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Ateneo Lady Eagles are back on top.

Clicking right from the get-go, the Ateneo Lady Eagles overpowered the UST Golden Tigresses in straight sets, 25-17, 25-22. 25-22, in the do-or-die Game 3 to capture the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball championship on Saturday, May 18, at the jampacked Mall of Asia Arena.

The league’s best blocking team banked on its strength as the towering trio of Finals MVP Bea de Leon, Maddie Madayag and Kat Tolentino led the Lady Eagles in wrapping up the best-of-three title series, 2-1, with back-to-back wins.

Ponggay Gaston and Deanna Wong also came through in key plays, particularly in the tight 2nd frame that the Tigresses controlled virtually all the way before the Lady Eagles staged a late 5-0 run to steal the set, 25-22, in front of a 21,347-strong crowd.

As Ateneo bagged its first crown since its back-to-back title romp in 2014 and 2015 behind Alyssa Valdez, the Lady Eagles also shattered the Tigresses’ heart.

UST came close to ending a near decade-long title drought after taking Game 1 with a surprising straight-set sweep behind season MVP Sisi Rondina and Rookie of the Year Eya Laure.

But Ateneo stayed alive in Game 2 with a four-set decision to force a winner-take-all.

After UST easily fell in the opening set of Game 3, it seemed as though the Tigresses were headed for a quick comeback after taking an 11-7 lead in Set 2.

However, star setter Wong provided a big spark for the Lady Eagles with back-to-back aces highlighting a 5-0 run, 23-20.

UST would inch within one right after, but Rondina ended the frame with a net touch after hitting her head as she fell off the hit.

With momentum fully on their side, the Lady Eagles cruised to the 2nd technical timeout, 16-9, off two straight emphatic hits from Tolentino.

Sophomore libero Dani Ravena even got on the scoreboard off a dig as UST's late rally lost steam down the stretch.

Along with libero Rica Rivera, Rondina ended her stellar collegiate career without a UAAP championship.

Tolentino led the Lady Eagles with 15 points, 11 coming off attacks.

“Nothing compares to this feeling right now,” De Leon, who chipped in 6 points, said during the celebration.

Madayag had 6 spikes and 4 blocks in a 10-point performance, while Jules Samonte also registered 4 of her 6 points off blocks.

Rondina paced the Tigresses by scoring all but one of her game-high 18 points off spikes, while Laure tallied 10 points. – Rappler.com

SOURCE: https://www.rappler.com/sports/university/uaap/230965-season-81-women-volleyball-finals-game-3-results-ateneo-ust-may-18-2019

Ateneo reclaims UAAP volleyball crown


Game Saturday (Mall of Asia Arena)
3:30 p.m. – Ateneo vs UST

Ateneo breathed life in its UAAP women’s volleyball title bid on Wednesday after besting University of Santo Tomas, 26-24, 14-25, 25-21, 25-15, in Game 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

The Lady Eagles rose from a second-set stumble and dominated the next two frames in all fronts to extend the best-of-three series into a deciding match on Saturday at the same venue.

Maddie Madayag sizzled with 17 points built on 10 kills, four blocks and three aces as Ateneo recovered from a 25-17, 25-16, 25-20 Game 1 loss last week.

Bea De Leon chipped in 13 points including 10 from attacks while Kat Tolentino added 11 points.

Libero Dani Ravena also stepped up in the crunch with 22 digs and 12 receptions as the Lady Eagles found a way to stop the Tigresses’ hard-hitting kills.

De Leon said the team learned to adjust quickly from that Game 1 defeat by starting out strong and keeping their firepower when the opportunity strikes.

“It’s a good thing that we’ve been here before, in this situation. You learn to adjust quickly and learn from your mistakes,” said De Leon, who is in her last playing year.

Ateneo had that opportunity to regroup at the start of the third frame after catching UST off guard following the temporary exit of Rookie of the Year Eya Laure from spraining her left ankle.

