FINAL UPDATE | May 14, 2025
HERE'S how the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament went.
MAY 14
NU imposes will on La Salle for third title in last four seasons
NATIONAL U waved the gold and blue, and won Jhocson the crown again in two.
The Lady Bulldogs are back-to-back champions after dominating La Salle in straight sets, 25-19, 25-18, and 25-19 in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball finals on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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MAY 11
Belen outduels Canino as NU outguns La Salle in Game 1
NATIONAL U struck first in Game One of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball finals, subduing La Salle in four sets, 25-17, 25-21, 13-25, 25-17, on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Presumptive league MVP Bella Belen had all fronts covered for the defending champions with a triple-double of 19 points, 15 digs, and 10 receptions.
Even as Alyssa Solomon struggled to find her footing in the series opener with just nine markers, it was junior winger Vange Alinsug’s game-high 21 attacks that backed Belen’s explosive scoring night.
The Lady Bulldogs now have one foot in the door of a successful title defense they failed to complete back in Season 85 when the Lady Spikers took the crown back from Jhocson to Taft.
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MAY 3
La Salle puts UST down for the count, plots grand challenge for National U
THIS year, La Salle is aiming higher.
The Lady Spikers are back in the finals after ousting University of Santo Tomas, 25-22, 11-25, 25–21, 25-21, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball Final Four on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
This will be the storied collegiate women's volleyball program's 21st finals appearance - and 13th in the last 15 seasons.
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NU aces tough test by hard-charging FEU, advances to fourth straight finals
‘NU’ surprises this time.
National U is back in the finals for the fourth straight season after putting away Far Eastern University in five sets, 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, and 17-15, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball Final Four on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
It took everything and more for the Lady Bulldogs to avoid a dreaded encore of last year’s semifinals where they dropped their series opener before taking full advantage of their twice-to-beat bonus to eliminate the Lady Tamaraws once and for all.
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APRIL 30
La Salle tops UST to take second seed, twice-to-beat advantage
ADVANTAGE, La Salle.
The Lady Spikers armed themselves with the last twice-to-beat advantage at University of Santo Tomas’ expense, 23-25, 25-20, 30-28, and 29-27, in the UAAP Season 87 playoff for No. 2 on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Taft towers amassed a game-high 20 blocks - a handful of which coming in an extended fourth set to deny sudden-death.
Amie Provido had the lion's share of a herculean defensive effort with five blocks to complete her 10-point outing.
Angel Canino capped a monumental win with 24 points, 12 receptions, and 10 digs alongside a strong 22-piece from Shevana Laput.
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APRIL 27
National U swats UST's outright shot at twice-to-beat advantage
AFTER a 15-day break, National U just shrugged off the cobwebs and came back swinging.
The Lady Bulldogs pounced on twice-to-beat-seeking University of Santo Tomas through a hardfought 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 20-25, 15-9 decision to close out the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball elimination round on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
This also marks the defending champions' fifth consecutive victory over the Golden Tigresses since the second round of prelims play last year in Season 86.
Bella Belen had herself an MVP-caliber takeover in the home stretch to foil UST’s last-gasp fightback with a herculean triple-double of 26 points, 16 digs, and 13 receptions.
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Nitura pounds on UP to power Adamson to third win in last four games
ADAMSON signed off from UAAP Season 87 with a parting 25-13, 25-21, 25-18 win over the University of the Philippines on the final day of the elimination round on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Shaina Nitura lit the fire on an early 12-point barrage in the opening frame before negating an eight-point scoring spree by the Fighting Maroons in the second frame.
A 5-0 Lady Falcons start in the final set became a 7-6 State U lead, only to fall flat to a late Nitura breakaway for a commanding season-ending win.
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APRIL 26
Petallo stars in FEU four-set conquest of La Salle to end elims
FAR Eastern University threw a wrench into the inner workings of the UAAP Season 87 second seed at La Salle’s expense, 25-20, 28-26, 20-25, 25-23, on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The two women's volleyball semifinalists ended the elimination round with identical 9-5 records and similar set ratios (1.684 SR).
As such, the possibility of a three-way tie - in terms of standing - is still on the table if University of Santo Tomas at 9-4 drops its prelims finale to defending champion and top-seeded National U on Sunday at the same venue.
