THE return of injured La Salle star Ara Galang, and Ateneo starting its three-peat bid against Jaja-Santiago-led National University highlight the first playing dates of the UAAP women's volleyball Season 78, after the full tentative schedule was released on Wednesday.
The new season kicks off on January 30, while the highly anticipated Finals rematch of back-to-back champions Ateneo and its arch-rival La Salle is set on February 28.
Although the venue for the opener isn’t final yet, the green-and-white spikers will face off against Far Eastern University in the main game of the season opener at 4 p.m., while Adamson will face University of the East at 2 p.m.
Ateneo, led by two-time MVP and Queen Eagle Alyssa Valdez, meets NU in the 4 p.m. match on January 31, after the game between University of Santo Tomas against the University of the Philippines.
Here's the full tentative schedule of the first round:
January 30
2:00 pm ADU vs. UE
4:00 pm DLSU vs. FEU
January 31
2:00 pm UST vs. UP
4:00 pm Ateneo vs. NU
February 3
2:00 pm NU vs. UP
4:00 pm Ateneo vs. FEU
February 6
2:00 pm FEU vs. UE
4:00 UP vs. NU
February 7
2:00 pm DLSU vs. ADU
4:00 pm Ateneo vs. UST
February 10
2:00 pm UST vs. UE
4:00 pm ADU vs. UP
February 13
2:00 pm DLSU vs. UP
4:00 pm Ateneo vs. ADU
February 14
2:00 pm NU vs. UE
4:00 pm FEU vs. UST
February 17
2:00 pm DLSU vs. UE
4:00 pm FEU vs. UP
February 20
2:00 pm Adamson vs. UP
4:00 pm NU vs. ADU
February 21
2:00 pm Ateneo vs. UE
4:00 pm DLSU vs UST
February 24
2:00 pm NU vs. UST
4:00 pm FEU vs. ADU
February 27
2:00 pm UP vs. UE
4:00 pm NU vs. FEU
February 28
2:00 pm UST vs. ADU
4:00 pm Ateneo vs. DLSU