UST, La Salle face off in crucial clash

UST Tigresses in their game against La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO De La Salle University (DLSU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) will be seeing a lot of each other in the coming weeks, and whether that starts with Angel Canino’s comeback game for the defending…

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UST heads into clash vs La Salle with Poyos healthy again

The Tigresses (left photo) whoop it up as Angge Poyos is back to 100 percent. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ University of Santo Tomas (UST) was on the losing end of two revenge games in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. National University (NU) and Far Eastern University got the Golden Tigresses’ number in…

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La Salle gears up for key game vs UST in UAAP women’s volleyball

La Salle Lady Spikers.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Back in February, University of Santo Tomas stunned La Salle in a five-set thriller that the reigning UAAP women’s volleyball champion hasn’t forgotten since. The Lady Spikers have a chance to exact revenge against the Golden Tigresses on Saturday with a twice-to-beat incentive on the line. “With us, like…

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La Salle makes quick work of Ateneo in UAAP women’s volleyball

La Salle Lady Spikers’ Thea Gagate in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–La Salle would have none of the publicized epic rivalry with Ateneo after the defending champions dumped their arch nemesis, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18, as quickly as possible on Sunday night in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. The…

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Laput, Coronel leading La Salle charge amid tough times

La Salle Lady Spikers’ Shevana Laput and Julia Coronel in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — With Shevana Laput and Julia Coronel at the forefront, La Salle continued to lean on its battle-tested system regain its winning ways and keep the Final Four twice-to-beat bonus on track in the…

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La Salle is feeling the gravity of Angel Canino’s absence.

La Salle Lady Spikers —Photo: UAAP La Salle is feeling the gravity of Angel Canino’s absence. Sure, the Lady Spikers have managed well without their star scorer, winning three of their four games without Canino. But there has been an obvious disarray in their movements on the floor and it showed anew on Wednesday in…

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La Salle could lose another key player with Jyne Soreño injured

La Salle Lady Spikers’ Jyne Soreño (left) in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The De La Salle Lady Spikers are holding their breath after Jyne Soreño suffered a left shoulder injury in the first set of their four-set win over the Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP Season…

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La Salle enters key stretch in top two bid against Adamson

La Salle Lady Spikers star Angel Canino is sidelined with arm injury in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Three schools are obviously going to try to avoid finishing the elimination round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament at this spot: No. 3. For La Salle, it is that number…

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UST, NU, La Salle make last push for Final Four incentive

MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) hopes in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament was always going to run through La Salle. But, no doubt, it was a stunning upset to Far Eastern University (FEU) last Saturday that rocked the Tigresses’ quest for twice-to-beat protection in the Final Four. Even if UST coach…

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Bella Belen plays through back injury in NU win over La Salle

NU Lady Bulldogs’ Bella Belen against La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—It’s mind over matter for Bella Belen, who still played a crucial role in National University’s win over La Salle on Sunday in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament despite nursing a back injury.…

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