2015 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference

The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 2nd conference of the Spikers' Turf men's volleyball which started on July 13, 2015 and ended on September 27, 2015 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.^[1] There were twelve (12) competing teams in this conference.

Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference

Men's Finals G1 G2 Wins Ateneo de Manila University 3 3 2 National University 0 1 0
Duration	July 13, 2015 - September 27, 2015
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Finals MVP	Marck Espejo (Ateneo)
Winning coach	Oliver Almadro (Ateneo)
Semifinalists	EAC (Bronze) NCBA
TV network(s)	PTV-4
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Tournament format

Preliminaries (PL)

• Twelve (12) participating teams will be divided into two (2) PL groups - Group A & Group B.
• Each pool will play a single round robin.
• The TOP 4 TEAMS PER POOL (or a total of eight (8) teams) will advance to the quarterfinal Round.
• The bottom two (2) per group will be eliminated from the tournament.

Quarterfinals (QF)

• The eight (8) quarter finalists will be regrouped into one pool.
• The top four (4) teams after a single round robin will advance to the semi-finals round.

Semi-finals (SF)

• The four (4) semi-finalists will compete against each other in a best-of-three series as follows: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3.
• Top two (2) SF teams will compete for GOLD.
• Bottom two (2) SF teams will compete for BRONZE.

Finals

The battle for GOLD and the battle for BRONZE will both follow the best-of-three format, provided:

• If the battle for GOLD ends in two (2) matches (2-0), then there will no longer be a Game 3 for either GOLD or Bronze. A tie in BRONZE (1-1) will be resolve using FIVB rules.
• A tie in the series for GOLD (1-1) after Game 2 will be broken in a Game 3, regardless of the result of the series in BRONZE.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Abbr.	Group A	Abbr.	Group B
EAC	Emilio Aguinaldo College	AUN	Arellano University
FEU	Far Eastern University	ADM	Ateneo de Manila University
NCB	National College of Business and Arts	CSB	College of Saint Benilde
NUI	National University	DLD	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas
MIT	Mapúa Institute of Technology	DLS	De La Salle University – Manila
UEA	University of the East	UPM	University of the Philippines – Diliman

Preliminaries

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	National University	5	5	0	14	15	2	7.500	391	352	1.111	Quarterfinals
2	Emilio Aguinaldo College	5	4	1	12	12	4	3.000	408	338	1.207
3	National College of Business & Arts	5	3	2	8	9	10	0.900	393	430	0.914
4	Far Eastern University	5	2	3	6	10	12	0.833	479	471	1.017
5	Mapúa Institute of Technology	5	1	4	4	6	12	0.500	389	422	0.922	Eliminated
6	University of the East	5	0	5	1	3	15	0.200	357	424	0.842

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
07/13	13:00	National University	3–0	Mapúa Institute of Technology	25-22	25-20	25-22			75-64	P2
07/13	17:00	Far Eastern University	1–3	National College of Business and Arts	18-25	24-26	25-12	16-25		83-88	P2
07/15	17:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	3–0	University of the East	25-15	25-22	25-21			75-58	P2
07/20	13:00	University of the East	0–3	National University	15-25	22-25	11-25			48-75	P2
07/22	13:00	Far Eastern University	1–3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	25-22	19-25	18-25	25-27		87-99	P2
07/22	17:00	Mapúa Institute of Technology	1–3	National College of Business and Arts	26-24	20-25	24-26	21-25		91-100	P2
07/27	13:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	3–0	Mapúa Institute of Technology	25-22	26-24	25-17			76-63	P2
07/27	15:00	Far Eastern University	3–1	University of the East	19-25	25-20	25-19	25-18		94-82	P2
07/29	15:00	National College of Business and Arts	0–3	National University	16-25	14-25	23-25			53-75	P2
08/03	15:00	National College of Business and Arts	0–3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	22-25	22-25	22-25			67-75	P2
08/03	17:00	University of the East	0–3	Mapúa Institute of Technology	17-25	23-25	23-25			63-75	P2
08/05	15:00	National University	3–2	Far Eastern University	25-23	19-25	22-25	25-21	15-13	106-107	P2
08/10	13:00	Mapúa Institute of Technology	2–3	Far Eastern University	21-25	25-22	16-25	25-21	9-15	92-112	P2
08/10	15:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	0–3	National University	20-25	21-25	25-27			66-77	P2
08/12	15:00	University of the East	2–3	National College of Business and Arts	22-25	20-25	25-21	25-18	14-16	106-105	P2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo de Manila University	5	5	0	15	15	1	15.000	399	289	1.381	Quarterfinals
2	De La Salle University-Manila	5	4	1	11	12	6	2.000	428	389	1.100
3	University of the Philippines-Diliman	5	3	2	10	11	9	1.222	437	413	1.058
4	College of Saint Benilde	5	1	4	3	6	12	0.500	362	406	0.892
5	Arellano University	5	1	4	3	5	13	0.385	385	425	0.906	Eliminated
6	De La Salle University-Dasmariñas	5	1	4	3	4	13	0.308	332	419	0.792

