another round.

lets all pray for the lady eagles! hoep they make it!

I overheard the athletic director of Adamson speaking to Jun Capistrano after the Saturday loss. He told Jun Capistrano that he is planning to sell tickets for the 3rd game at P50.00. That means fans can get a patron seat for that amount.

Sounds fishy, I think that the Adamson guy is trying to make tickets affordable so that a lot of rowdy Adamson fans can get get near the playing area to cheer for their team. They had a hard time cheering at the Araneta Coliseum because most of them were located at the upper box sections.

I suggest that we all go to the game early so that we can get the best seats.

Hija, again, I would like to remind you that your sig is a bandwidth-eating monster. Do us all a favor and change it.

Breaks of the game in the end, nothing more and nothing less. We had a chance to take the crown home right then and there but it was a bad bounce away. Game 3 is ours! I think Tin Chua will lay 30 points and 20 boards on the Falcons.

One really important suggestion though: I think it would help the cause greatly if the team could have at least one 3-hour practice session at Makati Coliseum. There are plenty of dead spots and weird bounces off the rims and glass there. Ask any PBL player and they'll tell you its a pain in the ass unless you get to check it out.

I know the rims there are never set properly, sometimes they're too tight, sometimes they're too soft. Its nearly impossible getting a good shooter's bounce on those rims. I think they were made more to withstand slamdunking, since that seems to be all the rage in the PBL. That's bad news for shooters who need a feel for the rims and glass.

Players like AJ, Cassy, Aileen, Kat and Pipay should have no problems because they aren't dependent on friendly bounces to get their shots. Medium-range shooters like Tin, D-Cay, Caroline and Che need to get a little familiar with the nuances of the Makati or they'll grope for shots.

In any event, as long as the defense holds we should be able to win it all. We had a high 67 points in Game 1 and a low 46 in Game 2. I don't think the Adamson D was that good, so it was simply a bad shooting game for us, and that will sometimes happen even to the best of players. Merenciana Arayi hasn't been playing well for instance, and she's MVP. Gadian, Bombeo and Jaleco however have stepped up and produced.

Our transition D will be the ultimate key to success. If we can jam their transition attack like we have a good chance of beating the Lady Falcons, it was proven in Games 1 and 2. Kabado Adamson like hell, kaya dapat relentless, merciless, attack basketball tayo in Game 3.

Great effort from the Lady Eagles especially coming from 5 points down with around a minute to go.

One message for Tin Chua: Shake off Game 2... we need you badly in this winner-take-all game. You were primarily responsible for our comeback so don't worry too much about the eventual outcome.

I felt so bad seeing you with the towel over your head after the game. Ateneo's 6th man is, was, and will always be behind you so go for it in Game 3. While we have more celebrated players I feel you are the key as you do so much for the team. Just play your usual game and I guarantee we'll be singing the alma mater in victory!

+AMDG

Although it was a heartbreaking loss, the Lady Eagles will surely bounce back! Beware Adamson (Lady) Falcons.

Good luck and ONE BIG FIGHT!

UAAP Women's Basketball Championship
Support Your Team !!!



ONLY THE BRAVE WOULD DARE

TO FLY SO HIGH

Ateneo Lady Eagles

vs.

Adamson Lady Falcons

Makati Coliseum
Saturday, Oct. 9, 3 PM

2004 UAAP WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


Tickets available at the
University Athletics Office

just a friendly note: there are too many annoying scalpers at the makati coliseum.

is the game going to be televised?

Just want to make an appeal... Let's cheer like hell!... this will be the last UAAP basketball game for us this year... so let's not try to preserve our vocal chords...

and for the love of the ateneo... stand-up!... pansin ko na mga pasaways lang tumatayo...



Mary, we offer this game for You! May we do you proud in this sacred month of October!

+AMDG

OT:sorry, if it took me so long to change it. hehe. sorry. too busy for school kaya no time for the net. anyway, i changed it na for all of you. take care! -anne

Thank you, Anne.

And it comes down to this, the last game of the Season, winning time.

Since the Women's basketball season opened, in the sweltering Adamson Gym, many eyes have been opened, many minds have been changed.

Women's basketball has always had to take a backseat to the hype factory that is the Men's tournament, where all the TV coverage, major sponsors and throngs of fans go.

Unbeknownst to many, the Lady Eagles have quietly become THE premiere force of women's basketball in the country. Sorry, Adamson, but even with your championship record you wouldn't hold a candle to those "larong kikay" women wearing Mary's Blue and White.

How about your starting small forward coming off just a couple hours sleep in the Final 4 encounter against Lasalle to nail key treys for the pull-away victory?

How about a tough bench player nearly taking away the Round 1 game away from you on a tough undergoal layup?

How about the best woman power forward in the league coming within God's bounce to almost give Ateneo its first ever Women's basketball crown?

How about the unheralded recruit coming into her own as a one-woman fastbreak in Round 2?

How about the best damn team defense in the league wreaking havoc on what used to be surefire plays for other teams?

How about five straight rookies of the year?

How about the fact that each and every one of the Lady Eagles is also an A-1 student?

