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Last season summary: 11-3; finished second in the elimination round; defeated the Tigresses in the Final Four; defeated the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the Finals in two games to win the school’s 10th women’s volleyball title; Additions: Rovena Andrea Instrella Departures: Kim Fajardo Holdovers: Mary Joy Baron, Kim Kianna Dy, Dawn Macandili, Desiree Cheng, Norielle […]

The Battle of the Rivals: The Lady Eagles vs. The Lady Spikers could have gone to a seventh or ninth set and the crowd really would not have mind. Treated to a spectacular five-setter, the fans of both schools and the scholarship foundations of both La Salle and Ateneo were the real winners in last […]

DLSU head coach Ramil de Jesus described it a “roller coaster” type of season, while most supporters and fans exhaled sighs of reliefs after sweeping a tough and hard-hitting Ateneo Lady Eagles team for back-to-back titles. Aside from the sixth straight finals meeting of two of the most popular teams in the eight-school league, let’s […]

Standing at almost the spot inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum where I witnessed Season 78 Finals MVP Kim Keanna Dy hit her patented right flank hit almost a year ago, yours truly was among the 20,860 fans inside the jam-packed mecca of Philippine sports who witnessed a thrilling 19-25, 25-14, 18-25, 25-18, 15-10 championship-clinching win […]

More than 12 hours in (as of writing), and people are still buzzing about that crucial second set that not only tied Game 1 of the UAAP women’s volleyball finals at one set a piece, but also turned the tide and momentum in favor of the DLSU Lady Spikers on their way to a 21-25, […]