UA La Salle gains ‘character-building’ win over UP

UA La Salle gains ‘character-building’ win over UP

UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—La Salle accomplished a lot on Sunday. Not only did the Green Archers exact revenge on last year’s Finals rival University of the Philippines, but they also halted the Fighting Maroons’ four-game win streak and bolstered their Final Four positioning in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament. But more importantly, they notched a character-building win heading into the seco…

Injury-plagued La Salle defies odds, stuns UP in finals rematch to force 3-way tie

MANILA, Philippines – No Kean Baclaan and Mason Amos, no problem for the La Salle Green Archers.  Despite missing their injured stars, the Green Archers prevailed in a highly anticipated finals rematch over defending champion UP Fighting Maroons with a nail-biting 72-69 escape in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the packed Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, October 19.  La Salle forward Vhoris Marasigan delivered the clutch go-ahead pu…

Goldwin Monteverde challenges UP to rediscover composure in second round

After clawing their way back from a 0-2 start with an impressive four-game winning streak, defending champion University of the Philippines found itself on the losing end once again — this time against a familiar foe. In a rematch of the past two UAAP men’s basketball finals, the Fighting Maroons couldn’t close out a resilient De La Salle University side, falling 72-69 on Sunday night at the SMART Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Even without Ma…