Tag: USTs
Detdet Pepito’s leadership bolsters UST’s twice-to-beat bid
UST libero Detdet Pepito.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas libero Detdet Pepito exuded her leadership to power the Golden Tigresses over University of the East in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. With Pepito barking orders left and right, UST was able to bounce back from its heartbreaker at…
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UAAP volleyball: UST’s Carballo, NU’s Retamar key winning streaks
UST’s Cassie Carballo.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Setters took center stage in the second week of the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments — two of whom shone in their respective squads’ strong runs of form midway through the first round of prelims play. University of Santo Tomas’ sophomore playmaker Cassie Carballo embodied grace under pressure in orchestrating…
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UST’s ‘discipline, determination’ key to unbeaten start
UST coach KungFu Reyes and Angge Poyos react during a game against FEU in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The University of Santo Tomas Tigresses are not just coming to every game to play, they fight to win. That’s been the key to their hot 4-0 start in the…
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UAAP: UST’s Adama Faye out for season, back in Senegal to recover from injury
FILE – UST big man Adama Faye against UE defenders. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Struggling University of Santo Tomas will have to play out the remainder of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament without its Senegalese center Adama Faye. Faye had already flown back to Senegal to continue his recovery from a “nagging back injury,”…
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UAAP Players of Week: La Salle’s Quiambao, UST’s Ferrer fuel teams’ streaks
La Salle star Kevin Quiambao in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Putting on all-around plays in the past week, both Kevin Quiambao and Tantoy Ferrer emerged as the biggest factors in the runs of the De La Salle Green Archers and the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigresses,…
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UAAP: Nic Cabañero hopes UST’s breakthrough leads to more wins
UST’s Nic Cabañero.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — After finally ending the University of Santo Tomas’ longest losing streak in history, Nic Cabañero and the Growling Tigers are determined to get more wins in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. Cabañero, who couldn’t hide his frustration when UST suffered its 19th…
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In just her second year, Carballo now among UST’s leaders
Cassie Carballo. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Now an “ate” (older sister) in a young rebuilding University of Sto. Tomas (UST) squad, Cassie Carballo intends to help the Golden Tigresses in any way she can armed with whatever experience she drew from her rookie UAAP stint. “Our coaches remind us every day, especially as a rookie last year,…
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UST’s Detdet Pepito, Regina Jurado ready for leadership role – rezal404
Dett Pepito. UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Detdet Pepito and Regina Jurado vow to show maturity in leading the rebuilding University of Santo Tomas in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) National Invitationals. The Golden Tigresses begin their post-Eya Laure era in Pool B of the national tournament against CESAFI champion University of San Jose Recoletos…
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Eya Laure determined to end UST’s title drought – rezal404
Eya Laure and the UST Tigresses during a game against UP in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines—After emerging as the league’s top scorer for the second straight year, Eya Laure is not thinking of any individual awards as all she wants is to bring back the crown to University…
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