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
07/13	15:00	University of the Philippines – Diliman	3–1	Arellano University	21-25	25-14	25-23	25-13		96-75	P2
07/15	13:00	De La Salle University – Manila	1–3	Ateneo de Manila University	15-25	25-23	19-25	23-25		82-98	P2
07/15	15:00	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas	0–3	College of Saint Benilde	18-25	18-25	15-25			51-75	P2
07/20	15:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3–0	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas	25-12	25-17	25-13			75-42	P2
07/20	17:00	College of Saint Benilde	1–3	University of the Philippines – Diliman	11-25	19-25	25-18	22-25		77-93	P2
07/22	15:00	Arellano University	0–3	De La Salle University – Manila	17-25	22-25	21-25			60-75	P2
07/27	17:00	University of the Philippines – Diliman	0-3	Ateneo de Manila University	16-25	14-25	21-25			51-75	P2
07/29	13:00	Arellano University	3–1	College of Saint Benilde	17-25	25-20	18-25	18-25		78-95	P2
07/29	17:00	De La Salle University – Manila	3–0	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas	25-17	25-18	25-22			75-57	P2
08/03	13:00	College of Saint Benilde	1–3	De La Salle University – Manila	18-25	19-25	25-17	15-25		77-92	P2
08/05	13:00	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas	1–3	University of the Philippines – Diliman	25-23	16-25	19-25	22-25		82-98	P2
08/05	17:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3–0	Arellano University	26-24	25-18	25-17			76-59	P2
08/10	17:00	Arellano University	1–3	De La Salle University - Dasmariñas	24-26	25-23	23-25	24-26		96-100	P2
08/12	13:00	De La Salle University – Manila	3–2	University of the Philippines – Diliman	25-22	24-26	15-25	25-13	15-13	104-99	P2
08/12	17:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3–0	College of Saint Benilde	25-16	25-18	25-21			75-55	P2

Quarterfinals

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo de Manila University	7	7	0	21	21	4	5.250	621	499	1.244	Semifinals
2	National University	7	6	1	17	18	7	2.571	680	577	1.179
3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	7	4	3	13	15	11	1.364	630	562	1.121
4	National College of Business & Arts	8	4	4	10	18	17	1.059	677	706	0.959
5	De La Salle University-Manila	8	3	5	9	13	16	0.813	721	723	0.997
6	University of the Philippines-Diliman	7	2	5	6	9	18	0.500	571	613	0.931
7	College of Saint Benilde	7	2	5	5	11	19	0.579	614	687	0.894
8	Far Eastern University	7	1	6	5	10	19	0.526	617	662	0.932

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match results

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
08/17	13:00	National University	3-0	University of the Philippines – Diliman	26-24	25-19	26-24			77-67	P2
08/17	15:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	2-3	College of Saint Benilde	22-25	25-21	25-16	22-25	13-15	107-102	P2
08/17	17:00	Far Eastern University	1-3	Ateneo de Manila University	21-25	19-25	25-22	17-25		82-97	P2
08/19	13:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3-1	Emilio Aguinaldo College	25-21	20-25	25-23	25-23		95-92	P2
08/19	15:00	National College of Business and Arts	3-2	De La Salle University – Manila	25-27	22-25	25-22	25-23	15-9	112-106	P2
08/19	17:00	College of Saint Benilde	1-3	National University	25-22	18-25	26-28	26-28		95-103	P2
08/24	13:00	University of the Philippines – Diliman	0-3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	17-25	23-25	16-25			56-75	P2
08/24	15:00	De La Salle University – Manila	3-0	Far Eastern University	25-20	27-25	25-11			77-56	P2
08/24	17:00	National College of Business and Arts	1-3	Ateneo de Manila University	33-31	18-25	12-25	21-25		84-106	P2
08/26	13:00	Far Eastern University	3-1	University of the Philippines – Diliman	25-23	17-25	26-24	25-23		93-95	P2
08/26	15:00	College of Saint Benilde	2-3	National College of Business and Arts	25-19	25-16	18-25	25-27	17-19	110-106	P2
08/26	17:00	National University	3-1	De La Salle University – Manila	27-25	21-25	25-22	25-18		98-90	P2
08/31	13:00	Far Eastern University	2-3	College of Saint Benilde	25-17	23-25	25-14	23-25	15-17	111-98	P2
08/31	15:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3-0	National University	25-16	25-20	25-17			75-53	P2
09/02	13:00	De La Salle University – Manila	1-3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	23-25	25-23	20-25	24-26		92-99	P2
09/02	15:00	University of the Philippines – Diliman	3-2	National College of Business and Arts	25-21	22-25	25-19	23-25	15-11	110-101	P2

