in a 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 20-25, 13-15 UST loss against NU.

READ: UST Golden Tigresses fall short vs NU

Last UAAP Match

Eya and EJ Laure propel UST to a 25-20, 25-16, 25-18 sweep over Far Eastern University to give the Golden Tigresses their first win in UAAP Season 82 on March 8.

READ: Laure sisters fuel Tigresses’ first win vs FEU

UST mourns death of legendary coach 

Coach Januario “Aric” del Rosario, who guided the UST Growling Tigers to four consecutive UAAP basketball titles in the 90s, dies on March 26 at 80 years old.

READ: UST mourns death of Coach Aric who led Tigers to UAAP immortality

Season 82 prematurely ends

UAAP officially cancels on April 7 the remainder of Season 82, after the government announced the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.

Events affected by the cancellation are volleyball, football, athletics, baseball and softball.

READ: Luzon lockdown extension forces UAAP to cancel season

UST champs of truncated season

UST wins its 44th UAAP general championship after amassing 2019 points in the season cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

READ: UST bags 44th UAAP championship as pandemic season ends

First domino to fall: Cansino leaves UST

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CJ Cansino transfers to the University of the Philippines after the Growling Tigers’ Sorsogon ‘bubble’ training.

READ: Dating Tiger na si Cansino, UP Maroon na

IPEA director steps down amid investigation

Fr. Jannel Abogado, O.P. steps down as IPEA director on Aug. 26

READ: Sorsogon ‘bubble’: Athletics chief ng UST, nagbitiw sa gitna ng imbestigasyon — source

Abando, Bataller, Paraiso leave for Letran

The Tigers lose three key pieces in Rhenz Abando, Ira Bataller and Brent Paraiso as they transfer to Letran amid the ‘bubble’ controversy.

READ: Abando, Bataller, nilayasan na rin ang UST

Ayo Out

UST Growling Tigers head coach Aldin Ayo announces his resignation on Sept. 4.

The University, a day after, accepts Ayo’s resignation.

READ: Aldin Ayo resigns as UST head coach

UAAP slaps Ayo with indefinite ban

Ayo is banned “indefinitely” from the UAAP, the league’s board announces on Sept. 9.

According to the league board, Ayo “endangered the health and well-being of the student athletes under his charge when he conducted the training during a government-declared state of emergency.”

READ: UAAP bans Ayo ‘indefinitely’ over Sorsogon ‘bubble’

PNP clears Ayo

Almost a month after being banned from the UAAP indefinitely, Ayo is cleared by a Sorsogon City police of violation of the government’s health protocols.

READ: PNP report clears Ayo: No team practice in Sorsogon ‘bubble’

UAAP signs contract with Cignal TV

The UAAP signs a 5.5-year broadcasting deal with CignalTV on Oct. 23 as long-time broadcasting partner ABS-CBN stopped operations in May. 

UAAP suspends season 83

THE UAAP board on Dec. 11 announces it is pulling the plug on Season 83, citing the health and safety of student athletes as Covid-19 cases continued to rise.

The league’s board says it will study “the implications of the cancellation for the guidance of the member-schools and student-athletes.”

READ: With no pandemic end in sight, UAAP cancels new season

 

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