However, the Lady Tamaraws are no longer in the running for the second seed and locked into No. 4 due to their inferior SR among the three teams.
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Ateneo salvages season-ending win, sends UE to winless finish
ATENEO leaned on total team effort, as it bowed out of UAAP Season 87 with a 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 27-25 triumph over hapless University of the East on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Blue Eagles laid a five-game skid to rest for just their second win of the second round of the women's volleyball tournament - but not before having to rally from a 16-22 fourth set deficit and overcome three Lady Warriors set points.
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APRIL 23
Canino wills La Salle past Adamson, another Nitura 30-piece
LA SALLE weathered a Shaina Nitura supertyphoon for Adamson, foiling the latter’s upset bid in five sets, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-4, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Angel Canino made such a comeback happen with a 21-point, 23-reception double-double.
Shevana Laput might've taken player of the game honors with 21 points built on 16 attacks, three aces and two blocks, but it was Shane Reterta that came alive in the fifth set. The rookie winger was responsible for one-third of the Lady Spikers' tiebreak output.
La Salle also spoiled Lady Falcons' rookie-captain Nitura’s record sixth 30-piece of the season and fourth in a row.
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UST boots out UP; brings along La Salle, FEU into Final Four
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas did three of the league’s forerunners, including itself, a favor — slamming the door shut into the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball Final Four.
The Golden Tigresses advanced to the semifinals for the fifth straight season by ousting the University of the Philippines, 25-20, 25-21, 25-18, on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
In doing so, La Salle (8-4) and Far Eastern University (8-5) received free passes to the Final Four, as UST rose to 9-4 and the now-6-7 Fighting Maroons will no longer be able to catch up with them.
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APRIL 13
Monares, Doering come through in UP's must-win game vs La Salle
UPSET number three is in the books for the University of the Philippines.
The Fighting Maroons claimed another huge scalp after rallying by La Salle, 26-24, 18-25, 19-25, 25-22, 16-14, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Saturday at Araneta Coliseum.
In a game of runs, former La Salle deputy Benson Bocboc’s new wards made sure to seize control of the all-important breaks in the first and fourth sets.
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Returning Solomon propels NU past Ateneo, into playoff incentive
NATIONAL U gave returning winger Alyssa Solomon the perfect welcome-back gift: a twice-to-beat advantage.
The defending champions secured at least a Top Two prelims finish at also-ran Ateneo's expense, 25-16, 25-15, 25-21, in UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
Solomon, the league's reigning two-time best opposite hitter, returned to action for the Lady Bulldogs after a two-game layoff from a minor left ankle sprain in one of their training sessions.
In her comeback, the 6-foot-2 spiker fired 12 points from 11 attacks.
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APRIL 12
Nitura, Adamson claim another big-time scalp in FEU
ADAMSON may no longer be in contention in UAAP Season 87.
But that doesn't mean Shaina Nitura and the Lady Falcons are going gently into the good night, with Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum being yet another proof of that, as they stopped Far Eastern University dead in its tracks in four sets, 14-25, 27-25, 25-22, and 25-22.
Along the way, Nitura shattered the all-time single-season scoring record once owned by 'Phenom' Alyssa Valdez, now with 314 total points still with one game to go in the women's volleyball tournament.
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Golden Tigresses claw Lady Warriors, close in on Final Four berth
ALMOST there for the Golden Tigresses.
University of Santo Tomas zeroed in on a return trip to the Final Four after making short work of University of the East, 25-19, 25-16, and 25-15, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Saturday at Araneta Coliseum.
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APRIL 9
FEU officially shuts playoff door on Ateneo
FAR Eastern University sent Ateneo packing after a 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 25-13 win in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Wednesday at the Philsports Arena.
A hat-trick of closely-contested sets was followed by a fourth set blowout through a late 13-5 blitz led by Faida Bakanke and Gerz Petallo.
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Lady Bulldogs vent ire on winless Lady Warriors
NATIONAL U has had enough of losing to teams at the bottom half of the UAAP Season 87 standings.
The Lady Bulldogs got back into their groove with much thanks to winless University of the East, 25-8, 25-22, 25-12, in the continuation of the women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Philsports Arena.