• Play-offs match for the 4th spot in the semis

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09/05	17:00	National College of Business and Arts	3-0	De La Salle University – Manila	30-28	31-29	25-21			86-78	P2

• National College of Business and Arts advances to the semi-finals round.

Semi-finals

• Ranking is based from the quarter-final round.
• All series are best-of-3

	Semi-finals				Final
	Ateneo de Manila University	2
	National College of Business and Arts	0
					Ateneo de Manila University	2
					National University	0
	National University	2
	Emilio Aguinaldo College	0
					Third place
					Emilio Aguinaldo College	2
					National College of Business and Arts	0

Rank 1 vs Rank 4

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09/07	13:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3–0	National College of Business and Arts	25–9	25-22	25–19			75–50	P2
09/09	15:00	National College of Business and Arts	0–3	Ateneo de Manila University	19–25	13–25	22–25			54–75	P2

• Ateneo de Manila University advances to the final round.

Rank 2 vs Rank 3

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
09/07	15:00	National University	3–2	Emilio Aguinaldo College	25-23	26–28	25–18	26–28	15–11	117-108	P2
09/09	13:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	1–3	National University	19–25	22–25	25–22	22–25		88–97	P2

• National University advances to the final round.
• [[Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals|Emilio Aguinaldo College]] & National College of Business & Arts will battle for the 3rd place (BRONZE).

Finals

Third place match

September 19, 2015 15:00	Emilio Aguinaldo College	3–0	National College of Business & Arts	Filoil Flying V Arena Attendance: 674 Referees: L. Benito & J. Villareal
	(25–18, 25–12, 25–14) Match Result P2

September 26, 2015 15:00	National College of Business & Arts	0–3	Emilio Aguinaldo College	Filoil Flying V Arena Attendance: 541 Referees: J. Villareal & P. Sison
	(14–25, 21–25, 19–25) Match Result P2

Emilio Aguinaldo College wins the series in two games ^[2]

Final

September 20, 2015 15:00	National University	0–3	Ateneo de Manila University	Filoil Flying V Arena Attendance: 1,562 Referees: L. Pajarillo, B. Liberato
	(17–25, 18–25, 19–25) Match Result P2

September 27, 2015 15:00	Ateneo de Manila University	3–1	National University	Filoil Flying V Arena Attendance: 2,180 Referees: P. Sison & R. Rojas
	(25–23, 25–21, 38–40, 25–19) Match Result P2

Ateneo de Manila University wins the series in two games ^[3]

Awards

• Most valuable player (Finals)
  • Marck Espejo (Ateneo)
• Most valuable player (Conference)
  • Marck Espejo (Ateneo)
• Best setter
  • April Jhon Pagtalunan (EAC)
• Best Outside Spikers
  • Howard Mojica (EAC)
  • Marck Espejo (Ateneo)
• Best middle blockers
  • Kim Malabunga (NU)
  • Reyson Fuentes (DLSU)
• Best opposite spiker
  • Ysay Marasigan (Ateneo)
• Best libero
  • Ricky Marcos (NU)

Final standings

Rank Team Ateneo de Manila University National University Emilio Aguinaldo College 4 National College of Business and Arts 5 De La Salle University – Manila 6 University of the Philippines – Diliman 7 College of Saint Benilde 8 Far Eastern University 9 Mapúa Institute of Technology 10 Arellano University 11 De La Salle University - Dasmariñas 12 University of the East

Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles First Title Team roster Lawrence Magadia, Karl Baysa, Ron Medalla, Joshua Villanueva, Anthony Koyfman, Ysrael Marasigan (c), Timothy Sto. Tomas(G), Rex Intal, Dan Posadas(G/L), Manuel Sumanguid (L), Esmilzo Polvorosa, Marck Espejo, Gian Carlo Glorioso, Ishmael Rivera Oliver Almadro (Head Coach), Jarod Hubalde (Asst. Coach) Note (G) - Guest Player ((c)) - Team Captain (L) - Libero

• Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first team to sweep a conference (13 wins & 0 loss).^[4]

Venue

• Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan

See also

• Shakey's V-League 12th Season Collegiate Conference