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UP ENDS FOUR-GAME SLIDE

University of the Philippines snapped a four-game slump with a 25-21, 25-15, 25-14 straight-sets demolition of a hapless University of the East in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. It was the Fighting Maroons’ first win since losing Casiey Dongallo to a season-ending ACL injury, which […]

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CANTADA ERUPTS FOR 32 PTS VS UP

Rookie Sam Cantada fired a career-best 32 points, leading National University to a vengeful 24-26, 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8 victory over first-round tormentor University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. The Fighting Maroons had previously stunned the Lady Bulldogs on February 28 […]

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ADAMSON STORMS PAST UP 

Adamson University overpowered the University of the Philippines, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19, to claim a share of third place at the end of the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Men’s Volleyball first round on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. With this bounce-back win, the Lady Falcons created a three-way tie for third to fifth […]

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UP WVT REMAINS UPBEAT AFTER DONGALLO INJURY

Casiey Dongallo’s first go-round for the University of the Philippines Women’s Volleyball Team (WVT) is over, as the open hitter was confirmed to have ACL and meniscus tears in her left knee. Dongallo will be sidelined for the rest of the year for surgery then recovery and will be hopefully good to go come UAAP […]

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UST EDGES UP IN FOUR

University of Santo Tomas brushed off a slow start to outlast University of the Philippines, 16-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-20, and reclaim its winning form in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. Proficiency and resilience defined the Golden Tigresses’ performance. They bounced back from a […]

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FEU CRUISES PAST UP 

Far Eastern University handed the University of the Philippines a 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 defeat, marking its third straight win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday. Down by six midway through the third set, 9-15, the Fighting Maroons cut the deficit in half, capped by an […]

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UP MBT REELS IN NCAA JUNIORS MVP SEAN FRANCO

Add another weapon to the arsenal, as the University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (MBT) continues to reload for its coming quest to reclaim the crown. The Fighting Maroons are adding NCAA Season 101 Juniors Basketball MVP Sean Franco to a core of Rey Remogat, Jacob Bayla, Gani Stevens, and Francis Nnoruka, which will […]

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ERIC ALTAMIRANO COMES HOME AS WBT’S NEW HEAD COACH

A University of the Philippines legend is returning to his roots, now tasked to take the Women’s Basketball Team (WBT) to the next level. Eric Altamirano was officially introduced on Wednesday as new shot-caller for the Fighting Maroons led by Gilas Pilipinas Women players Louna Ozar and Camille Nolasco and veteran gunner Kaye Pesquera. “I’ve […]

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DLSU ROLLS PAST UP 

De La Salle University barely felt Shevana Laput’s absence, handing the University of the Philippines its first loss with a decisive 25-12, 25-15, 25-19 win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Even without the 6-foot-2 Laput, who was sidelined due to illness, the Lady Spikers […]

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UP WINS GOLD IN MEN’S FOOTBALL 

University of the Philippines rose to the occasion just when the pressure threatened to boil over. Behind the timely goals of Charles Lobitaña and Ramil Bation III, the Fighting Maroons reclaimed a title that seemed destined to slip through their fingers for another year. Lobitaña’s composure, Bation III’s eye for goals, and the Fighting Maroons’ […]