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National University, a 60% educational institution owned by Henry Sy will be the host for next year’s University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season 75.

“We want students and schools to take part in the action. We don’t to limit the excitement to the players,” NU athletics director Junel Baculi said to press at SMX convention center.

NU supposedly hosted this year’s season but gave way for Ateneo de Manila University. “We wanted to hold off our hosting to 2012 to ensure that we’re well prepared. The opening ceremonies will be fantastic, that the enthusiasm will rub off the audience,” said NU’s purchasing and alumni affairs director.

SM Arena is a state-of -the-art multi-event center with a capacity of 16,000 to 20,000. This Arena is built in line with various sports arena in the US like Atlanta Hawks’ Philips Arena.

Currently, the arena is on its 85 percent completion and is expected to be completed and opened May next year. The location is in front of SMX convention center in SM Mall of Asia, Pasay city.

UAAP Season 74 Game 2: Move to Oct. 02 (Saturday)

The UAAP Board has decided to postpone Game 2 of the UAAP men's basketball championship series to Saturday, October 1, 3pm at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

Almost two hours after the day kicked off with Game 2 of the women's finals, UAAP President Ricky Palou informed reporters that the second clash between three-time defending champion and host Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University has been canceled as typhoon "Pedring" continued to batter Northern Luzon including Metro Manila.

The Blue Eagles lead the best-of-three affair, 1-0, after manhandling the Tamaraws, 79-62 last Saturday.

UAAP FINALS Season 74: FEU VS ATENEO

The Far Eastern University Tamaraws withstood another 4th quarter rally and defeated the Adamson University Soaring Falcons, 78-74, to set up a 2011 UAAP Finals rematch against the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles.

The 3rd-seeded Tamaraws became just the 7th team in league history to defeat the 2nd-seed and advance to the Finals.

It was a close battle all throughout, with both teams exchanging runs until the 4th period.

In the final quarter, the Tamaraws were finally able to take control behind the guard corps of Terrence Romeo, Mike Tolomia and RR Garcia. It was Garcia, last season's MVP, who gave the Tams their largest lead of the game with a short jumper, 70-59.

UP PEP SQUAD: UAAP (Season 74) Cheerdance Champion

The UP Pep Squad is the defending UAAP cheerdance champion 4th TITLE, rehearsing tirelessly for this Saturday's UAAP competition, now nearly as popular in the league as basketball. See Video here.

Six-time UAAP champions, the UP Pep Squad will represent the Philippines in the 6th World Cheerleading Championships November 26 and 27 in Hong Kong.

And the UAAP CDC 2011 winners and their corresponding prizes are:
Champion: UP Pep Squad - P340,000 + Samsung phones + Trophy and Individual Medals
1st Runner-Up: DLSU Animo Squad - P200,000 + Individual Medals
2nd Runner-Up: FEU Cheering Squad - P140,000 + Individual Medals
Samsung “Stunner” Nessa Salvador - Samsung ST700 Digital Camera with Dual-LCD Screen

The rest of the teams who performed:
Adamson Pep Squad
Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
NU Pep Squad
UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
UE Pep Squad

University of the Philippines’ (UP) Dessa Salvador was chosen as the “2011 Samsung Stunner” She was awarded a Samsung ST700 camera.

Other candidates for the Samsung Stunner award were FEU cheering squad’s Roselyn Cierda, Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion’s Kim Guzman and UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe’s Shamcy Cruz.

UAAP Season 74 Finals: Adamson wins Vs Ateneo

he Adamson Soaring Falcons frustrated the Ateneo Blue Eagles’ bid for an automatic finals berth in Season 74 of the UAAP men’s basketball with a huge 62-46 upset in front of 17,000 spectators at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Falcons ended a 29-game losing streak to the Eagles by giving Ateneo its first loss this season.

Adamson to 2nd place in the Final 4 with a twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo, which was halted after 13 straight wins, remains at No. 1 also with a twice-to-beat bonus

Adamson Pep Squad UAAP Season 74 Cheerdance Competition

Could Adamson University’s fortunes on the hard court this season translate to the cheerdance floor?

