Tag: UST
Current UST Tigers draw comparisons to ’06 squad, but path to glory may take longer
UST assistant coach Japs Cuan is part of the last Tigers team that won the UAAP championship in 2006. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—One team won the championship. The other is currently languishing in the cellar of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Could these University of Santo Tomas teams be any more different? But…
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Xyza Gula’s old form helps UST push NU to its limits in Super League
UST Growling Tigers’ Xyza Gula soars for a hit against NU defenders. –SSL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Xyza Gula brought out the fight in University of Santo Tomas in the team’s runner-up finish to powerhouse National University in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Pre-Season Championship on Saturday evening at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Gula powered the…
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UAAP: Ateneo ends 3-game skid, eliminates UST
Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay against UST in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Ateneo rediscovered its winning ways after ousting the University of Santo Tomas, 67-59, to keep its Final Four hopes alive in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. But the…
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UST knocks out FEU, advance to final vs NU
University of Santo Tomas (UST) has booked a seat in the championship of the Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2. But things are not going to be easy for the Tigresses, with reigning queens National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs standing in their way. “We learned how to never let go of the fight,”…
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UAAP: NU survives UST in OT, nails Final Four berth in women’s basketball
NU Lady Bulldogs celebrate against University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Mayday Canuto hit the game-winning basket as National University survived University of Santo Tomas in overtime, 77-76, to secure a spot in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball Final Four on Sunday at Mall…
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NU wins five straight in UAAP women’s basketball; UST beats UP
NU Lady Bulldogs’ Jainaba Konateh against Ateneo’s Sarah Makanjuola. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion National University extended its win streak to five games after overcoming Ateneo, 84-74, in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jainaba Konateh, who averaged 4.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in the…
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UAAP: UST ends long losing streak at expense of FEU
UST’s Nic Cabañero.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — University of Santo Tomas finally ended its 19-game losing streak with a 68-62 victory over Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. Nic Cabañero, who was part of the school’s longest losing spell dating back to their…
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UAAP: UP stays unbeaten, keeps UST winless
UP’s Harold Alarcon.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines leaned on guards Harold Alarcon and JD Cagulangan to dominate winless University of Santo Tomas, 110-79, and stay unbeaten in five games in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Alarcon led the collective effort with 21…
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UAAP: Jeff Napa’s outburst motivates NU to return to form vs UST
NU coach Jeff Napa. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net MANILA, Philippines—It took an outburst–and a broken tumbler–from National University coach Jeff Napa for the Bulldogs to get their bearings together and return to the win column of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Despite the squad’s 87-69 victory over University of Santo Tomas at Mall of Asia…
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Jarencio feels UST Tigers just missing one piece to be able to contend
UST coach Pido Jarencio. University of Santo Tomas (UST) is in a UAAP Season 86 start no one expected, as the Growling Tigers have gone 0-4 in the aftermath of all the preseason frenzy surrounding Pido Jarencio’s return to the bench and the team’s massive recruitment. “My players are playing their hearts out every time,…
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