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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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