Basketball
Kevin Ferrer took the spotlight in the first game of the UAAP men's basketball finals as his three-pointer in the :41.6 mark proved to be the key bucket for the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers in defeating the De La Salle Green Archers, 73-72, on October 2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, to take a 1-0 lead in their championship series.
Ferrer's trey gave the Tigers a four-point cushion, enough to hold off Jeron Teng's completed three-point play at the next possession and a miscue on their end that nearly cost them the game. Almond Vosotros' open three-pointer from the right wing was off-target, while LA Revilla's heave from inside the paint was partially deflected by Karim Abdul as time expired in the ensuing loose ball scrum.
UST will try to close off the basketball tournament on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the National University Lady Bulldogs extended their women's finals series to a do-or-die match by trouncing the De La Salle Lady Archers, 67-52. The third game will be played on Saturday after the awarding ceremonies for the basketball tournament.
Terrence Romeo of Far Eastern University will take home the MVP trophy, while Kyles Lao of University of the Philippines was determined to be the best freshman in men's basketball this season. Joining Romeo in the mythical team are Roi Sumang of University of the East, Bobby Ray Parks of NU, Jason Perkins of De La Salle, and Abdul.
---
Beach volleyball
NU took their thrice-to-win advantage to the hilt in men's beach volleyball as the Bulldogs beat UST in three matches. Edwin Tolentino was declared the MVP.
---
Badminton
In men's badminton, NU took the first match against top seed Ateneo de Manila to make it a virtual race-to-two for the championship. Meanwhile, the Lady Eagles swept the tournament by going 2-0 against De La Salle in the finals. Maria Bianca Ysabel Carlos of Ateneo was the MVP, while Pauline Marie Tan of UP was rookie of the year.
---
Table tennis
In women's table tennis, De La Salle swept the eliminations to gain a one-win advantage against UP, which defeated UST to advance to the finals.
---
Judo
In the two-day judo tournament, ADMU took the championship in the men's and junior's divisions, dethroning UST. De La Salle averted a sweep of their rivals in the competition by taking the women's judo trophy.
Matthew Simon Jao and Ralph Christian Sapi of Ateneo were the MVP and ROY in men's judo, respectively. Nicole Ridgel More of De La Salle was the MVP in the women's division while Lorelei Tolentino of UST took best rookie honors. Finally, Rean Gonzales of Ateneo High School grabbed both the MVP and ROY awards in the juniors division.
---
Taekwondo
The De La Salle Green Jins were the champions in men's taekwondo with Kevin Sia emerging as the MVP. Juan Miguel Ramos of UST was the rookie of the year.
Meanwhile, it was UST which dominated the women's side of the competition with Nicole Abigail Cham getting the MVP award. Wee Dee Valenzuela of Ateneo was the ROY.
University of the East came out on top in the juniors division as Pages King Philip Pineda and Clifferson Scott Romuar were MVP and ROY, respectively.
---
Overall championship
Excluding events which are still ongoing as of posting time, UP leads with 101 points after winning championships in swimming and runner up finishes in taekwondo and judo. Two points behind is De La Salle, which finished first place in men's taekwondo and women's judo. The Taft-based university is effectively ahead with three teams currently in the finals of their respective divisions with State only figuring in one.
Ateneo and UST are close behind with just three points separating them from the Green Archers, sharing four championships between them and potentially earning more before the semester is over. NU, with 29 points to show so far among the competitions that have concluded, is expected to leapfrog in the standings once their points in the events they are strong in are figured in the equation.
Showing posts with label NU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NU. Show all posts
10/03/2013
9/26/2013
Throwback Thursday: Tams heave a sigh of relief against Bulldogs, 86-85
by JP Abcede
July 31, 2004
Edwin Asoro won the game... for the Tamaraws.
Actually, Don Yabut did. But his split freethrows coming from the gravest mistake in basketball - fouling someone with the score tied with the game virtually over - that was committed by Asoro gave Far Eastern University an 86-85 overtime victory against National University at the PhilSports Arena on the last day of July as the first round of the UAAP men's basketball eliminations nears its end.
Surviving a slow start and a resilient Bulldogs squad biting for its first win, the Tams' fourth triumph was more of a relief rather than delight for them.
"It was really a miracle. Denok (Miranda) was out late in the third quarter (due to exhaustion), lahat kami na-foul trouble. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tumama sa amin," surmised FEU men's basketball coach Koy Banal.
