

Pressure will always be upon any team that are defending champions and Dimaandal acknowledges it. Losing six of its players from last season left a huge hole for the Green and White crew but Dimaandal stays hopeful as she sees how the team is able to recover and develop with the addition of three new members namely Bea Delos Reyes, Carmen Castellanos, and Anicka Castaneda. The journey surely will not be easy as the soccer squad bid farewell to six of its key players in Erika Turtur, Angge Metillo, Toni Nolasco, Meryll Ledesma, Dea Ferrer, and Philippine Women’s National Football team member namely goalkeeper Inna Palacios. She also added that the team will definitely be playing differently. “We are trying to play in a tougher way, since this time around we have something more than the school to defend-we have the title,” Dimaandal said. Team captain Kyra Dimaandal said that the team will be mixing it up and will leave the spectators in shock with the big changes they will be making. This year, all eyes are on the Taft crew as the team tries to go for a back-to-back title.Įxpect the defending champions to bring something to the table when they set their feet on the soccer field. It marked the comeback of the La Salle team into the golden platform after seven years of not making it to the top.
READY TO KICK IT UP A NOTCH SERIES
The Queens of the pitch were able to bring the crown back to Taft when it defeated University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the finals series last season. The UAAP Season 79 women’s football champions DLSU Lady Booters aim to defend the title as it returns for another action-packed tournament in the 80 th season of the UAAP. UAAP Season 82 Team Preview: DLSU Green and Lady Woodpushers September 13, 2019.Lady Archers return to win column with blowout victory over Lady Red Warriors September 14, 2019.Green Archers find themselves on wrong end of game-winner in failed resurgence against UE September 14, 2019.

Green and Lady Woodpushers come up short versus FEU and Ateneo in season-openers September 14, 2019.Lady Woodpushers back on winning ways, Green Woodpushers still on hunt September 16, 2019.UAAP Season 82 Team Preview: DLSU Green Shuttlers September 17, 2019.UAAP Season 82 Team Preview: DLSU Lady Shuttlers September 17, 2019.Outrebounded, turnover-prone Green Archers fall to Tamaraws for 1-3 record September 18, 2019.Gallant Lady Archers stand not enough as FEU escapes in one-point win September 19, 2019.Green and Lady Shuttlers mop up ADU, UST in season-opener sweeps September 19, 2019.