It was a fitting response to a stunning four-set upset at the hands of Adamson super rookie Shaina Nitura and the rest of the 4-7 Lady Falcons three days ago.
National U's tenth win of the season meant that it's now just a win away from securing the first twice-to-beat advantage in the Final Four.
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APRIL 6
Fiery Nitura lifts Adamson to stunning win over NU Lady Bulldogs
HOW about that for an upset?
Adamson staved off elimination with an Upset of the Year contender over defending champion National University, 25-23, 16-25, 28-26, 25-22, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday.
For the fourth time this season, Shaina Nitura breached the 30-point mark with 32 markers built on 30 attacks and two blocks.
In doing so, Nitura became the first UAAP women’s volleyball player to rack up four 30-pieces in a single season — with three elimination round games to spare.
Unlike the last two occasions, the Adamson rookie-captain had a victorious finish to another brilliant performance as the Lady Falcons beat NU for the first time in six years, or since their first-round duel back in Season 81.
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Lady Tams avenge first round loss to Fighting Maroons
NO upsets this time as Far Eastern University got back at first-round tormentor University of the Philippines, 25-21, 25-16, 14-25, 26-24, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
The Lady Tamaraws turned a four-set loss the first time around last Feb. 19 into a four-set win of their own to underline their Final Four credentials in a tight race for semis places.
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APRIL 5
La Salle waxes hot in straight-sets drubbing of winless UE
LA SALLE scooped up a hat-trick of wins by making short work of also-ran University of the East, 25-22, 25-13, 25-23, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Saturday.
A tight first set turned into a one-sided affair from the second frame onwards as La Salle’s lead ballooned to as much as 12.
From a 4-0 Lady Spikers blitz to open Set 3, UE threw one last punch with an 8-3 run midway through the frame.
It was one that went for naught as Angel Canino (16 points) and Shevana Laput (14 points) struck right back with clutch hits of their own to close the match out in three sets.
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UST clips Ateneo's wings to stay in hunt for twice-to-beat bonus
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas remained in the running for a playoff incentive with a 25-15, 26-24, 26-24 sweep of Ateneo in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Saturday at Araneta Coliseum.
Just like their first-round encounter, the black-and-gold made short work of the blue-and-white in straight sets.
Down 22-24 in the second set, rookie middle blocker Marga Altea willed the Golden Tigresses' late rally right before Angge Poyos put the Blue Eagles away to cap a 4-0 set-clinching blitz.
Poyos scored seven of her 16 points in that Set 2 comeback alone, as Altea fired a total of 10 built on seven attacks and three blocks.
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APRIL 2
UST denies Nitura, Adamson a huge upset in five-set thriller
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas pulled out all the stops to deny Shaina Nitura and Adamson's upset bid in five sets, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-8, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.
Down two sets to one, Reg Jurado played hero ball by scoring the last four UST points in a 10-5 set-clinching blitz which erased one Adamson match point.
Then came a red-hot 4-0 UST start to the fifth-set tiebreak — a lead it held onto all the way to the finish.
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Reyes sets up La Salle clean sweep of archrival Ateneo
FOR the nth time, it's green over blue.
La Salle hardly broke a sweat against archrival Ateneo in a 25-21, 25-17, 25-20 second-round beating in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Wednesday at Araneta Coliseum.
The Lady Spikers extended their head-to-head win streak over the Blue Eagles to 16 over an eight-year stretch.
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MARCH 30
Solomon rights Lady Bulldogs ship following upset loss
NATIONAL U shrugged off a shocker of a first loss by venting its ire on Far Eastern University, 25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 25-18, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
Unlike the five-setter in the two teams' first meeting, the Lady Bulldogs only needed four sets to put the green-and-gold away and improve to 9-1.
Much of that was thanks to Alyssa Solomon, who erupted for 30 points built on 26 attacks, three blocks, and one ace — four shy of her career-best outing coming in Game Two of the Season 86 finals.
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Fighting Maroons follow upset of NU with ouster of UE
SUDDENLY-STREAKING the University of the Philippines booted University of the East out of Final Four contention with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-17 sweep in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
Irah Jaboneta had a near triple-double of 13 points, nine digs, and eight receptions, as Joan Monares, who hit the game-winning attack, posted 10 markers, six digs, and five receptions.