It was an Arwind Santos-Rey Mendoza showdown as their whatever-you-could-do-I-could-do-better match-up was one of the sidelights of the exciting match. Both finished with 28 points but Santos won both the battle and the war by shooting better, swatting more shots, and of course, getting the all-important win.
Miranda, despite being used sparingly in the final period, still had 17 points and five assists. Jeffrei Chan picked up the slack from the struggling RJ Rizada with 12 markers and eight rebounds.
On the other hand, the game's goat, Asoro, ended up with 13 points and nine boards for the Bulldogs.
July 31, 2004
Edwin Asoro won the game... for the Tamaraws.
Actually, Don Yabut did. But his split freethrows coming from the gravest mistake in basketball - fouling someone with the score tied with the game virtually over - that was committed by Asoro gave Far Eastern University an 86-85 overtime victory against National University at the PhilSports Arena on the last day of July as the first round of the UAAP men's basketball eliminations nears its end.
Surviving a slow start and a resilient Bulldogs squad biting for its first win, the Tams' fourth triumph was more of a relief rather than delight for them.
"It was really a miracle. Denok (Miranda) was out late in the third quarter (due to exhaustion), lahat kami na-foul trouble. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tumama sa amin," surmised FEU men's basketball coach Koy Banal.
It was an Arwind Santos-Rey Mendoza showdown as their whatever-you-could-do-I-could-do-better match-up was one of the sidelights of the exciting match. Both finished with 28 points but Santos won both the battle and the war by shooting better, swatting more shots, and of course, getting the all-important win.
Miranda, despite being used sparingly in the final period, still had 17 points and five assists. Jeffrei Chan picked up the slack from the struggling RJ Rizada with 12 markers and eight rebounds.
On the other hand, the game's goat, Asoro, ended up with 13 points and nine boards for the Bulldogs.
An upset was brewing when National started the game with all cylinders running and Far Eastern playing erratic. NU had their biggest lead in the first quarter courtesy of an Asoro three-pointer to go ahead, 17-5, more than five minutes into the game, and again later with a Cesar Estolano twinner near the end, 23-11. This later ballooned to 30-17, still in favor of the 'Dogs from Sampaloc, when Mendoza beat the shot clock with a long jumper two minutes going into the second period.
Things became worse after Jerome Villanueva sprained his foot, and with Jed Cutler and Jobim Garcia out with injuries, Banal was left with a lean bench. This was when Santos responded with seven straight points to get the bovines from Morayta back into the game, 26-32, midway of the second.
However, NU kept the Tamaraws on bay by pounding the ball inside and converting their freethrows. Behn Balijon made the tally 39-26 with a layup still with more than three minutes remaining before halftime.
It was then a series of three-point conversions, either by a shot from beyond the arc or an and-one play, or in the case of Miranda, when he made three of four technical charities that were assessed to NU coach Rico Perez, which caused his ejection, that cut the deficit to one, 38-39, a blink later.
Santos had one of his moments during this sequence when he missed a three-point attempt, went for the rebound, recovered the leather, followed it up, and added spice by incurring a foul off Marlon Mollena, something the fourth year Tam was trying to do twice before.
It took an eternity before the Green and Gold crew finally went ahead when Miranda scored on a jumper, 6:18 in the third canto, 50-49. Although they managed to increase it to 54-49 when Yabut converted a jump shot from the key, their advantage was short lived as Estolano grabbed the lead back for the Bulldogs with a fade away, 2:20 left, 58-56.
Both teams suddenly found it hard to make a shot as they went blank for three minutes in the fourth period. The lull was broken when Santos scored on a putback and Paul Flores scored his only points of the game by sandwiching a Chan layup with two shots beyond the three-point line to let the Tams be in command, 73-69, 1:57 to go.
A personal and technical foul committed by Asoro gave FEU the chance to pad the lead, 75-69. Nevertheless, Jonathan Fernandez's own five freebies sent the game into overtime.
It was during the extension when it became a Mendoza-Santos shootout. Mendoza had first strike with a three-point play off Roser Mangahas. After Mangahas started the scoring for Far Eastern, Santos made a three to regain the upper hand.
Mendoza then countered with his own power move inside to tie. A minute later, Santos faked a jumper, dribbled once towards the basket, and made an uncontested shot, 83-81, in favor of his team.
Another series of exchanges between NU's veteran center and FEU's lanky power forward turned the game into a deadlock, 85-all. Mendoza almost had one over Santos when he forced the latter to commit his fifth personal with only seven seconds left. However, he flubbed his chance to take the lead by missing both freethrows.