Laure returned late in the set, but the Lady Eagles have already found their fiery touch, taking it to the fourth with a quick 12-5 lead for good.

Laure finished with 10 points while Season Most Valuable Player Sisi Rondina, who played before her family at the audience, scored 22 points in futile efforts.

Overall, Ateneo outplayed UST in attacks (41-37), blocks (8-6) and service aces (11-10).

Ateneo bounces back, forces Game 3

University of Sto. Tomas veteran ace Sisi Rondina added another feather on her cap after copping the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament Most Valuable Player award.

The fifth year open spiker had a sensational final season, averaging 17.7 points per game with a 33.38 spiking percentage and 3.98 digs per set, but more importantly, the Cebu native piloted the Tigresses to their first Finals appearance in eight years.

Rondina, who won four beach volleyball titles and four MVP honors, also claimed the Second Best Open spiker and Best Scorer awards. The Queen Tigress became the second player to win both the indoor and beach volleyball MVP awards in a single season since Wendy Semana of Far Eastern University recorded the feat in Season 70.

UST prized recruit Eya Laure bagged the Rookie of the Year award – the Tigresses second straight citation after Milena Alessandrini won the recognition last year and third in five years after Laure’s sister, EJ, won it in Season 77.

It is the first time that the MVP and RoY awards were won by players from the same school since Aby Marano (MVP) and Ara Galang of De La Salle University did the feat in Season 74.

Laure averaged 16.4 points per outing and a 35.90% accuracy in attacks. She also won the First Best Open Spiker.

Kat Tolentino of Ateneo de Manila University got the Best Opposite Spiker award averaging 14.2 point per game with 30.23% attack accuracy and 0.63 kill blocks per set.

National University’s Roselyn Doria was named First Best Blocker while outgoing Lady Eagle Maddie Madayag got the Second Best Blocker honors.

University of the East’s Kath Arado was named Best Libero while teammate Lai Bendong bagge the Best Setter award. NU rookie Princess Robles, who averaged 0.48 ace per set, earned the Best Server award.

UAAP Season 81: Rondina wins MVP award, Laure takes RoY


The UAAP Season 81 Finals is finally set between Lady Eagles Eagles vs. UST Lady Tigresses!

The Lady Eagles Eagles overcame a gritty challenge by the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 25-14, to book a return trip to the finals in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament.

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Ateneo – which missed last year's finale – leaned on usual reliables Kat Tolentino, Bea de Leon and Maddie Madayag to fend off an FEU side that kept clawing back in the do-or-die Final Four on Wednesday, May 8, at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

The victory propelled Ateneo to a best-of-three Finals series against University of Santo Tomas, the No. 2 seed which dethroned La Salle last Sunday to clinch the first title slot.

Game 1 of the best-of-three title series is set on Saturday, May 11, at the Araneta Coliseum.

Kat Tolentino led Ateneo with 19 points off 17 attacks while Maddie Madayag and Ponggay Gaston added 12 markers apiece.

"It's about believing in the team and believing in each other," said Tolentino.

Jer Malabanan and Heather Guino-o closed out their UAAP careers with 18 and 12 points, respectively.

FEU had forced a winner-take-all after stunning Ateneo in a five-set thriller in the Final Four opener last Saturday.

After 3 tightly-contested sets that saw Ateneo take a 2-1 lead, the FEU defense fell apart at the start of the 4th as Tolentino led a 9-1 Ateneo run.

Ponggay Gaston kept FEU’s comeback attempts at bay after two straight points off a spike and a block, 13-4.

But graduating hitter Jer Malabanan gave the Lady Tamaraws a glimmer of hope after inching within 5, 10-15, off a booming kill for the 6-2 run.

However, Tolentino all but shattered their hopes after a brutal smash for the 10-point lead, 21-11.

The contest was much more competitive in the earlier sets as both squads traded scoring runs. FEU came close to snatching away the crucial 3rd set but Gaston stopped their comeback at 25-23.