With their first sweep in six years, the Fighting Maroons are now half a game behind fourth-ranked University of Santo Tomas (5-4) - and they can go for a top four entry if they repeat against in-form Far Eastern University on Sunday.
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MARCH 29
Canino wills La Salle to hard-fought five-set triumph over UST
NEVER say die.
La Salle did a Ginebra on Saturday, but this time at the Big Dome, came out a winner courtesy of a five-set comeback against University of Santo Tomas, 15-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 16-14, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
Angel Canino just wouldn't be denied, even after experiencing scary moments in the third set when the back of her head collided with teammate Shevana Laput's knee.
The former rookie-MVP stayed on the taraflex, however, and wound up one point shy of matching her UAAP career game with 27 points built on 24 attacks, two blocks, and one ace. She also added 13 digs and 13 receptions for yet another triple-double.
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Ateneo serves cold revenge on Nitura-led Adamson
ATENEO has been on a tear as of late in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball - and that much remained true on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, as it frustrated Shaina Nitura and Adamson in straight sets, 25-23, 25-14, and 25-23.
This is now the Blue Eagles’ longest win streak thus far in the elimination round at three in a row after previously getting the better of University of the East and the University of the Philippines.
At the same time, Ateneo got back at the Lady Falcons who scored a reverse sweep against it back in the season-opener, when Nitura dropped a then-rookie record 33 points.
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MARCH 26
Lady Tamaraws sweep Lady Red Warriors to gain solo second
THERE won’t be room for another upset in San Juan tonight.
Far Eastern University made short work of University of the East, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.
The Lady Tamaraws have now won five of their last six matches, including their first two of the second round of prelims play.
The green-and-gold rose to solo second at 6-3, temporarily breaking a three-way logjam for second place with La Salle (5-3) and University of Santo Tomas (5-3).
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UPset: Fighting Maroons put first blemish on Lady Bulldogs record
THE ONE in 9-1.
AN unlikely streak-buster in the University of the Philippines dealt defending champion National U its first loss of UAAP Season 87 in five sets, Wednesday at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
It was through a 26-24, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 15-12 comeback in which State U picked up its first win over the Lady Bulldogs since the second round of Season 80 back in 2018.
Joan Monares' off-speed hit to rattle the Lady Bulldogs' defense proved to be the finisher that handed UP a monumental upset victory that ensures there won't be a tournament sweep nor will there be stepladder semifinals, as all teams have now lost at least one game this season.
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MARCH 23
Belen-Solomon outguns Canino-Laput as NU keeps foot on La Salle's neck
NOTHING new for National U.
The Lady Bulldogs needed four sets this time, but still took down La Salle, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena.
The defending champions strengthened their stranglehold of the league lead at 8-0 - the one and only undefeated team.
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Lady Tams put on encore win vs Golden Tigresses for joint third
FAR Eastern onward, it was, again.
The Lady Tamaraws fought off University of Santo Tomas in four sets, 25-22, 26-24, 17-25, 26-24, to begin Round 2 and complete the elimination series sweep in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Just like their four-set contest back in opening weekend, it took four frames for the green-and-gold to put away its longtime rival Golden Tigresses.
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MARCH 22
Blue Eagles still a problem Fighting Maroons just can't solve
ATENEO scored back-to-back wins for the first time in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament - and it came courtesy of its victim for the last eight years.
It took five sets - with the fourth and fifth being extended - for the Blue Eagles to strike down the University of the Philippines, 15-25, 25-23, 27-25, 30-32, and 16-14, in their second-round opener on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Ateneo has had the last laugh over State U in the last five seasons in the women’s volleyball edition of the Battle of Katipunan,
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Nitura support finally comes through in Adamson sweep of UE
ADAMSON arrested a four-game skid by piling on University of the East’s woes, 25-20, 25-11, 25-21, to begin Round 2 of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday.
Rookie of the Year frontrunner Shaina Nitura restored order for a struggling San Marcelino side with 18 points and five digs.
More importantly, however, the cavalry came in full-force for the super rookie with Mayang Nuique and Barbie Jamili also turning in strong showings.
