The Champs...UAAP 71

from gmanews.tv
La Salle outclassed Far Eastern University with a 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, win Sunday at the packed The Arena in San Juan, snaring the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s volleyball crown for the first time in three years.
The Lady Archers leaned on team captain Manilla Santos in capturing the team’s fifth title in the league and a first since the 2005-2006 season.
“Maganda ang galaw ng mga players. Relax lang sila kasi kailangan nilang mailabas ang tunay nilang laro," said De La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus.
Santos, who played her final game as a collegiate player, finished with 16 points including three straight in a pivotal 5-1 finish to dethrone last year's titlists Lady Tamaraws.
“Sobrang saya ng feeling dahil last year ko na ito at team captain pa ako. Naging malaki ang responsibility ko sa team," said the 24-year-old Santos.
Santos scored on an attack and was followed by a block off FEU’s Mecaila Morada in the fourth set. She scored again when her tap in front of the net was checked by FEU before going out of bounds for a 24-21 edge.
FEU’s Cherry May Vivas looked to extend the game but her spike sailed wide, giving the Lady Archers the crown.
Jacqueline Alarca contributed a team-high 19 points as Stephanie Mercado chipped in 17 for the Lady Archers. Charleen Cruz had 13 points.
Morada pumped in 18 points as Vivas added 14 points for the Lady Tamaraws, who were foiled to win their 30th title in the league.
Gonzales had 13 points while Rachel Daquis chipped in 11 for the Lady Tamaraws.
The Lady Tamaraws built a 14-7 lead on six straight markers by Daquis and setter April Jose leading to a second set win.

But the Lady Archers bounced back as Mercado scored three straight points on a 5-0 run to take a 20-14 advantage in the third set.
La Salle took a 12-8 advantage in the fourth set but FEU went on to tie the game at 20 on a La Salle net violation before Santos saved the game for the Lady Archers.
La Salle scored on more blocks against FEU, 13-6. –GMANews.TV

DLSU Volleyball Lady Archers

The De La Salle Green Archers (also La Salle Green Archers) is the men's varsity team representing De La Salle University. The women's team is referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The program participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among others. La Salle's current rival is the Ateneo de Manila University, a rivalry that has raged, as claimed, as early as 1939, when both schools were still competing in the NCAA.^[1] La Salle is represented in the high school level by De La Salle Zobel, and are known as the Zobel Junior Archers.

The De La Salle Green Archers was a founding member of the NCAA Philippines in 1924. La Salle participated in the league for 57 years winning 5 NCAA General Championships in the process (1939,1947, 1956, 1971, and 1974). The high school (Juniors' division) counterpart was the De La Salle Greenies until 1968 when De La Salle High School in Manila was dissolved. The Greenies had won 2 General Championships. La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) was established in 1959 and was eventually made the high school counterpart of De La Salle. It inherited the moniker Greenies and eventually became known as the Junior Archers. LSGH won 8 General Championships until 1980 when La Salle withdrew from the NCAA.

From 1981 through 1985 the school participated in the PICUAA, invitational meets, interclub tournaments, and National Open.

De La Salle University (DLSU) then joined the UAAP but was rejected after Ateneo and UST voted against La Salle's membership.^[2] La Salle was eventually accepted in 1986. La Salle was forced to drop LSGH as their Juniors' team as a prerequisite to their membership in the UAAP and picked the newly-established De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ). LSGH was later asked by De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde to compete as their Juniors' team in the NCAA when it applied and was accepted in 1998. De La Salle-College of St. Benilde has since then won 3 NCAA General Championships and LSGH 4 General Championships in the NCAA since their re-entry (giving LSGH 12 General Championship titles). Both DLSU and DLSZ have yet to win a General Championship in the UAAP.