2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam Conference

The 2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam Conference was the 16th indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the fifth and final conference of the 2018 season, and the 20th conference overall. It was also the only staging of the Collegiate Grand Slam Conference in the league. The games began on November 3, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig. The conference coincided with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference and utilized a round robin system during the preliminary round with the top four teams advancing to the next round. The losers of the semifinal round competed for the bronze medal while the winners advance to the championship round.^[1] The champion will go to a training camp in Thailand.^[2]

2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam Conference
Duration	November 3 – December 20, 2018
Teams	6
TV partner(s)	ESPN5
Results
Champions	UP Lady Maroons
Runners-up	UST Golden Tigresses
Third place	UE Lady Warriors
Fourth place	FEU Lady Tamaraws
Awards
MVP	Tots Carlos
Best OH	Tots Carlos Mary Ann Mendrez
Best MB	Aieshalaine Gannaban Christine Dianne Francisco
Best OPP	Eya Laure
Best Setter	Laizah Bendong
Best Libero	Kath Arado
PSL conference chronology
< 2018 All-Filipino 2019 Grand Prix >

This conference ran simultaneously with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference.

Teams

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference teams
Abbr.	Team	School	Colors	Head coach	Team captain
CSA	CSA-Biñan Eagles	Colegio San Agustin – Biñan		Rey Anthony Beniga	Kristine Charlotte Hammond
DLD	DLSU-D Lady Patriots	De La Salle University – Dasmariñas		Joven Racelis	Eunice Gercie Castillo
FEU	FEU Lady Tamaraws	Far Eastern University		Rei Diaz Jr.	Lycha Ebon
UEC	UE Lady Warriors	University of the East		Rodrigo Roque	Roselle Baliton
UPD	UP Lady Maroons	University of the Philippines		Godfrey Okumu	Diana Mae Carlos
UST	UST Golden Tigresses	University of Santo Tomas		Emilio Reyes Jr.	Christine Dianne Francisco

Line-up ^[3]

Legend
S	Setter
MH	Middle Blocker
OH	Outside Hitter
OP	Opposite Hitter
L	Libero
(Capt.)	Team captain
HC	Head coach

CSA-Biñan Eagles
No.	Player name	Position
1	Mary Rose Delos Santos	L
2	Aimee Lacambra
3	Maria Alexerie Flores
4	Andrea Kate Parel
5	Lency Duarte
6	Erika Aliana Rivera
7	Roxanne Alfaro
8	Aliah Marce
9	Nicole May Duran
10	Venice Puzon
11	Haidee Bernardo
12	Maveth Torres
14	Kristine Charlotte Hammond (Capt.)
17	Franchesca De Leon	L
	Rey Anthony Beniga	HC

DLSU-D Lady Patriots
No.	Player name	Position
1	Eunice Gercie Castillo (Capt.)
2	Kimberly Wong
3	Katrina Carranza
4	Jubilee Anne Del Rosario
5	Angel Auby Protacio
6	Yasmin Shane Parohinog	L
7	Mara Allyza Galicia
8	Rain Cyrille Ramos
9	Myell Joy Pasco
10	Ethel Betrice Tono
11	Jenny Balagdatan
12	Pearl Alexandrette Peña	L
13	Shaina Charisse Velasco
14	Basilyn Delfin
	Joven Racelis	HC

FEU Lady Tamaraws
No.	Player name	Position
2	Fiona Abijay	L
4	France Elize Ronquillo	OH
6	Ivana Marie Agudo	OPP
7	Lycha Ebon (Capt.)	OH
8	Maria Angelica Cayuna	S
9	Jamaica Pascua
10	Toni Rose Basas	OH
11	Martha Mora
12	Alianne Florendo
13	Sheena Gallentes
14	Ezra Madrigal
16	Czarina Grace Carandang	MB
17	Jesca Marie Tanguin
19	Clavel Dejito
	Rei Diaz Jr.	HC

UE Lady Warriors
No.	Player name	Position
1	Judith Abil	OH
2	Lhara May Clavano	OH
3	Mariella Gabarda	MB
4	Mary Ann Mendrez	OH
5	Kathleen Faith Arado	L
6	Juliet Catindig	OH
7	Seth Rodriguez	MB
8	Zilfa Geline Olarve	OP
10	Jasckin May Babol	L
11	Carol De Leon	S
12	Roselle Baliton (Capt.)	MB
14	Laizah Bendong	S
15	Jasmine Gayle Alcayde	OP
17	Remcel Joyce Santos	MB
	Rodrigo Roque	HC