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MARCH 16
National U stays perfect after besting UST in five sets
NATIONAL University repulsed title rival University of Santo Tomas, 23-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18, 15-9, to complete a seven-game first round sweep in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament in front of a packed Big Dome on Sunday.
Just as the Lady Bulldogs pulled off a resounding 11-1 blitz in the second frame, Reg Jurado and Angge Poyos towed the Golden Tigresses to a 2-1 set lead that slipped away come the tiebreak in the fifth.
National U built on the momentum of an early 4-1 start in Set 5 and took full control from there onwards to seal its seventh win.
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UP overcomes Nitura's 38 points to finally come back to life
FIGHTING to the finish, the University of the Philippines spoiled Shaina Nitura’s record-breaking game to fend off Adamson in five sets, 25-15, 15-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-10, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.
The Lady Falcons' super rookie posted 38 points, the most by any player in a single game since Alyssa Valdez (2013) and Sisi Rondina (2021) both had 35-marker games in losing efforts to Adamson and Ateneo, respectively.
Eye-popping, jaw-dropping, and record-breaking as Nitura's performance was, however, it was the Fighting Maroons who proved clutch, with returning Nina Ytang and veteran Irah Jaboneta delivering the goods in the final frame.
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MARCH 15
La Salle stands taller than FEU to stake claim to solo third
LA SALLE finished the first round of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament in the finest of forms with a dominant 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 decision over Far Eastern University on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Lady Spikers took the fight out of their Morayta counterparts early, leading by as much as eight in the opening frame.
A late 7-2 blitz in a close second set then gave the green-and-white more than enough space to pull away in another strong showing from third-year star wingers in Shevana Laput and Angel Canino.
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Blue Eagles keep very game Lady Warriors locked out of win column
ATENEO stormed from behind before outlasting University of the East in five sets, 20-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 15-13, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Blue Eagles blew five match points in Set 5 from 14-9 up before skipper Lyann de Guzman landed the finishing blow off a cross-court hit.
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MARCH 12
La Salle asserts eight-year mastery of Ateneo
AFTER 2,872 days, it’s still green over blue.
La Salle, again, had the last laugh over archrival Ateneo, 25-15, 25-14, 20-25, 25-19, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Lady Spikers’ rivalry winning streak has now ran for eight years since Game One of the Season 79 finals back in May 2, 2017, where they won their 10th title in what was the sixth straight Ateneo-La Salle championship duel.
The Taft towers have now won 15 in a row over their Katipunan counterparts, extending their all-time UAAP head-to-head advantage to 55-13.
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NU stays spotless ahead of finals rematch with UST
NATIONAL U is one win away from a first round sweep in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball after pinning Adamson down in straight sets, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Lady Falcons blew a 20-16 lead in the second frame, as the Lady Bulldogs fired a 9-3 blitz to take a 2-1 lead en route to a straight-sets shutout.
Come Set 3, the blue-and-gold fired six unanswered points in the home stretch capped by reigning MVP Bella Belen to lock in a sixth straight win.
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MARCH 9
UST extends streak to five straight after romp over Ateneo
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas sent Ateneo crashing in straight sets, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Angge Poyos showed the way for the Golden Tigresses with 19 points, five receptions, and four digs.
The reigning runners-up have now won their last five matches since yielding defeat to Far Eastern University on opening weekend. At 5-1, they tightened their grip of second place.
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Lady Bulldogs deal Fighting Maroons fourth straight defeat
NATIONAL University stretched its season-opening win run to five after dominating the University of the Philippines, 25-13, 25-23, 25-22, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Through five wins, the Lady Bulldogs picked up four sweeps and only dropped two sets to Far Eastern University in their first and only five-set match they eventually won via reverse sweep.
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MARCH 8
Lady Tams shoot down super rookie Nitura to move to solo third
SHAINA Nitura ran roughshod on whoever Far Eastern University had in front of her in the middle of the Mall of Asia Arena.
In all, however, it was the Lady Tamaraws who ran wild all over Adamson, 23-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-10 to stretch their win run to three in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday.
Morayta’s veterans took over from an early one-set deficit, as Gerz Petallo fired a 14-point, 15-reception double-double, while Jean Asis had 14 points on six attacks, five aces and three blocks.