How about that lanky center who looks like she couldn't lift a Margarita pitcher off the table dumping double-doubles on opponents each and every game? Oh, did I mention the half-dozen or so shots she keeps returning to sender?

How about the diminutive starting point guard who could conduct ballhandling clinics singlehandedly?

How about the fact that win or lose Ateneo truly loves our Lady Eagles?

The euphoria of victory may be fleeting, but glory is forever. When you take to that court tomorrow Ladies, glory is yours for the taking. Sieze it!

win or lose, you did us proud, lady eagles!

courage under fire, that's what makes your season so memorable. and tin, you're still our hero. in fact, all of you are our heroes.

mabuhay kayo!

sana maka double bonfire victory celebration ang ADMU. Masaya sigurado iyon.
remember to start strong para greater our chances of winning. Good luck sa mga Lady Eagles. OBF!

"At my signal, unleash hell!"---From the Movie Gladiator

Unleash your hell against those (Lady) Falcons!
Good Luck and ONE BIG FIGHT!

Special Mention to my former Orsem Freshies, Steph Villanueva, Anna Rapes, Tere Sy as well as Kring Leygo.

Go get 'em lady eagles. You got next!!!

Over the summer I saw one game, ONE, pitting the Lady Eagles against this Adamson squad. It was the FMC Finals at Beda Gym and we lost a heartbreaker by only two points after coming back from a double-digit deficit. I wasn't very impressed with our Ladies then, it seemed we still ahd quite a ways to go against the powerhouse teams, especially Adamson.

The their season began without the attendant fanfair of the Men's tournament, and they beat UST by 16, a most auspicious start to their campaign. They'd eventually go on to a 9-3 record, behind only Adamson's 11-1.

But something was different. There was no more swagger to Adamson's pose, no more cockiness in their game. Adamson's limited bench was exposed, unlike Ateneo's newfound flexibility and depth, often getting top quality minutes from up to 11 players. Teams were wondering how to matchup against the athleticism and hustle of Ateneo.

The dreaded Lasalle press had become just another geometry exercise for the Lady Eagles. The once soft center spot was now manned by the Triple Towers. The point guard position was in the hands of the flashiest sentinel in the league. And there were so many interchangeable parts coming off the bench it was impossible to tell who the 2,3 and 4 was at any given time. Power forwards were taking three-pointers, guards were posting up, opponents were running into all sorts of trouble on defense with quick darting hands and even quicker feet.

And now its the big dance, all the hard work goes into this one game, for the UAAP Season 67 Women's basketball championship. Only 40 minutes stand between Ateneo and its first ever women's basketball championship. Adamson is quaking in its San Marcelino boots.

go for it!...its our for the taking ....bring it home baby...

one big fight!!!

Show them what ONE BIG FIGHT is all about!

Goodluck Lady Eagles! We'll be there to cheer for you...

*bumping up my avatar so tha the lady eagles know that val sotto, vic sotto, and spanky rigor are supporting them in behalf of VST & Company.*

(nyegh! palpak! )

Fly high, Lady Eagles! Fly High!

You have given our community much to be proud of. Thank you for all your hard work this season.

ONE BIG FIGHT for the BLUE and WHITE!

Was at their practice this morning. Very intense. With God's hand they can win it on Saturday.

admu_addict, will babble be there?

Pray for the victory.

GO ATENEO!
+AMDG

I heard the same too.

And to think that they were going to classes and turning in their papers and staying up late.

Dean Rosales already told them that they would be given a little leeway in the submission of their papers but the girls just kept on going to class and doing their academic workload. They could not believe it until a memo was issued. Heck, even their teachers did not believe it. They all thought only the Men's Team had that kind of leeway.

Oh well, talk about heart . . . and mind.

Go Lady Eagles, ONE BIG FIGHT!

http://www.teamateneo.com/content/view/69/2/

Check that article out! Ang galing!!!

Go Ateneo!

Good luck to the Lady Eagles!

I hope and pray you'll win the championship!

+amdg+

go 17!

GO LADY EAGLES!!!!! you fought valiantly....nothing to be ashamed of...kudos to the whole team esp. Pipay Villanueva....don't worry, the team keeps on improving naman eh... 5th, 3rd, 2nd......who knows, next year maybe YOUR year....

anyways, thanks lady eagles for giving us one hell of a season!!!

the lady eagles fought hard and proud. baka all the way next season.

Congrats Lady Eagles for a well fought game!

Indeed, I agree a 110%! Not to worry, next year, it will be yours. OBF!

ONE MORE YEAR PIPAY, DCAY & TIN!

Congratulations pa rin sa Lady Eagles. You still showed a lot of class. The team is still young and i believe that we have better seasons ahead of us. Great game Pipay and DCay. No matter what happens i am a believer of the Lady Eagles.

Congrats lady eagles. we know you gave it your best. next year will be our year.

Congratetulations also to the Womens Team. I'm so froud of all of you.

Somebody gave a bouquet of flowers this year. Next year, uulan ng rose petals!

