Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Sobe Buena in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo coach Sergio Veloso lauded Sobe Buena for displaying a “strong mind in hard moments” after putting on the finishing touches to stave off Adamson in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Mall … Read more
Ateneo Blue Eagles clinch the last ticket to the UAAP Final Four. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net From one knockout match to another, Ateneo will work much harder than it has ever done the entire year to keep on playing in Season 86 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament. That’s because Tab Baldwin knows the circumstances have just … Read more
UE big man Precious Momowei.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — University of the East big man Precious Momowei has lost his eligibility to win an individual award in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament after being slapped with a one-game suspension for committing a second unsportsmanlike foul on Sunday. Before his suspension, which was announced … Read more
Adamson coach Nash Racela during a game against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Adamson coach Nash Racela didn’t hold back in lamenting the officiating in the fourth quarter of their 62-58 loss to defending champion Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at … Read more
Ateneo’s Kai Ballungay dunks against Adamson.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — No heartbreaker this time for Ateneo as it made the crucial stops in the final seconds to survive Adamson, 62-58, and regain the solo fourth place in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Holding onto a one-point lead, … Read more
Ateneo Blue Eagles.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo suffered a third straight setback for the first time in 10 years after a 65-61 loss to National University in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Saturday. Ateneo assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga, speaking for Tab Baldwin who missed the game after being sick for the … Read more
Cignal HD Spikers’ Vanie Gandler in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Vanie Gandler relished playing against former Ateneo teammates Faith Nisperos, Erika Raagas, and Jaja Maraguinot as she led Cignal past Akari in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Facing her ex-college teammates for the first time, Gandler rose to … Read more
UP’s CJ Cansino sticks his tongue out during a game against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — University of the Philippines guard CJ Cansino brought out his A game and on-court antics in the finals rematch against Ateneo on Sunday in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. … Read more
Ateneo’s Mason Amos during a game against UP in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Mason Amos came to the rescue in overtime as Ateneo dealt University of the Philippines’ first defeat, 99-89, for its first win streak of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at Mall … Read more
Ateneo’s Jhazmin Joson in the UAAP women’s basketball tournament. -UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo capped off Saturday’s UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament quadruple-header with a bang after halting University of the Philippines’ six-game win streak, 85-76, at Adamson University Gym. It was the Blue Eagles’ mentality that powered their stunning win against the Fighting Maroons … Read more