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La Salle surrenders set to UE, recovers in time for second straight win
LA SALLE claimed back-to-back wins for the first time in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament at University of the East’s expense, 25-12, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
After dropping Set 2 to the Lady Warriors, the Lady Spikers refused to fall prey to an upset and locked in their third win out of five matches.
With a big boost from Jyne Soreno off the bench, Angel Canino & Co. went on a 13-1 tear to start to the third set and kept UE at bay the rest of the way.
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MARCH 5
Streaking UST takes fight out of UP in four sets
STRETCH that UAAP Season 87 streak to four in a row for University of Santo Tomas, as it got back up from a third set stumble before marching forward right past the University of the Philippines, 25-11, 25-23, 23-25, and 25-12, on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Angge Poyos and Reg Jurado topped the scoring column once more for the Golden Tigresses with 22 (21 attacks) 21 (19 attacks), respectively, with Marga Altea turning in her best game for their fourth win in a row following a defeat to open the women's volleyball tournament.
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Lady Tamaraws get on a roll after flattening Lady Warriors
FAR Eastern University went on its first win run in UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament after goring University of the East in straight sets, 25-23, 25-19, and 25-20, Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The Lady Tamaraws actually stumbled out of the gate before overturning a 1-4 deficit with Chenie Tagaod and Aly Devosora showing the way.
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MARCH 2
Lady Tams charge through Blue Eagles to get back on track
FAR Eastern University restored order in what has been a shaky start to the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
The Lady Tamaraws made amends from back-to-back losses at Ateneo’s expense, 25-15, 20-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-11, on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
At 2-2, FEU put an end to its losing form over the last two games and has now figured in a four-way tie for third-place with La Salle, Adamson, and the University of the Philippines.
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Canino carries La Salle past UP, back into win column
COMING off its worst start to a UAAP season in 19 years, La Salle needed a wake up call in its title reclamation campaign.
They did - and Angel Canino and Shevana Laput answered the call.
The Lady Spikers took out their frustrations on the University of the Philippines for a four-set decision, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, and 25-17 in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena
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MARCH 1
Perfect Lady Bulldogs make quick work of luckless Lady Warriors
NATIONAL U hit the halfway mark of first-round play untamed by crushing a hapless University of the East side in straight sets, 25-12, 25-11, 25-20, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Bella Belen went full-throttle in just three sets with 18 points, eight digs and six receptions.
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UST withstands white-hot Nitura for third win in a row
MAKE it a hat-trick of wins for the streaking Golden Tigresses.
University of Santo Tomas kept the fire burning from its five-set conquest of La Salle with a gutsy 25-21, 20-25, 25-13, 27-25 triumph over Adamson in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
League-leading scorer Angge Poyos extended her perfect streak of double-digit scoring performances to four with 21 points along with eight receptions and five digs.
In her first seniors battle with her high school rival Poyos, Lady Falcons super rookie Shaina Nitura had a huge triple-double with 28 points on top of 13 digs, and 12 receptions.
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FEBRUARY 26
Poyos comes through as UST tops La Salle in another five-set classic
HEAR them roar in the face of bows and arrows - again and again and again and again.
University of Santo Tomas asserted their mastery over La Salle in another five-set heavyweight bout, 25-12, 22-25, 13-25, 25-23, 15-13, in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Wednesday.
Behind unstoppable Angge Poyos, the Golden Tigresses shot down the Lady Spikers through a pulsating comeback at the Mall of Asia Arena - just like they did in last year’s Final Four.
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Nitura-led Lady Falcons jump on Lady Warriors to get going anew
NOT long after being given a straight-sets reality check by La Salle, young Adamson was able stand up and march forward once more.
The Lady Falcons took University of the East down via sweep, 25-20, 25-15, 25-12, for their second win in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
Super rookie Shaina Nitura went on a tear with an 18-point, 10-dig double-double in just three sets.
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FEBRUARY 23
Big 3 makes sure Lady Bulldogs edge out hard-charging Lady Tams
NATIONAL University had its backs against the wall for the first time three games into its UAAP Season 87 title defense.
Being the champions that they are, however, the blue-and-gold still wound up with a win.
The Lady Bulldogs extended their unscathed start to three at Far Eastern University’s expense, 25-15, 23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-8 on Sunday in a rematch of last year’s Final Four matchup at Mall of Asia Arena.
