August 17, 2008 9:45 am

UAAP Season 71: Archers survive Bulldogs

Posted by Lesmes Solanoy

img_2743The Green Archers overcame an eleven-point deficit in the halftime to win over the dangerous NU Bulldogs, 79-67 in the UAAP Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Philsports Arena.

After a shaky start in the first quarter and going sour in the 2nd quarter, scoring a mere 12 points, the defending champions exploded with 31 big markers in the 3rd canto and limited their rivals to only 9 points, to grab and never relinquish the upper hand. JV Casio led the cause for the Green Archers with 22 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds.

“May mga games talaga na ganun ang start. Pero ang importante, we have to stay focused. It’s how we bounced back. I talked to my teammates, if we don’t work together, we’ll end up just like in the UE game,” said the DLSU point guard referring to their first round loss to the Red Warriors.

Just like in their first round game, the NU Bulldogs started strong and kicked off with a 9-0 run against the Green Archers. But Casio spearheaded De La Salle’s 16-7 …

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August 12, 2008 3:14 pm

The View From the Armchair: Game 9 vs UP

Posted by Nel

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As expected, the Green Archers easily hurdled the UP Maroons, 81-61 at the Philsports Arena last Sunday, despite missing Simon and Marko. The Archers led for all but the first 2-3 minutes of the game, when UP took a 3-2 lead, but once the La Salle offensive started clicking, they grabbed the lead and were never headed. Coach Franz used the game to tinker with his lineup in preparation for the big games ahead against FEU, UST, and Ateneo, using a blend of veterans and rookies at various times during the game. Coach Franz utilized all his 14 available players in this game. Simon showed up but was still not fit to play and was in civilian clothes for the game.

Archers slow off the blocks but finish strong

As in previous games, the Archer opponents took an early lead behind the accurate shooting of former Junior Archer Martin Reyes before PJ Walsham scored on a hook, 7-all. JV Casio stripped UP’s Lopez for a solo fastbreak to trigger the Archer breakaway. Rico connected on 10 straight points including a triple that pushed the Archers ahead for good, …

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August 11, 2008 10:25 am

UAAP Season 71: Don’t you forget about Rico.

Posted by Lesmes Solanoy

rico-blocksAfter playing able support to the Green Archers’ top gun JV Casio and rising stars James Mangahas and Peejay Barua, the 6’5 Rico Maierhofer literally stood tall in the Green Archers’ conquest of the UP Fighting Maroons, 81-61, at the UAAP Season 71 Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Puerto Galera native and last season’s Mythical Team member dominated the game from both ends of the court, scoring 19 points, including two 3-point shots, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks, to power De La Salle to its 6th win in 8 games.
The win secured solo 2nd spot for the Green Archers.
“It’s a good thing the veterans took over the game, especially JV (Casio), James (Mangahas), PJ (Barua) and Rico Maierhofer,” remarked Coach Franz Pumaren.
Coming off the bench, Maierhofer singlehandedly carried a 10-0 offensive attack of La Salle in the first quarter which resulted into an early dozen point lead for the defending champions. …

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August 8, 2008 2:12 pm

The View From the Armchair: Game 8 vs UE

Posted by Nel

The Green Archers triumphed over the UE Warriors at the start of the second round yesterday, dominating UE for most of the 2nd half to romp to a 70-61 victory yesterday at the Araneta Coliseum. JV led the Archers’ charge with 25 points after coming off a so-so performance in the previous game against the same team. The Archer bench also came through with 34 points to ably support the starters. With the win, the Archers stayed in second place with a 6-win, 2 loss record, while dropping UE to 4-4. Marko and Simon, two of the Archers who were injured in the first game, did not play. Marko is out for the season, but came to Araneta to lend his support. Simon, still plagued with headaches after his head bounced on the floor, watched the game on tv.

A slow start but great middle and ending kick

As in the first game, the first few minutes were played at a frenetic pace, driven by the nervous energy in the high-stakes game. Again, UE led the way at the start, building as much as a 7 point …

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August 8, 2008 11:30 am

UAAP Season 71: Not this time

Posted by Lesmes Solanoy



Fresh from their six-point loss to the University of the East just last Saturday, De La Salle University made sure that no repeat win will be scored by their erstwhile tormentor.  The Green Archers successfully regrouped to score a convincing victory over the UE Red Warriors, 70-61 at the start of the second round of eliminations of Season 71 of the UAAP Men’s Senior Basketball at the Araneta Coliseum.

The good thing about La Salle losing is that they come back stronger the next game. And this is exactly what happened in the Archers-Warriors second round game

The Green Archers conquered their runner-up last season despite the absence of key players Simon Atkins and Marko Batricevic, who suffered major injuries in their Saturday game against the Red Warriors.
“This is for Simon and Marko. It was a great effort on my players. They played well, especially the veterans, JV, Rico and James,” said Coach Franz Pumaren in the post-game interview.
The defending champions had a slow start …

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