Congrats Lady Eagles!

it really kills me to say this, but i have never seen, one player lose it all for her team, all by herself before.

good luck next year.

paralusi:

What do you mean? We lost because of one player? Or did oyu mean "give it all"?

What do you mean, please.

I hope that wasn't a Freudian Slip.

More often than not, there are no Blue Babble cheerleaders, there are no bass drums pounding in their entrance. There are no cheering galleries filled to the rafters, neither are there TV cameras prowling around.

Meet our unsung heroes: The Ateneo Lady Eagles.

They do wear the same blue and white jerseys, the same "Ateneo Basketball" warmers, and the same Ateneo varsity jackets. Some of them sport white headbands, and some have the floorburn marks as a testament to the kind of ball players they are, just like their male counterparts

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It is Thursday, two days away from game three of the finals. The Lady Eagles took game one proving that they deserved to be in the finals. Then they lost to Adamson in game two, paving the way for the winner-take-all game that would occur in two days.

The time is 8:30 in the morning. As I alight from my car, the sound of short screeches fill the air - rubber shoes burning against the hardwood. This will be my first time to see women basketball players in practice. I am excited. I walk up to the Moro basketball court hauling my gear and am greeted by the sight of fourteen ladies burning their asses off in practice. I grab a monobloc chair and sit, thinking to myself "This will be fun."

The ladies are in a scrimmage against each other; offensive patterns are being perfected. Intensity is the operative term of the hour. There is little talk, only dribbling and shooting. There is an unseen connection between all of them, awesome.

One would expect women to play subdued basketball, but not them. They take the leather strong to the hoop. They rebound like Rich Alvarez, and they chase loose balls like insane maniacs.

I wasn't mindful of the thirty minutes that have gone by. Suddenly, Coach John comes up to me and says "Ikaw ba yung photographer?" And I quickly answer with "Yes sir."

"Hintayin lang natin sila." Coach says, pointing to the girls practicing their free-throws.

"Sure Coach, no prob." I reply.

I set my tripod up while the girls went and changed into their blue uniform. Later and as they are lined up in a group pose, I tell them jokingly that I am their photographer and that they will be in the cover of FHM. A handful of them giggle, but the prevailing mood is battle.

A couple of serious group shots were in order, yet I wanted something with angas. I gave them a scenario, their faces turned grim, and a couple of them threw closed fists in the air. Now we're talkin'.

Up next, it was time to be wacky, and so they were. I had them pose ala Marina at centrcourt, complete with feet up in the air. Now I began to see their feminine side, I joked.

After I had emptied a 512MB CF card on them, it was time to pack up. They were looking at the pics on my camera's tiny LCD display and you could see their smiles as they saw their pictures.

As I said goodye to Coach, he said "No, kain tayo." But I declined saying "Coach, may shoot pa ako." It was a surreal experience. Driving off, I told myself "Welcome to Ateneo Women's Basketball."

Pics coming soon.

the pictures we eagerly await

thanks, gsm-2001.

Oo nga eh. Ang pogi nung dalawang yun.

Pipay Villanueva put up an awesome game! That girl is a very good shooter! (As I was telling cackler and joescoundrel during the game, I am a straight Pipay fangirl! )

I saw Dcay after the game. Our hearts broke when I saw her, crying, run to her high school barkada. I've seen the woman play since she was in high school and I know how passionate she is with the game. Hang in there, Dcay!

GO LADY EAGLES!

although i wasn't there, i still prayed and believed in you guys. to all the seniors: kaya pa ba isang taon? please...

from the start i was a pipay fan. wish we had a shooter like her in the team when larry went down.

to the whole team, especially tin chua: we believed in you, and your loss yesterday did not an WILL NOT deter our faith in you. (ONE MORE YEAR SENIORS!!!)

to dcay: i know you've played your heart out. that's life dude. good luck sa advertising bukas! (ONE MORE YEAR!!!)

to cassy: em palmes says hi.

Go batchmates! Go Tin, Pipay, and Dcay!!!

Pics are online.

Going 9-3 in a season where everyone predicted you'd be a barely .500 team...

Stamping your class on a league that puts a premium on physical play...

Erasing the "larong mayaman, larong kikay" tags off yourselves...

Pushing the defending champions to three games in the Finals...

Keeping up with the demands of an Ateneo education...

Graduating on time...

Coming back for one more push next year...

We will rise up, we will return, we will take the crown that has eluded us for far too long.

Congratulations to a well-fought Season 67 campaign Lady Eagles. You make all of us proud to be Ateneans.

The Lady Eagles put upa very gallant fight..

..next year they will be the champions!

Congrats for a well fought series! (and season)

Love the pics.

Specially the last one where the Scoundrel upstages Commissioner Badolato himself. Mas type ni Tin si Scoundrel kaysa kay Ato Badolato. Sabagay, laking guwapo naman ni Joe.

From now on, Commissioner Scoundrel!

mas guwapo talaga si joe pag nakatalikod. sayang di siya tuloy makikilatis ni FGT, hehehehehe!

great, great pics, gsm-2001! black and white photos are more dramatic and induce nostalgia...