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Returning Sophia Buena, Ateneo wake UP from dream start
ATENEO ruled the first Battle of Katipunan in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball over surprise league-leader University of the Philippines, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18, on Sunday inside Mall of Asia Arena.
Team captain Lyann de Guzman led by example to seize the Blue Eagles' first win of the season with 17 points, six digs, and four receptions.
Down two spikers for the rest of the year, returning Sobe Buena made the most of her extended minutes with a 14-piece behind six digs and four receptions.
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FEBRUARY 22
Canino, La Salle correct course by blanking Nitura's Adamson
WHEN the going got tough back from UAAP Season 87 opening weekend, La Salle found a way to get going again.
The Lady Spikers bounced back from getting swept by National U with a 25-21, 26-24, 25-20 sweep of their own at the expense of Adamson, Saturday at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Alleiah Malaluan fired the game-winning kill and top-scored with 16 points and four receptions, as Angel Canino bounced back big-time from the NU loss with a 15-point, 4-dig game.
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Behind Jurado and Poyos, UST takes out frustrations on UE
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas is on the board in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball, but not without a fight from new-look University of the East.
The Golden Tigresses vented their ire on the Lady Warriors with a 28-26, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15 victory on Saturday at San Juan's Filoil EcoOil Centre after dropping their season-opener to Far Eastern University in four sets last week.
Junior winger Reg Jurado and reigning Rookie of the Year Angge Poyos combined for 43 points, backed by a solid showing from rookie winger Marga Altea with 10 off the bench.
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FEBRUARY 19
UP eclipses win total last year after four-set stunner over FEU
UPSET alert!
The University of the Philippines just put the ‘UP’ in upset with a four-set stunner over Far Eastern University, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday.
With win No. 2 in as many games, State U has also surpassed its win total in each of Seasaon 85 and 86.
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NU bites down hard on Ateneo for second straight sweep
NATIONAL U picked up back-to-back wins to begin its title defense with a 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 rout of Ateneo in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Reigning finals MVP and best opposite spiker Alyssa Solomon made quick work of the ailing Blue Eagles with 12 points on 10 attacks, one block, and one ace.
The Lady Bulldogs are yet to lose a set thus far in their title defense.
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FEBRUARY 16
Lady Bulldogs flex championship muscle in sweep of Lady Spikers
‘NU’ contest.
National U blew title rival La Salle out the water to begin its championship defense with a 25-23, 25-21, 25-18 sweep, Sunday in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Lams Lamina activated NU's deep scoring core fronted by reigning MVP Bella Belen and finals MVP Alyssa Solomon with 20 excellent sets.
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Shaina Nitura, Adamson rookies star in reverse sweep of Ateneo
JUST as her first flight in the UAAP seniors ranks was to be shot down, Shaina Nitura and Adamson dodged every other bullet that came their way in historic fashion.
On the shoulders of their super rookie, the Lady Falcons caught up to Ateneo from the depths of defeat and claimed a 21-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-15, 15-12 reverse-sweep win in the Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
Armed with sports goggles, San Marcelino’s reigning juniors MVP broke the UAAP’s debut game and single-game rookie scoring record with 33 points on 28 attacks, four blocks, and one ace.
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FEBRUARY 15
Lady Tams take shine off of golden-seeking Tigresses
WITH a fully intact roster, Far Eastern University has begun moving onwards.
The Lady Tamaraws claimed a huge scalp to begin its UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball campaign by taking down reigning silver medalist University of Santo Tomas, 25-19, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Returning head coach Tina Salak, who has been in and seen this decades-old rivalry since its inception, was gifted a win as big as can be in her Morayta coaching comeback.
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UP braves through five-set scare from 11-player UE
HOST school University of the Philippines raised the curtains on the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament — and did so with a rare win.
The Fighting Maroons won a UAAP season-opener for the first time in three years over the same opponent in fellow cellar-dweller University of the East, 25-18, 26-24, 24-26, 13-25, 15-13, on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
With its early two-set lead going up in smoke, State U regrouped and then repulsed the Lady Warriors' reverse-sweep bid by firing five unanswered points to begin the fifth set and never looked back.
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Lady Bulldogs planning championship party for exiting Belen
NATIONAL University has come up and cemented its status as a bonafide powerhouse in UAAP volleyball.