Bulldog pointguard Ronald King grabbed the miss and Mendoza had another opportunity to take the win. Nevertheless, he missed a point blank shot and this set up the infamous Asoro miscue when Yabut held on to the ball and the rookie 'Dog was called for holding the FEU slotman with time running out.
The Tamaraws' next face-off would be against the other winless squad, University of the Philippines, on August 5, three days before their eagerly anticipated rematch against last year's runner-up Ateneo de Manila University.
The Scores :
FEU 86 -- Santos 28, Miranda 17, Chan 12, Rizada 6, Isip 6, Flores 6, Yabut 3, Mangahas 3, Villanueva 2, Adolfo 2, Dela Cruz 1, Santiago 0, Barcellano 0, Babilonia 0.
NU 85 -- Mendoza 28, Asoro 13, D. Catamora 10, Fernandez 8, King 7, Estolano 6, Balijon 6, Mollena 4, Flor 3, Malcontento 0, Moradas 0, Malagueno 0, C. Catamora 0.
Quarters: 15-24, 42-45, 58-63, 76-76, 86-85.
However, NU kept the Tamaraws on bay by pounding the ball inside and converting their freethrows. Behn Balijon made the tally 39-26 with a layup still with more than three minutes remaining before halftime.
It was then a series of three-point conversions, either by a shot from beyond the arc or an and-one play, or in the case of Miranda, when he made three of four technical charities that were assessed to NU coach Rico Perez, which caused his ejection, that cut the deficit to one, 38-39, a blink later.
Santos had one of his moments during this sequence when he missed a three-point attempt, went for the rebound, recovered the leather, followed it up, and added spice by incurring a foul off Marlon Mollena, something the fourth year Tam was trying to do twice before.
It took an eternity before the Green and Gold crew finally went ahead when Miranda scored on a jumper, 6:18 in the third canto, 50-49. Although they managed to increase it to 54-49 when Yabut converted a jump shot from the key, their advantage was short lived as Estolano grabbed the lead back for the Bulldogs with a fade away, 2:20 left, 58-56.
Both teams suddenly found it hard to make a shot as they went blank for three minutes in the fourth period. The lull was broken when Santos scored on a putback and Paul Flores scored his only points of the game by sandwiching a Chan layup with two shots beyond the three-point line to let the Tams be in command, 73-69, 1:57 to go.
A personal and technical foul committed by Asoro gave FEU the chance to pad the lead, 75-69. Nevertheless, Jonathan Fernandez's own five freebies sent the game into overtime.
It was during the extension when it became a Mendoza-Santos shootout. Mendoza had first strike with a three-point play off Roser Mangahas. After Mangahas started the scoring for Far Eastern, Santos made a three to regain the upper hand.
Mendoza then countered with his own power move inside to tie. A minute later, Santos faked a jumper, dribbled once towards the basket, and made an uncontested shot, 83-81, in favor of his team.
Another series of exchanges between NU's veteran center and FEU's lanky power forward turned the game into a deadlock, 85-all. Mendoza almost had one over Santos when he forced the latter to commit his fifth personal with only seven seconds left. However, he flubbed his chance to take the lead by missing both freethrows.
Bulldog pointguard Ronald King grabbed the miss and Mendoza had another opportunity to take the win. Nevertheless, he missed a point blank shot and this set up the infamous Asoro miscue when Yabut held on to the ball and the rookie 'Dog was called for holding the FEU slotman with time running out.
The Tamaraws' next face-off would be against the other winless squad, University of the Philippines, on August 5, three days before their eagerly anticipated rematch against last year's runner-up Ateneo de Manila University.
The Scores :
FEU 86 -- Santos 28, Miranda 17, Chan 12, Rizada 6, Isip 6, Flores 6, Yabut 3, Mangahas 3, Villanueva 2, Adolfo 2, Dela Cruz 1, Santiago 0, Barcellano 0, Babilonia 0.
NU 85 -- Mendoza 28, Asoro 13, D. Catamora 10, Fernandez 8, King 7, Estolano 6, Balijon 6, Mollena 4, Flor 3, Malcontento 0, Moradas 0, Malagueno 0, C. Catamora 0.
Quarters: 15-24, 42-45, 58-63, 76-76, 86-85.
---
Note: This originally appeared in UAAPgames.com
9/18/2013
Lessons learned from the 2013 UAAP Cheerdance Competition
It was that time of year when basketball takes a backseat, and for one day, the cheerleaders, cheerdancers, and the pep squads take the spotlight. This past Sunday, we saw National University win its first UAAP Cheerdance Competition championship by edging powerhouse University of the Philippines and ever improving De La Salle. So, what did we learn from this year’s edition of the contest?
