Tag: Archers
Maroons and Archers battle for UAAP title
UP tower of power Malick Diouf would want nothing more than to end his collegiate career with a second championship. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ And then there are two, who, by all accounts after disposing of their Final Four foes with relative ease and how they have played leading to the title series, are…
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Archers practically assured of Final Four bonus after vengeful nipping of Eagles
La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao reacts during a game against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net La Salle played its part in closing out its UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament elimination round assignment, and winning over bitter rival Ateneo on Saturday seems to just be icing on the cake for what…
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Hard work pays off for KQ, Archers
Kevin Quiambao —AUGUST DELA CRUZ On the court, Kevin Quiambao is a tough defensive assignment. He can score down low or from the perimeter and—when double-teams set up camp around him—is able to hit the open man. In fact, Quiambao celebrates as animatedly when he makes a basket as when he makes the right pass…
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Hot Archers shoot down another force in Maroons
La Salle’s Michael Phillips (left, photo above) powers his way past the UP defense. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ La Salle exacted revenge on another first-round conqueror on Sunday by taking down University of the Philippines, 88-79, and muddling up the race for the top two spots in the Final Four of the UAAP Season 86 men’s…
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Eagles, Archers get Spikers’ Turf going
EcoOil-La Salle and Fudgee Barr-Ateneo, both absent in the last tournament, open Spikers’ Turf Invitational hostilities on Friday when they tangle with separate rivals in the season-ending conference at Paco Arena in Manila. Noel Kampton and JM Ronquillo are expected to carry the scoring load for the fancied Green Spikers as they launch their campaign…
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UAAP: Maroons survive biggest test thus far by clipping Green Archers
UP center Malick Diouf.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net If there was one thing evident in the way University of the Philippines (UP) played on Wednesday night—and how it has traversed Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament thus far—is that the Fighting Maroons are showing everyone their innate ability to win. The Maroons survived a long, cold…
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Maroons in acid test against Archers; Eagles seek bounce-back
University of the Philippines (UP) and La Salle, title favorites coming off contrasting fates, are going into a key first round clash in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament looking for nothing but to forget what has happened very recently. “We’re still a work in progress,” Maroons coach Goldwin Monteverde said after a…
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