UP Lady Maroons
No.	Player name	Position
2	Lorielyn Bernardo	MB
3	Maristela Genn Layug	MB
5	Patricia Elise Siao	L
6	Jessma Clarice Ramos	MB
7	Andreanna Paulsen Lagman	OH
8	Nicole Ann Magsarile	OH
11	Caryl Sandoval	OH
12	Michaela Louise Osorio
13	Justine Dorog	OH
14	Aieshalaine Gannaban	MB
15	Mary Mirgie Bautista	L
17	Maria Arielle Estrañero	S
18	Diana Mae Carlos (Capt.)	OP
19	Marianne Sotomil	S
	Godfrey Okumu	HC

UST Golden Tigresses
No.	Player name	Position
1	Rizalinda Martin	L
2	Donna Mae Tuazon	MB
3	Ysabel Jamie Jimenez	OH
4	Caitlin Viray	OP
6	Milena Alessandrini	OH
8	Eya Laure	OP
9	Rachelle Roldan
11	Camille Victoria	MB
12	Kecelyn Galdones	OH
13	Mafe Galanza	S
14	Christine Francisco (Capt.)	MB
15	Janine Balcorta	OP
16	Maria Agatha Mangulabnan	S
17	Janel Delerio	L
	Emilio Reyes Jr.	HC

Format

Preliminary round

• The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of five matches.
• The top two teams advanced to the championship match while teams ranked third and fourth would play in the third-place match. The remaining teams were eliminated.

Finals

• Both the championship and third-place matches were single-elimination.
• The match-ups were as follows:
  • Championship: Semifinal round winners
  • Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	UST Golden Tigresses	5	5	0	15	15	2	7.500	409	301	1.359
2	UP Lady Maroons	5	4	1	12	12	5	2.400	407	345	1.180
3	UE Lady Warriors	5	2	3	7	10	9	1.111	432	384	1.125
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws	5	2	3	6	9	11	0.818	398	410	0.971
5	DLSU-D Lady Patriots	5	1	4	3	3	13	0.231	298	383	0.778
6	CSA-Biñan Eagles	5	1	4	2	5	14	0.357	323	444	0.727

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets; 2 points = win match in 5 sets; 1 point = lose match in 5 sets; 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Match results

• All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
03 Nov	12:00	UPD	3–1	UEC	22–25	25–16	25–22	31–29		103–92
03 Nov	14:00	CSA	0–3	UST	12–25	13–25	10–25			35–75
10 Nov	12:00	DLD	0–3	FEU	21–25	16–25	11–25			48–75
10 Nov	14:00	CSA	1–3	UPD	6–25	25–21	16–25	22–25		69–96
17 Nov	12:00	FEU	1–3	UST	16–25	25–13	17–25	15–25		73–88
24 Nov	12:00	UEC	3–0	DLD	25–11	26–24	25–13			76–48
24 Nov	14:00	FEU	0–3	UPD	20–25	15–25	19–25			54–75
01 Dec	12:00	FEU	2–3	CSA	17–25	22–25	25–12	25–18	12–15	101–95
01 Dec	14:00	UPD	0–3	UST	22–25	17–25	19–25			58–75
08 Dec	12:00	FEU	3–2	UEC	14–25	25–23	16–25	25–18	15–13	95–104
08 Dec	14:00	DLD	0–3	UPD	21–25	12–25	22–25			55–75
11 Dec	12:00	UST	3–1	UEC	27–25	19–25	25–14	25–20		96–84
13 Dec	16:00	UEC	3–0	CSA	25–10	26–24	25–8			76–42
13 Dec	19:00	DLD	0–3	UST	15–25	16–25	20–25			51–75
18 Dec	16:00	CSA	1–3	DLD	23–25	18–25	25–21	16–25		82–96	P–4[4]

Final round

Bronze medal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Dec	14:00	UEC	3–0	FEU	27–25	25–23	25–16			77–64	[5]

Gold medal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Dec	16:00	UST	1–3	UPD	21–25	25–16	23–25	19–25		88–91	[5]

Final standings

Rank Team UP Lady Maroons UST Golden Tigresses  UE Lady Warriors 4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 5 DLSU-D Lady Patriots 6 CSA-Biñan Eagles

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Champions  UP Lady Maroons Lorielyn Bernardo, Maristela Genn Layug, Patricia Elise Siao, Jessma Clarice Ramos, Andreanna Pauleen Lagman, Nicole Ann Magsarile, Caryl Sandoval, Michaela Louise Osorio, Justine Dorog, Aieshalaine Gannaban, Mary Mirgie Bautista, Maria Arielle Estrañero, Diana Mae Carlos (Capt.), Marianne Sotomil Head Coach: Godfrey Okumu

Individual awards

Award		Name (team)
Most Valuable Player		Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)[6]
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Mary Ann Mendrez (University of the East)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Aieshalaine Gannaban (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Christine Dianne Francisco (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Opposite Spiker		Ejiya Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Setter		Laizah Ann Bendong (University of the East)
Best Libero		Kathleen Faith Arado (University of the East)
Best Scorer		Milena Alessandrini (University of Santo Tomas)

Venues

• Ynares Sports Arena