Tag: University of the Visayas

Leap of faith pays off

THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers head coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. revealed his side of the story following an awe-inspiring Cinderella finish for his first Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) collegiate basketball title.

Belano believed the motivation and inspirational speeches from UV president Eduardo Gullas and his son Gerald Anthony “Didi” when the team’s spirits were already very low, that woke up the players. They were down 2-0 in the best-of-five finals series but recovered to win the title, Belano’s first as coach. (READ MORE)

October 6, 2013
UV dethrones SWU

CEBU (Updated 11:15 p.m.) – The University of the Visayas (UV) dethroned Southwestern University (SWU) on Thursday and grabbed its 10th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division men’s basketball crown after taking the deciding Game 5 of the best of five finals series,64-62.

SWU was poised to win the title as it held a 2-0 advantage entering Game 3 last Sunday but out of nowhere, UV struck back, winning Game 3 in double-overtime and Game 4 last Tuesday to forge the deciding match. (READ MORE)

October 3, 2013
Limpag: UV shows it’s not over till fat lady sings

A DAY before Game 3 of the college basketball finals, I told Superbalita sports reporter Erwin Lirazan that it seems former champion University of the Visayas was out of it, what with the odds stacked against them. Not only did UV lose to the Southwestern University five straight times this season, the Lancers also lost two key players going to Game 3.

Surely they couldn’t beat those odds? (READ MORE)

October 3, 2013
Pages: SWU vs. UV: Best ending for Cebu fans

HISTORY repeats itself, the cliche goes. After four games in the Cesafi Finals, it’s two-all. Last year, the ending reached Game 5. That was Oct. 9. Today — 10-3-2013 — it’s happening once more: UV-SWU in one game that will end Season 13.

The funny thing is, Cebu is the same as Manila. While Cesafi is contesting the final, the UAAP best-of-three is being played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. And, if you examine the four squads involved, they’ve got something in common: La Salle and UV are color green; UST and SWU are color gold. With the UAAP, it’s their 76th season (ours is the 13th — but prior to that we had the CAAA). Another difference: our Finals is best-of-five while theirs, surprisingly, is a short 2-out-of-3. Which teams will win the gold? Tan-awon nato. Abangan. (READ MORE)

October 3, 2013
UV, SWU in ultimate Game 5 clash

FANS at the Cebu Coliseum are in for a treat this afternoon as the best-of-five championship series for the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division goes down to a deciding Game 5 at 4 p.m.

This game will be a battle of skills, talent, determination, will and heart and for those with a heart ailment, it may be wise to skip the game. (READ MORE)

October 3, 2013
UV eyes equalizer

DERAILED for the first time, the Southwestern University Cobras will try to complete their unfinished business as they go all-out to secure their second Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title in Game 4 of the best-of-five championship series at 5 p.m. today in the Cebu Coliseum.

However, with their newfound confidence, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers are expecting to play even better now that they have broken their jinx against SWU and have pierced the mantle of invincibility of the Cobras. (READ MORE)

September 30, 2013
Pages: Can the Lancers repel the Cobras’ bite?

I CALLED him up at 12:15 yesterday. I thought he’d be having lunch. Instead, my eardrums were greeted with a symphony of sounds: balls dribbling, rubber shoes squeaking against the wooden floor, the referees’ whistles reverberating.

They were practicing. (READ MORE)

September 30, 2013
Lancers stay alive

THE University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers lived to fight for another day as they finally snapped an eight-game losing streak to the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras that dates back to last year.

The Lancers extended the series to Game 4 after an 89-82 win in double overtime in Game 3 of the best-of-five 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball finals series at the Cebu Coliseum last night. (READ MORE)

September 29, 2013
SWU takes Game 1

THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras drew first blood with a 64-52 win over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers in Game 1 of the best-of-5 championship series in the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball Finals held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.

Although the Cobras’ star players struggled, UV was erratic and succumbed to its fourth straight loss to SWU this season. (READ MORE)

September 25, 2013
Cobras vs. Lancers

“THE finals are about a test of wills.” So said Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer, the current New York Liberty head coach of the WNBA.

So forget about the elimination and the semifinal rounds, put away the statistics because all that matters now are the scouting reports, heart, will and determination as the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) opens the final chapter of the 2013 season at 6:45 tonight. (READ MORE)

September 24, 2013