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Fighting Maroons gets win # 2. |
UAAP SECOND ROUND VICTORIES:
Women’s basketball and men’s volleyball
teams on winning streak, Long-awaited second win for UP men’s
basketball team
They
are on their second wind.
The
UP women’s basketball and men’s volleyball teams started
the second round of the 66th University Athletics Association of
the Philippines (UAAP) with winning streaks.
Last
August 24, the Lady Maroons went up against University of the East
(UE) at the Adamson University Gym while the men’s volleyball
team played against University of Santo Tomas (UST) at the College
of Human Kinetics Gym, UP Diliman.
Women’s
basketball
The UP women’s basketball team defeated UE with a score of
67-55.
Their
second game was against Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) last
August 28. They also crushed their opponents at 62-47.
However,
their most challenging game was last August 31, when they went head
to head with UST.
At
that encounter, Lady Maroon Marison Mendoza gave the team a one-point
lead when she sank a basket near the end of the fourth quarter.
UST was grasping at straws and fouled another Lady Maroon, Camille
Dowling—who went on to shoot two out of two on the free throw
line, ending the game at 56-53.
Men’s
volleyball
The men’s volleyball team also had their share of victories
on the home court. Though they had a hard time against UST, drawing
out the match to five sets. They eventually won in the last and
deciding set, where the two teams raced to 15. The scores: 22-25,
25-20, 25-16, 17-25, and 15-12.
In
their second match, held last August 31, they faced UE on the court.
UP slammed UE in three straight sets, 25-15, 25-20, 25-22.
Victory
for the Fighting Maroons
Finally, after a series of losses, the UP men’s basketball
team scored a big win against UAAP final four hopeful, DLSU, at
the Araneta Coliseum last August 28.
With
Marc Cardona at the helm, DLSU had a 6-0 run at the beginning of
the first quarter. Fighting Maroons team captain Toti Almeda retaliated
with a three-pointer. Josant Cervantes quickly followed up with
a shot. With help from teammates Jireh Ibañes, JayR Reyes,
and Nestor David, UP ended the first period with a one-point lead
against DLSU.
The
Fighting Maroons scored 26 big points during the second quarter
versus the Green Archers’ 18, ending the first half at 37-28.
DLSU did not take this huge gap lightly as they fought hard during
the third period. Four back to back three-point shots from Green
Archers Tyrone Tang and Tim Gatchalian ended that quarter with only
a five-point lead by UP.
Leading
by seven points with less than five seconds remaining, UP point
guard Marvin Cruz battered DLSU’s bruised ego some more when
he threw the ball a long way from half-court and sank three. The
Fighting Maroons shot down the Green Archers, 80-70. (Arlyn
VCD Palisoc Romualdo)
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Pep
Squad gears up for UAAP cheering tilt
It’s
their turn to fight.
The
UP Pep Squad, a crowd favorite in the 66th season of the University
Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), is now gearing
up for the UAAP Cheering Competition on September 6.
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| The
UP Pep Squad in action. |
Headed
by coach Lalaine Juarez-Perena and assistant coach Jonathan Cagas,
who are assisted by team captains Melissa Garcia and NJ Antonio,
the Pep Squad practices for almost five hours every weekday at the
College of Human Kinetics Gym in UP Diliman.
The
Squad, which has a total of 60 members, has been working doubly
hard for this year’s event. They hope to once again cop the
much-coveted first prize in the UAAP cheering tilt. The last time
UP bagged the top spot in the UAAP cheering competition was in 2001.
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| The
UP Pep Squad. |
Aside
from practicing for more than 22 hours every week, the Pep Squad
members have also participated in team building activities.
While
the UP Pep Squad has always been innovative in their dance routines
and exhibition techniques, Cagas and Antonio readily admitted that
they are facing tough competition this year. But they said that
whether they win or lose, their main goal is to perform for the
UP community. Asked if they had any particular motto for this season,
Cagas chanted, “UP! UP! Stand above the rest! UP! UP! Show
them we’re the best!” (Arlyn VCD Palisoc
Romualdo)
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UAAP
UPDATE:
UP volleyball and women’s basketball end
first round with victories
Talk
about ending it with a bang.
The
UP men’s volleyball team wowed the crowd at the College
of Human Kinetics Gym in UP Diliman last August 19. They capped
off the first round of the 66th season of the University Athletics
Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games with a big win against
the National University (NU) Bulldogs.
The
Maroons ruled the court in three straight sets, 25-17, 25-17,
25-14. They currently lead the UP contingent in the University
Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games with six
wins and one loss.
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The
UP men’s volleyball team |
In
the same venue, the UP women’s volleyball team also played
against NU. The Maroons easily won the first set with 25-13. However,
NU fought back in the next set. Fortunately, UP prevailed and
ended the set with 25-21. The UP athletes played hardest during
the third set and butchered the Bulldogs, 25-15. They currently
stand with three wins and four losses.
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The
UP Women’s basketball team |
The
following day, the UP women’s basketball team played their
last game of the UAAP season’s first round. The Lady Maroons
went up against Far Eastern University (FEU) at the Adamson University
Gym in Ermita, Manila.
The
Lady Maroons started their onslaught early in the game. During
the fourth period, however, FEU tied the score at 45. In the end,
though, the Lady Maroons beat NU, 57-50. The UP women’s
basketball team is among the University’s best varsity teams,
what with a record of five wins and just a single loss. (Arlyn
VCD Palisoc Romualdo)
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