That seems to be the forthcoming question for the Adamson Pep Squad as it looks to finally grab a title in the annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC).

The Pep Squad, together with the Adamson Drummers, should be extra inspired this year, with the Soaring Falcons on pace for another Final Four stint, or even a long-awaited Finals appearance. The group, however, has a tough mountain to climb, especially after finishing dead last in last year’s CDC. But with the right mindset and a positive outlook, Adamson could really make some noise this year.

UAAP Season 74: Adamson win #9 closer to 2nd seed

Adamson University bucked a slow first half to crush University of the East, 76-57, and move closer to a twice-to-beat advantage in Season 74 of the UAAP men's basketball game held today, Sep. 1, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Soaring Falcons had a pop-up shooting clinic shooting 65.5% in the last 20 minutes to score their ninth victory in 11 games. Much awaited is their showdown next week with undefeated Ateneo de Manila University.

The scores:
Adamson (76) - Camson 20, Nuyles 17, Alvarez 10, Cabrera 9, Brondial 8, Lozada 7, Rios 2, Colina 2, Canada 1, Petilos 0, Agustin 0, Olalia 0, Monteclaro 0, Etrone 0
UE (57) - Zamar 17, Santos 6, Enguio 6, Casajeros 5, Noble 5, Tagarda 4, Duran 4, Zosa 3, Sabangan 2, Sumido 2, Flores 2, Javier 1, Sumang 0, De Leon 0
Quarters: 17-14, 27-28, 51-40, 76-57 more on UAAP Standing

Ateneo de Manila University records 12 win in UAAP

Four-peat-seeking Ateneo de Manila University stayed on course for a historic sweep, whipping a game University of the Philippines side, 73-58, in the 74th UAAP men's basketball tournament today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Seven-foot behemoth Greg Slaughter was dominant in the paint, tallying a monster game with 18 points and 18 rebounds, to lead the Blue Eagles to their 12th straight win in the country's premiere collegiate basketball league.

Fourth-year forward Nico Salva added 16 markers, six boards and two blocks even as reserve big man Justin Chua contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds for Ateneo, which had to buck a lethargic first half to ease past the Fighting Maroons.

The scores:
Ateneo (73) - Slaughter 18, Salva 16, Chua 11, Ravena 7, Tiongson 5, Long 5, Austria 4, Gonzaga 3, Erram 2, Monfort 2, Pessumal 0, Capacio 0, Sumalinog 0
UP (58) - Silungan 16, Juruena 12, Maniego 7, Romero 6, Montecastro 4, Gamboa 4, Mbah 3, Wierzba 2, Gomez 2, Manuel 1, Gingerich 1, Pascual 0
Quarters: 15-14, 32-28, 52-45, 73-58   more on UAAP Standing.

Adamson Falcons captured No. 2 spot in UAAP Season 74

Adamson University (AdU) fortified its chances be in the UAAP Final 4 by trouncing University of the Philippines (UP) on Saturday’s men’s basketball action at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Falcons kept their grip on 2nd place through a 64-51 beating of the Maroons.

Janus Lozada led AdU with 16 points on 3-of-4 field goal shooting. He also registered 9 rebounds.

The Falcons quickly launched a fiery 13-2 run highlighted by an alley-oop play to Lozada in the 1st quarter.

The Falcons now sport an 8-3 win-loss slate, second only to league leading Ateneo Blue Eagles.

The Maroons slipped to the bottom of the league standings with 9 losses in 11 games.

Box scores:
AdU 64 -- Lozada 16, Manyara 13, Nuyles 9, Alvarez 9, Colina 4, Camson 4, Cabrera 4, Brondial 3, Canada 2, Agustin 0, Rios 0, Olalia 0, Monteclaro 0, Etrone 0
UP 51 -- Manuel 11, Romero 10, Silungan 8, Maniego 7, Montecastro 5, gomez 4, Mbah 2, Juruena 2, Gamboa 0
Quarter scores: 13-9, 29-24, 45-35, 64-51