With the loss, FEU stars Heather Guino-o, Malabanan and Kyle Negrito bowed out of the UAAP without a championship. – Rappler.com

SOURCE: https://www.rappler.com/sports/university/uaap/229997-season-81-women-volleyball-final-four-game-results-ateneo-feu-may-8-2019

Ateneo outlasts FEU, books UAAP title showdown vs UST

For the first time in 8 seasons, the UST Golden Tigresses booked a ticket to the UAAP women's volleyball finals.

Rookie sensation Eya Laure came through the final stretch as the Tigresses arrested a late meltdown to hack out a classic five-set win, 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10, and dethrone the La Salle Lady Spikers in their Final Four match at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 5.

With the win, the white-hot Tigresses broke the Lady Spikers' decade-long finals appearance streak and clipped their bid for a historic fourth straight crown.

The super rookie Laure led UST with a career-high 25 points off 21 attacks while veteran Sisi Rondina added 17 markers off 14 spikes and 2 aces.

La Salle's own freshman standout Jolina Dela Cruz led the Lady Spikers' last stand with 12 points all off attacks.

The Tigresses will go up against the winner of the other semifinal series between No. 1 Ateneo and Far Eastern University.

The fourth-ranked Lady Tamaraws stunned the Lady Eagles in 5 sets on Saturday to force a do-or-die game on Wednesday.

Feeding off leftover energy from their playoff win last Wednesday, UST shot out to an improbable 2-0 lead over the defending champs.

However, the Lady Spikers dug deep and somehow mustered an 8-1 run to take an 18-15 gap in the 3rd set. May Luna's ace extended the run to 22-17 before Des Cheng sealed the deal at 25-20.

More errors hounded the yellow side as 3 straight UST miscues turned to a 15-12 La Salle lead. Although, the Tigresses regrouped off some Laure hammers, a net touch error sealed the game-tying set for La Salle, 25-23.

In those 2 sets, UST gave up 26 errors compared to La Salle's 11.

In the payoff set, both teams traded blows before May Luna's errant hit sent UST up, 8-5.

Luna and Aduke Ogunsanya then helped steer La Salle to a 5-1 run to inch in, 10-11.

But Laure took charge, powering her squad to match point off the block, 14-10, before the star rookie wrapped it up with an emphatic kill. – Rappler.com

SOURCE: https://www.rappler.com/sports/university/uaap/229730-season-81-women-volleyball-final-four-game-results-ust-dlsu-may-5-2019

UST downs La Salle dynasty, nails first title berth in 8 seasons

Far Eastern University lived to fight another day as it eke out a hard-fought 10-25, 25-23, 25-22, 12-25, 15-8, victory over Ateneo de Manila University to force a knockout semifinals match in the UAAP Season 81, Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Fresh from a refreshing win over DLSU, the Lady Tamaraws displayed resiliency to erase the Lady Eagles’ twice-to-beat advantage and forged Game 2 on Wednesday for a chance to return to the Finals.

After dismal performance in sets 1 and 4, the Morayta-based spikers showed more grit and grind in the decider to finally solve the puzzle of Ateneo, who swept them in the eliminations.

Heather Guino-o led the charge with 17 points off seven kills, five aces and four blocks.

Ateneo preyed on FEU’s faulty reception for a sizzling opening set win, dropping five aces and restraining the latter to a meager one attack point.

With their net defense and passes stabilized, the Lady Tamaraws were able to activate their offense as the Lady Eagles were plagued by errors. The ladies in green-and-gold kept the fight close until the 23-point mark before a Czarina Carandang quick and a Ponggay Gaston error sealed the set for them.

It was a back-and-forth affair after the Lady Eagles squandered a 10-5 advantage while their opponents’ service game came into play. Down by five, Ateneo attempted for a comeback off Kat Tolentino’s heroics before Deanna Wong’s service error handed the set to FEU.

The blue-and-white hitters regained their dominant form in the fourth as they gunned for a 23-11 lead and never looked back.

