Category: College

INSTEAD of his usual starters, Southwestern University Cobras coach Raul Alcoseba tweaked his starting line-up to gain the momentum early as the small but faster lineup caught the University of San Carlos Warriors, 60-49, to move a win away from clinching the 2014 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College basketball title.

Meanwhile, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers beat the University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars, 56-55, win to grab the Vis-Min Qualifier slot to the 2014 Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) Elite Eight on Nov. 13-17 in Cebu City. (READ MORE)

WITH the series reduced to a best-of-three, rivals Southwestern University Cobras and the University of San Carlos Warriors will gun for that pivotal win in Game 3 of the 2014 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college finals series tournament at the Cebu Coliseum tonight.

The 6:45 game will follow the Southern Islands Championship of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League between the University of the Visayas Green Lancers and the University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars at 5 p.m. (READ MORE)

YOUNG and inexperienced as they might be, the University of San Carlos Warriors proved they are ready to rumble against the battle-tested Southwestern University Cobras as they sent the series back to square one.

They earned a dominating 53-46 win in Game 2 of the Best-of-five championship series of the 2014 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Collegiate Basketball Finals at the Cebu Coliseum last night. (READ MORE)

THE University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers proved to be meaner without an import and got off to a good start, 67-6-1, in Game 1 of the best-of-3 series for third place against the University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars in the 2014 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Basketball tournament in the Cebu Coliseum last Tuesday.

Today, the Lancers will try to finish off the Jaguars in Game 2 at 6:45, after the high school semifinal round match between UV and the University of Southern Philippines Foundation at 5:15 p.m. (READ MORE)

DESPITE his frustration and disappointments on the on-court and off-court attitude of Jeffakins Aguara, University of the Visayas Green Lancers team manager and Rep. Gerald Anthonoy “Samsam” Gullas Jr. (Cebu Province, first district) is giving the Nigerian import a chance to prove his worth for the team.

The youthful Gullas told sports reporters at the press conference yesterday that he is giving Aguara an option to prove himself worthy to wear the Lancers uniform. (READ MORE)

ALL eyes will be on the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles and the University of the Visayas Baby Lancers game today in the semifinal round of the 2014 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) High School Basketball Tournament in Cebu Coliseum.

Prior to the much-awaited standoff, winless squads Cebu Institute of Technology-University Wildkittens and the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Baby Panthers will face each other in the 4 p.m. game. The SHS-AdC vs. UV game is at 5:15. (READ MORE)

THE Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras booked its fourth straight appearance to the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) finals after eliminating the hard-fighting University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars (USJ-R) 75-72 in their semifinal match last night in the Cebu Coliseum last night.

In the highschool division quarterfinal round, No.2 seed University of the Visayas Baby Lancers grabbed a slot in the semifinals after beating No. 7 seed USJ-R Baby Jaguars, 57-53, while the sixth seed University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby Panthers lived to play another day after beating second seed University of San Carlos Baby Warriors, 57-47. (READ MORE)