The San Beda Red Lions and Lionesses are the collegiate varsity teams of the San Beda University, best known for their basketball section.[1][2][3][4]
Name
San Beda is named after the Venerable Bede of England. In honor of Venerable Bede who is an English man, the school chose the Red Lion Rampant which is the heraldic symbol of the ancient Scots/English for courage as part of its school logo.[2][5][6] San Beda pays tribute to the courage of the Benedictine monks by adopting the Red Lion, the symbol of courage in the Catholic tradition and in the land of St. Bede.[7]
Dubbed the "Red Booters", the San Beda football team has been a consistent championship contender for the past few years in the NCAA. The seniors team has won the NCAA championship for the last 6 years and has won a total of 14 championships, second only to De La Salle University in all-time wins.
Swimming
The San Beda Red Sea Lions is one of the veteran teams, alongside Mapua University in the NCAA swimming championships, and is the winningest sports team of San Beda. The domination of the San Beda Red Sea Lions started in NCAA Season 78 in 2002 when they halted the 3-peat run of Philippine Christian University. As of NCAA Season 98, the men's team is currently the 19-peat champions, meanwhile the women's team is currently the 9-peat champions.
Red Sea Lions battle cry
2019: Protect The Dream - for their 18-peat bid for the men's team and 8-peat for the women's team 2022: #DefendTheCrown - for their 19-peat bid for the men's team and 9-peat for the women's team
The San Beda Alabang girls' volleyball team won the 39th WNCAA championship title. They are the first juniors team to bring a volleyball championship title to their alma mater.
Soft tennis
The San Beda's women's soft tennis team, headed by team captain Alyana Victoria and head coach Jovy Mamawal, won two consecutive titles in the NCAA soft tennis event in Seasons 90 and 91. Aside from their championships, The Red Lionesses represented the country in the University Soft Tennis Championships in 2015 held at South Korea.[12]
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^"A Primer To Catholic Symbolism". Boston Catholic Journal. Online. Internet. Accessed 23 May 2007. [2] Archived February 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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^Escarlote, Mark (January 5, 2018). "#NCAASeason93 volleyball (W): San Beda def. JRU". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^Escarlote, Mark (January 5, 2018). "#NCAASeason93 volleyball (M): San Beda def. JRU". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^"NCAA Season 91 Women's Volleyball Lineups". ABS-CBN Sports. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^Ramos, Ryan (March 2, 2016). "Featured Team: San Beda College Women's Soft Tennis Team". Sports37 (in Tagalog). UNTV Life. Retrieved March 4, 2016.[dead YouTube link]
External links
San Beda Sports San Beda Support Site
WNCAA official website
San Beda College official website
San Beda College Alabang official website of the Alabang Campus
Washington Bedans San Beda alumni association in Washington, D.C.
San Beda Basketball League San Beda Red Lions Website
San Beda GS'78-HS'82 San Beda Batch GS'78-HS'82 Alumni Website "We're Back on Top@82"
¡Ánimo San Beda! More Bedan traditions explained
Red Lions NCAA 2008 Champs 3-PEAT!!! Beda7882 Alumni Website
San Beda relives Caloy Loyzaga’s golden era Beda7882 Alumni Website