Unlike their first round encounter, FEU proved to be the better team, going for a 7-1 run to chalk a match point before an error from the Ateneo side sealed the extension.

Tolentino talllied 21 points while Bea de Leon had 16 on a losing effort for the Lady Eagles.

SOURCE: https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/uaap-volleyball/1003202/feu-forces-knockout-semis-after-five-set-stunner-over-ateneo/

FEU forces knockout semis after five-set stunner over Ateneo

The UST Golden Tigresses came out dominant from the get-go to stun the La Salle Lady Spikers in 4 sets, 25-14, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, and claim the No. 2 spot and the twice-to-beat semifinal advantage in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball wars at the jampacked FilOil Flying V Centre on Wednesday, May 1.

On Labor Day, the Tigresses outworked the Lady Spikers behind the solid plays of skipper Sisi Rondina and rookie sensation Eya Laure.

For the first time in a decade, the Lady Spikers dynasty heads into the Final Four without an advantage while the Tigresses clinched their best finish since Season 73.

Rondina led UST anew with a staggering 29 points off 25 attacks, 2 blocks and 2 aces.

Defending champion La Salle and UST disputed the last semifinal bonus after finishing tied at 10-4 at the end of the elimination round.

Both squads will clash again in the Final Four on Sunday with the Tigresses needing only one win to advance to the championship round.

No. 1 Ateneo, toting the other twice-to-beat edge, battles Far Eastern University in the other semifinal pairing on Saturday.

UST set the tone in the opening set with a dominant 25-14 performance on the back of Rondina’s patented kills.

The Lady Spikers found no answers to the Tigresses’ unrelenting offense in the 2nd set either as UST cruised to a 10-0 run, 15-7. La Salle tried to claw back into the frame as UST sat at set point, but Laure eventually sealed the deal, 25-23.

With La Salle down 0-2 against the UST underdogs, captain Des Cheng rallied her troops to a 6-1 lead off an ace and a Jolina Dela Cruz block. However, UST roared back with a 7-1 run heading to the first technical timeout.

Both teams traded points before La Salle survived the 3rd set, 25-23, off a UST hard hit.

The Tigresses wriggled free anew from the comebacking Lady Spikers with a 5-1 run in the 4th set, 15-12. The tireless Sisi Rondina then pummeled two more hits as UST sailed to a 19-13 gap.

Rondina turned unconscious in the end game as Laure sent La Salle packing, 25-19.

Super rookie Dela Cruz paced La Salle anew with 12 points while Des Cheng and May Luna added 9 markers apiece. – Rappler.com

SOURCE: https://www.rappler.com/sports/university/uaap/229430-game-results-dlsu-ust-may-1-2019

UST stuns La Salle, seizes twice-to-beat semis bonus

Far Eastern University ended its elimination round campaign with a bang after stunning three-time defending champion De La Salle University in a come-from-behind, 25-22, 13-25, 15-25, 27-25, 15-8, win on Sunday in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.

The Lady Tamaraws finished the elims with a 9-5 win-loss record and ended an eight-game losing skid against the Lady Spikers since the Season 78 semifinals clincher.

FEU’s victory sent DLSU reeling to its fourth loss in 14 games, forcing the Lady Spikers to a playoff for the last Final Four twice-to-beat advantage against University of Sto. Tomas (10-4) on Wednesday at the same venue at 3:30 p.m.

Heather Guino-o showed the way for the Lady Tams with 24 points including 20 from spikes and played clutch in the fifth set.

Guino-o pushed FEU to an 8-4 lead in the deciding frame as the Lady Tamaraws sustained their momentum after surviving an extended fourth set. FEU pulled away with a 6-3 blast capped by a Guino-o off speed.

Aduke Ogunsanya saved a match point on a running attack before DLSU rookie Jolina Dela Cruz sent her attack wide as the Lady Spikers surrendered the match.

UAAP Season 81: FEU stuns DLSU to close elims on a high note

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