La Salle–UST rivalry
The rivalry between the De La Salle University Green Archers and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers is contested at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Although the men's basketball rivalry had died down after the 1990s, it has been back in limelight in 2013 as both schools again met in the UAAP basketball championship series. The rivalry had also been apparent in women's volleyball where the two teams are frequent finalists in the UAAP Volleyball Championship and the Shakey's V-League.[1]
Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting | August 8, 1987 |
Latest meeting | October 23, 2019 (at Smart Araneta Coliseum) La Salle, 80–79 |
Next meeting | TBA |
Statistics | |
All-time series (UAAP only) | La Salle, 52–33 |
Trophy series | UST, 8–6 |
Largest victory |
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Smallest victory |
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Largest goal scoring | 43 points |
Current win streak | La Salle, 8 (2016–present) |
Playoffs history | |
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Prior to La Salle joining the UAAP the two schools met in the championship of the 1948–49 season of the National Seniors Open, a yearly tournament of top collegiate and commercial teams in the country. La Salle defeated UST in overtime to win the title.[2]
The rivalry returned on consecutive UAAP Finals series in men's basketball. La Salle was defeated three consecutive years in the Finals from 1994 through 1996 capping UST's 4 year title run. UST was finally dethroned by La Salle during the 1997 semifinals. In 1998 La Salle again eliminated UST in the semifinals to begin their own four-year championship run. La Salle bounced back defeating UST in overtime for the 1999 UAAP basketball title. The Game 1 finals victory was their last against La Salle until 2007 when UST won in overtime during regular season; La Salle went on to win the 2007 UAAP title. At this point, UST's basketball program regressed, but they won in 2006 when La Salle was suspended after admitting they had unknowingly fielded two ineligible players.[3] La Salle would then win all games until 2011. La Salle again defeated UST in overtime during the UAAP Season 76 basketball championship in 2013.[4]
The rivalry carried over to women's volleyball in the UAAP and Shakey's V-League, where UST and La Salle met thrice in the Finals, with UST winning the first and La Salle winning the latter two.[5] The Lady Spikers and the Tigresses met three times in the championship of the Shakey's V-League tournament with UST winning the first and La Salle winning the latter two. The Tigresses have won 5 championships while the Lady Spikers have 3 under their belt.[6]
In the UAAP, the DLSU Lady Spikers and the UST Tigresses met in the Finals for two consecutive seasons – Season 72 (won by UST) and Season 73 (won by La Salle), although UST has seen fluctuation in season-long performances in women's volleyball amidst the rise of contemporary contenders such as Ateneo, FEU and National University. Both schools, however, met in the semifinals in Season 79 (won by La Salle) and Season 81 (won by UST), the latter of which ended La Salle's decade-long streak of finals appearances by 2019 (running from 2009 to 2018), the most in the Final Four era of the UAAP.
Men's basketball
Both teams are guaranteed to face each other at the elimination round (regular season) twice, while they can meet for a maximum of three times in the playoffs. The games were played consistently from 1986 until 2006 when La Salle was suspended for fielding two ineligible players. UST and La Salle previously met each other when they were members of the NCAA from 1924 to 1936.
La Salle victories | UST victories | Forfeits |
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- Notes
- Reports unavailable, but UST finished R1 with a 7–0 record[7]
- La Salle's wins from 2003 to 2005 were later forfeited in favor of UST after La Salle admitted it unknowingly fielded two ineligible players during that time period.
Women's volleyball
Both teams are expected to meet at least two times per year in UAAP volleyball tournaments.
La Salle victories | UST victories |
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- Notes
- Result changed to forfeiture after Jacq Alarca ruled ineligible.
See also
References
- Albelda, J.I. (28 January 2012). "Archrivals meet anew; FEU guns for 3rd slot". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Henson, Joaquin M. (26 December 2003). "Sporting chance: readers take over". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- Payo, Jasmine W. (12 August 2007). "Tigers beat Archers at last". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- "La Salle rallies past UST in OT to win UAAP title". Inquirer. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "La Salle, UST duel for volleyball title". Manila Bulletin. findarticles.com. 2010-02-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- "La Salle, UST duel for volleyball title". Manila Bulletin. findarticles.com. February 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- "UST guns for 8th triumph". Manila Standard. September 2, 1990.