The theme has got nothing to do with it
What makes the UAAP CDC stand out from other cheerleading competitions is the added flair of themes, gimmicks, and props that you do not see in a more traditional setup. That said, if we are going to base who won and how the rest of the teams performed, the judges did not put much premium on the theme. Rather, it seemed that having a theme, or trying to figure out what it is, distracted me from enjoying their routine.
For example, Far Eastern University, known for its over-the-top gimmicks and props, went with what appeared to be a different approach with a near all-white attire and a more compact blocking. Looking at the 2013 UAAP Wikipedia entry, I did not even realize that their theme was ‘metallic’. I could have edited that with ‘minimalistic’ and I do not think anyone would notice the change.
Then, you have NU. They claimed it was Arabian, yet, their soundtrack is Bollywood-inspired, which is anachronistic and did not help me appreciate what they were doing. Then there were the lamps, which I figured were there just to drive the theme home.
Nevertheless, lifting up the lamps as if they were some revered idol at the end of their routine made me scratch my head, as my girlfriend and I surmised if it was necessary to do that. To those who are taking notes, they did the same thing with their giant goblet props in their Nutcracker-inspired performance from last year.
Finally, there was Ateneo de Manila’s routine. For the entire five minutes or so of their routine, I was searching for what was sporty in their performance. They did this homage to their athletes when they wore their numbers and that was it.
To sum it up, having a theme (or not having one) is a not a deal maker or breaker. Or maybe it was not given much weight or consideration because the judges came from the National Cheerleading Championship, which then leads me to my next point.
Different set of judges mean different criteria
And that was more evident this year. I guess the reason why some schools played down their gimmicks (FEU and Ateneo in particular) is because they were trying to perform for the judges, which I do not find wrong. The judges give you your score, not the audience. They believed that probably less is more considering that the NCC is leaning more towards proper execution and less on the aesthetics.
In theory, they were right. What did not go their way though is that Far Eastern’s performance was not as clean or fluid as it was when they were using extravagant props, and ADMU’s routine was as safe as it can get, going old school with that varsity feel. Maybe, just maybe, if Ateneo did the same act, dropped the homage part, and performed it in an actual NCC-sanctioned event, they might have scored higher.
With execution being the key, the focus was there with the theme actually taking a backseat. People following the CDC, wherever they may be, were actually having a ‘fall count’, which just means execution and executing properly took precedence. As I mentioned above, instead of accentuating their performance, some of their themes averted me from what I was supposed to be putting my attention to in the first place.
Props, gimmicks, costumes, and audience impact are not part of the criteria anymore. Why put focus on them?
One criticism the CDC was getting, especially from the purists, is that there were instances in past competitions where the props and gimmicks were going over the top it resembled a variety show more than a cheering competition. I believe the one which should be blamed here is the previous sponsor, which required teams to integrate the product in their performance.
Now that has been long erased from the tallying of scores, somehow, the gimmicks remained. You had the Ikot jeep literally going around the perimeter of the performance area, you had that AL SALLE prop malfunction a few years back, and now that I looked back, I believe University of the East utilized umbrellas as props in two of their past performances. And do not get me started on the really unusual ones (the Atenean Voltes V, Adamson University recreating the Makati skyline, that one routine which had an animal with the glowing red eyes, to name a few).
Another thing that has been long gone in the criteria is audience impact. Back then, it was given as much weight as the product placement. I guess it was put there then to encourage people to attend and cheer for their respective squads. But ever since the CDC has become a must-see event in itself, it has become unnecessary to include it there. So, whether your university can muster only 300 people or you have an army over 9,000, that should not be considered in the final tally.
Finally, the costumes. Again, I believe this was the previous sponsor’s fault, or maybe, it is just the competing teams taking everything a step further, but I am pretty sure you will not see performers sport the same hair or wear outlandish costumes in your typical cheering competition. Some explain though that a well-designed costume serves its purpose, whether it is for aesthetics or to emphasize symmetry in movement. But when you have the Animo Squad wear a velvet green fatigue under that camouflage, isn’t that taking the details too far, especially when costumes are not factored in the final tally? They were able to bag the Stunner award, so it must be worth it then… or is it?
---
To summarize, removing the glitz is just as fine as long you do your stunts well and your transitions are crisp because what matters in the end is execution. Besides, if we are going to look at the big picture, all of those eye candies are not major, major factors to win competitions outside of the UAAP.
