Xyza Gula rescues UST Tigresses from near loss

UST Golden Tigresses celebrate during a victory over FEU Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of Santo Tomas (UST) found its back against the wall after being two sets down and still trailing in the make-or-break third. And coach Kung Fu Reyes knew he needed a spark from the…

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Tigresses gore another big fish in Lady Archers to stay unbeaten

UST Tigresses’ Margaret Banagua (left, photo above) and Regina Jurado celebrate a critical point. —UAAP PHOTO Billed as a classic David versus Goliath matchup and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Tigresses reprised the triumphant role of the great underdog. “There’s no easy win in this tournament. You have to work hard every match,’’ said…

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Tigresses open post-Eya era with clinical dismantling of Lady Bulldogs

UST setter Cassie Carballo.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Spikers Regina Jurado and Jonna Perdido and rookie Angeline Poyos just unveiled themselves as a formidable scoring trio in a jolting victory that University of Santo Tomas (UST) pulled off at the expense of perennial title contender National University. With freshman middle blocker Mary Margaret Banagua and sophomore Bianca Plaza…

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UST Tigresses ease past NU Lady Bulldogs in UAAP volleyball

UST Golden Tigresses celebrate after beating NU Lady Bulldogs in straight sets in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Cassie Carballo positioned herself on the right flank, saw a gaping hole and drove it down with all her might at match point. University of Santo Tomas caught a big prey on its…

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Promising trio has UST Tigresses off to roaring start

Led by their troika of Angeline Poyos, Regina Jurado and Jonna Perdido, the UST Golden Tigresses had quite a debut in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas may have lost Eya Laure and other veteran cogs but the Golden Tigresses quickly formed a solid trio in…

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UST Tigresses keen on proving themselves sans Eya Laure

UST Tigresses’ Dedet Pepito and Regina Jurado.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The young University of Santo Tomas Tigresses are eager to prove that they can reach greater heights even in the post-Eya Laure era starting on Saturday in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Libero Detdet Pepito admitted that it’s hard to fill in…

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How Haydee Ong transformed UST Tigresses into becoming NU’s downfall

UST Growling Tigresses coach Haydee Ong. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — When Haydee Ong took over as University of Santo Tomas women’s basketball coach in 2016, the Growling Tigresses lost their games in lopsided fashion to the mighty National University Lady Bulldogs. They couldn’t even get past NU’s full-court press during those years. But the…

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Nikki Villasin on title-clinching shot for UST Tigresses: ‘If I make this, it’s over’

UST Growling Tigresses’ Nikki Villasin comes through in clutch to end NU Lady Bulldogs’ chokehold of the UAAP women’s basketball competition. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—When University of Santo Tomas’ Nikki Villasin sank her fast-break layup with 11.9 seconds left in Game 3 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball Finals, she already knew what coming…

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Bulldogs take Tigresses to the limit

Stefanie Berberabe (No. 10) and the rest of the Bulldogs outhustle the Tigresses. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Facing the biggest threat to the UAAP women’s basketball throne it has sat on for years, National University (NU) dug as deep as it could and barely kept its title retention bid alive in Season 86, thanks in large…

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Lady Bulldogs near another SSL title after edging Tigresses in Game 1

NU Lady Bulldogs in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Pre-Season Championship. –SSL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — National University needed to recover from its first set loss before taming the gritty University of Santo Tomas, 21-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-17, to move closer to another perfect Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Pre-Season Championship Season 2 on Friday night…

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