With a plethora of stars led by two-time MVP Bella Belen and two-time best opposite spiker Alyssa Solomon, the Lady Bulldogs have relished each and every second of their reign of sheer dominance.
Adding the sport’s first-ever Grand Slam-winning coach in Creamline’s Sherwin Meneses to the equation just made NU’s winning formula much harder to crack in the oncoming Season 87.
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Tigresses have fingers crossed injury bug stops biting them
FROM the highs of a breakthrough finals appearance last year, University of Santo Tomas was already dealt a pair of huge blows before the new UAAP season even started.
The Golden Tigresses lost two of their key wingers in Jonna Perdido (ACL tear) and Xyza Gula (displaced tailbone fracture) amid the team’s busy offseason run.
It leaves the España side two aces down - both of whom were instrumental to a historic Season 86 campaign that just fell ever-so short of crossing the finish line in the championship series to National U.
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Lots of questions for Lady Spikers - and Canino is No. 1 answer
WHEN it comes to women’s volleyball, La Salle will always be La Salle.
Some of the sport’s greatest local exports over the last three decades first stood on the shoulders of the UAAP’s winningest coach in Ramil de Jesus with 12 titles and over 300 career wins to his name.
While the ever-dominant Lady Spikers lost their grip of the crown for the second time in three seasons, backing down from a title fight won’t ever be an option for this program that has long embodied success and longevity at the highest level.
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Salak comeback has Lady Tams dreaming even bigger
IT was a Cinderella run too good to be true for Far Eastern University in UAAP Season 86, as it reached the Final Four for the first time in six years.
Led by neophyte head coach Manolo Refugia, the Lady Tamaraws went from one-win wonders in Season 84 to one win shy of a breakthrough finals appearance in Season 86 — a once-improbable turnaround made possible in just a two-year window.
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Blue Eagles rebuild is very much on track
FOR the first time since 2007, Ateneo has gone back-to-back seasons without a Final Four appearance.
A much younger Blue Eagles side than in recent years had its fair share of struggles at staying on par with a resurgent UAAP field in the last two seasons.
Ateneo landed a distant fifth-place in Season 86 with a 5-9 record, roughly four games and 10 points behind eventual fourth seed Far Eastern University.
Nonetheless, it was a small yet significant step from their Season 85 campaign where the blue-and-white finished sixth at 4-10.
Two years into his tenure, Brazilian head coach Sergio Veloso’s mission at the helm is to put more (one big) fight onto his pool of youthful talent without having to think too much about how their Ateneo predecessors fared in recent years.
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Lady Warriors eager to move on from breakup with Dongallo
UNIVERSITY of the East once had a future-proof team on hand before realizing its worst nightmare over the offseason.
The Lady Warriors lost at least seven of their key weapons — none bigger than ace spiker Casiey Dongallo who had for herself a historic debut in Season 86 after breaking the UAAP rookie scoring record with 291 points.
Losing a 19-year-old superstar, her California Academy (CAL)-turned-UE teammates, and longtime mentor Obet Vital all at once was a tough pill to swallow, without a doubt.
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Lady Falcons' hopes hinges upon super rookie Nitura
FROM Belen and Canino to Poyos and Dongallo, there hasn’t been a shortage of rookie sensations in UAAP women’s volleyball over the past few years.
Come Season 87, watch out for the next new kid on the San Marcelino block: Shaina Nitura.
Arguably the ‘next big thing’ in the college ranks is a 20-year-old, 5-foot-9 outside spiker set to spread her wings with an Adamson side out to turn its turbulent Season 86 flight around.
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Why wait for Dongallo when Maroons can contend now?
JUST about everybody sees next year to be the start of the University of the Philippines’ long-awaited volleyball renaissance with the arrival of Casiey Dongallo and the rest of California Academy (CAL)’s young hotshots.
The Fighting Maroons, however, have already taken the first step in their rebuild a year ago with program director-slash-coach Oliver Almadro taking the helm with the directive from the UP Office of Athletics and Sports Development to follow in the footsteps of the school's now-two-time champion men's basketball team.
Now, it's all a matter of learning their lessons and maybe - just maybe - surprising just about everybody in Season 87.
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