The theme has got nothing to do with it
What makes the UAAP CDC stand out from other cheerleading competitions is the added flair of themes, gimmicks, and props that you do not see in a more traditional setup. That said, if we are going to base who won and how the rest of the teams performed, the judges did not put much premium on the theme. Rather, it seemed that having a theme, or trying to figure out what it is, distracted me from enjoying their routine.
For example, Far Eastern University, known for its over-the-top gimmicks and props, went with what appeared to be a different approach with a near all-white attire and a more compact blocking. Looking at the 2013 UAAP Wikipedia entry, I did not even realize that their theme was ‘metallic’. I could have edited that with ‘minimalistic’ and I do not think anyone would notice the change.
Then, you have NU. They claimed it was Arabian, yet, their soundtrack is Bollywood-inspired, which is anachronistic and did not help me appreciate what they were doing. Then there were the lamps, which I figured were there just to drive the theme home.
Nevertheless, lifting up the lamps as if they were some revered idol at the end of their routine made me scratch my head, as my girlfriend and I surmised if it was necessary to do that. To those who are taking notes, they did the same thing with their giant goblet props in their Nutcracker-inspired performance from last year.
Finally, there was Ateneo de Manila’s routine. For the entire five minutes or so of their routine, I was searching for what was sporty in their performance. They did this homage to their athletes when they wore their numbers and that was it.
To sum it up, having a theme (or not having one) is a not a deal maker or breaker. Or maybe it was not given much weight or consideration because the judges came from the National Cheerleading Championship, which then leads me to my next point.
Different set of judges mean different criteria
And that was more evident this year. I guess the reason why some schools played down their gimmicks (FEU and Ateneo in particular) is because they were trying to perform for the judges, which I do not find wrong. The judges give you your score, not the audience. They believed that probably less is more considering that the NCC is leaning more towards proper execution and less on the aesthetics.
In theory, they were right. What did not go their way though is that Far Eastern’s performance was not as clean or fluid as it was when they were using extravagant props, and ADMU’s routine was as safe as it can get, going old school with that varsity feel. Maybe, just maybe, if Ateneo did the same act, dropped the homage part, and performed it in an actual NCC-sanctioned event, they might have scored higher.
With execution being the key, the focus was there with the theme actually taking a backseat. People following the CDC, wherever they may be, were actually having a ‘fall count’, which just means execution and executing properly took precedence. As I mentioned above, instead of accentuating their performance, some of their themes averted me from what I was supposed to be putting my attention to in the first place.
Props, gimmicks, costumes, and audience impact are not part of the criteria anymore. Why put focus on them?
One criticism the CDC was getting, especially from the purists, is that there were instances in past competitions where the props and gimmicks were going over the top it resembled a variety show more than a cheering competition. I believe the one which should be blamed here is the previous sponsor, which required teams to integrate the product in their performance.
Now that has been long erased from the tallying of scores, somehow, the gimmicks remained. You had the Ikot jeep literally going around the perimeter of the performance area, you had that AL SALLE prop malfunction a few years back, and now that I looked back, I believe University of the East utilized umbrellas as props in two of their past performances. And do not get me started on the really unusual ones (the Atenean Voltes V, Adamson University recreating the Makati skyline, that one routine which had an animal with the glowing red eyes, to name a few).
Another thing that has been long gone in the criteria is audience impact. Back then, it was given as much weight as the product placement. I guess it was put there then to encourage people to attend and cheer for their respective squads. But ever since the CDC has become a must-see event in itself, it has become unnecessary to include it there. So, whether your university can muster only 300 people or you have an army over 9,000, that should not be considered in the final tally.
Finally, the costumes. Again, I believe this was the previous sponsor’s fault, or maybe, it is just the competing teams taking everything a step further, but I am pretty sure you will not see performers sport the same hair or wear outlandish costumes in your typical cheering competition. Some explain though that a well-designed costume serves its purpose, whether it is for aesthetics or to emphasize symmetry in movement. But when you have the Animo Squad wear a velvet green fatigue under that camouflage, isn’t that taking the details too far, especially when costumes are not factored in the final tally? They were able to bag the Stunner award, so it must be worth it then… or is it?
---
To summarize, removing the glitz is just as fine as long you do your stunts well and your transitions are crisp because what matters in the end is execution. Besides, if we are going to look at the big picture, all of those eye candies are not major, major factors to win competitions outside of the UAAP.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)