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The Lady Booters are back being the queens of UAAP football.

The team reclaimed the crown earlier today as they defeated UST 1-0.This time around, they made sure that there will be no repeat of that crushing setback they had against the very same time where they squandered a twice-to-beat advantage. It sure seemed like history would repeat itself as UST won the initial match of the series last Thursday. But despite a depleted line-up, the Lady Booters showed today that they were the hungrier team.

Thus ends the Lady Booters’ quest to once again regain supremacy after all the disappointments they went through for the past three years after scoring a 4-peat in 2006.

Kudos to Coach Hans Smit and the girls!

It’s like déjà vu all over again in the Women’s Football finals as the Lady Booters were not able to close out the series in Game 1, losing to UST 2-0.

Yesterday’s setbak brings to mind last year’s finals between the same two teams as La Salle squandered a twice-to-beat edge to UST to stop the Lady Booters from winning their first football crown since completing a rare four-peat in 2006.

Perhaps the biggest blow to the Lady Booters in this championship series is the loss of ace goal keeper Haya Ibarra. She injured her anterior cruciate ligament after the double round eliminations.

Without Ibarra, UST relied on top striker Marianne Narciso to deliver the killer blows as she scored all of the two goals in the match.

The winner-take-all match is scheduled this Sunday, 9AM at the ADMU field.

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From gmanews.tv | Photo courtesy of Bro Ceci

University of Santo Tomas stunned La Salle in the penalty shootout, 4-1, after a 1-1 regulation tie to seal the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s football crown Tuesday at the Ateneo field.

Joma Clemente knocked in the title-winning goal over De La Salle goalkeeper Hannah Ibarra as the Tigresses clinched their first ever UAAP women’s football crown.

Shiralyn Francisco, Jovelyn Artillaga and Aprilyn Reyes earlier scored in the shootout before a save by Irish Jane Rapal on a shot by La Salle’s Samantha Nierras turned the match around.

“It was the team unity and great chemistry that won it for us,” said UST rookie coach Rozano Estraban.

The Lady Archers drew first blood with a goal by Ma. Clarissa Lazaro in the 61st minute but the Tigresses drew level with a strike by Marianne Narciso in the 68th minute.

La Salle came into the finals undefeated with six wins and two draws en route to a twice-to-beat edge.

But the Tigresses beat the Lady Archers, 2-0, behind two goals in extra time last Thursday, forcing a rubber match for the title.

Mary Cres Ignacio, who scored one of the goals in that win, was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the women’s tournament.

Rapal was named the Best Goalkeeper while Narciso won the Rookie of the Year award.

Louella Leah Amalio of UST took home the Best Defender, Nierras the Best Midfielder, La Salle’s Jessica Ryon the Best Striker, and UP got the Fair Play award. –GMANews.TV