UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments

The UAAP Season 77 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on November 22, 2014, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opening-day games were the women's teams of UE vs UST at 2 PM and Ateneo vs NU at 4 PM. The tournament main venue was the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

UAAP Season 77 Volleyball

Host school	University of the East
Men's Finals G1 G2 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 3 3 2  NU Bulldogs 1 1 0
Duration	March 4–7, 2015
Arena(s)	Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP	Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa
Winning coach	Oliver Almadro
Semifinalists	UST Growling Tigers  Adamson Soaring Falcons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
Women's Finals G1 G2 Wins  Ateneo Lady Eagles 3 3 2+1  De La Salle Lady Archers 0 0 0
Duration	March 11–14, 2015
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Rongomaipapa Amy Ahomiro
Winning coach	Anusorn Bundit
Semifinalists	NU Lady Bulldogs  FEU Lady Tamaraws
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
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The UAAP Season 77 high school volleyball tournament started on July 26, 2014. The tournament venue was the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments both increased to seven. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams this season. Since there are now seven participating schools, the tournaments will have a Final Four format.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	14	11	3	34	38	14	2.714	1214	1064	1.141	Semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
2	UST Growling Tigers	14	11	3	32	37	15	2.467	1210	1094	1.106
3	NU Bulldogs	14	10	4	29	33	18	1.833	1079	974	1.108	Semifinals
4	Adamson Soaring Falcons	14	10	4	29	32	19	1.684	1103	992	1.112
5	FEU Tamaraws	14	6	8	14	22	34	0.647	1197	1263	0.948
6	De La Salle Green Archers	14	4	10	15	21	33	0.636	1134	1216	0.933
7	UP Fighting Maroons	14	4	10	12	20	37	0.541	1169	1252	0.934
8	UE Red Warriors (H)	14	0	14	3	9	42	0.214	970	1213	0.800

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Point system: 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
(H) Host

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
ADU
ADMU
DLSU
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = Loss

Game results

Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		3–1	3–2	3–0	0–3	3–0	3–1	3–1
Ateneo	3–0		3–0	3–0	3–2	3–1	3–2	0–3
La Salle	0–3	0–3		2–3	0–3	3–0	2–3	0–3
FEU	3–1	1–3	3–2		1–3	3–2	1–3	1–3
NU	3–1	1–3	0–3	3–0		3–0	3–0	3–2
UE	0–3	0–3	1–3	1–3	0–3		2–3	0–3
UP	1–3	0–3	2–3	2–3	2–3	3–2		0–3
UST	1–3	3–2	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Ateneo		3
	4	Adamson		1
							1	Ateneo	3	3
							3	NU	1	1
	2	UST	1	0
	3	NU	3	3

Semifinals

Ateneo vs Adamson

February 25 02:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–1	Adamson Soaring Falcons	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
	(25–16, 25–12, 26–28, 25–20)

UST vs NU

February 25 10:00 AM (UTC+08:00)	UST Growling Tigers	1–3	NU Bulldogs	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
	(24–26, 26–28, 25–23, 21–25)

February 28 02:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	UST Growling Tigers	0–3	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	(18–25, 23–25, 23–25)

Finals

March 4 02:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–1	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	(25–19, 30–28, 20–25, 25–22)

March 7 02:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–1	NU Bulldogs	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
	(23–25, 25–23, 25–23, 25–15)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 men's volleyball champions
Ateneo Blue Eagles First title

• Most valuable player (Season): Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo de Manila University)^[1]
• Most valuable player (Finals): Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Edward Camposano (University of the East)
• Best scorer: Mark Gil Alfafara (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best attacker: Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best blocker: Peter Den Mar Torres (National University)
• Best setter: Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best digger: Rence Melgar (Adamson University)
• Best receiver: Rence Melgar (Adamson University)
• Best server: Vincent Mangulabnan (National University)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Lady Eagles	14	14	0	39	42	7	6.000	1161	926	1.254	Finals
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	14	12	2	37	39	11	3.545	1212	948	1.278	Semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
3	NU Lady Bulldogs	14	8	6	22	25	24	1.042	1083	1045	1.036	First round
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws	14	6	8	18	21	26	0.808	1036	1047	0.989
5	UST Tigresses	14	6	8	20	24	26	0.923	1095	1056	1.037	Fourth-seed playoff
6	UP Lady Maroons	14	5	9	17	23	31	0.742	1114	1203	0.926
7	Adamson Lady Falcons	14	5	9	15	22	30	0.733	1094	1162	0.941
8	UE Lady Warriors (H)	14	0	14	0	1	42	0.024	665	1073	0.620

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Point system: 3 point = 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
(H) Host

Match-up results

	Round 1							Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
AdU
ADMU
DLSU
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = Loss

Game results

Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.

Team	AdU	ADMU	DLSU	FEU	NU	UE	UP	UST
Adamson		0–3	1–3	3–0	1–3	3–0	1–3	3–1
Ateneo	3–2		3–2	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–2	3–0
La Salle	3–0	1–3		3–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
FEU	3–0	0–3	1–3		3–0	3–0	3–0	1–3
NU	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–0		3–0	3–2	3–2
UE	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–3	0–3		0–3	0–3
UP	2–3	0–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–0		3–1
UST	3–1	0–3	0–3	3–0	3–0	3–0	2–3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Bracket

	4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff)					First round (One–game playoff)					Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice)
																	1	Ateneo	3	3
											2	La Salle	0	3			2	La Salle	0	0
						3	NU	3			3	NU	3	1
	4	UST	2			4	FEU	1
	5	FEU	3

Fourth–seed playoff

February 25 04:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	UST Tigresses	2–3	FEU Lady Tamaraws	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
	(21–25, 15–25, 25–20, 25–16, 6–15)

First round

February 28 04:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	NU Lady Bulldogs	3–1	FEU Lady Tamaraws	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	(25–13, 25–17, 25–27, 25–23)

Semifinals

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage.

March 4 04:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	De La Salle Lady Archers	0–3	NU Lady Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	(20–25, 20–25, 19–25)

March 7 04:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	De La Salle Lady Archers	3–1	NU Lady Bulldogs	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
	(26–24, 21–25, 25–18, 25–21)

Finals

Elimination round games:

• January 11: Ateneo (3-2) La Salle at the Mall of Asia Arena (25-22, 25–27, 16–25, 25–14, 15–9)
• February 18: Ateneo (3-1) La Salle at the Mall of Asia Arena (25-20, 21–25, 25–23, 27–25)

Ateneo has the thrice-to-beat advantage after sweeping the elimination round.

March 11 03:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	3–0	De La Salle Lady Archers	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,363
	(25–18, 25–19, 25–19)

March 14 03:00 PM (UTC+08:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	3–0	De La Salle Lady Archers	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 20,705
	(25–22, 25–17, 25–23)

Awards

UAAP Season 77 women's volleyball champions
Ateneo Lady Eagles Second title, second consecutive title

• Most valuable player (Season): Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo de Manila University)^[1]
• Most valuable player (Finals): Rongomaipapa Amy Ahomiro (Ateneo de Manila University)^[2]
• Rookie of the Year: Kathleen Faith Arado (University of the East) and Ennajie Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best scorer: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best attacker: Alyja Daphne Santiago (National University)
• Best blocker: Marivic Velaine Meneses (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best server: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best setter: Julia Melissa Morado (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best receiver: Dennise Michelle Lazaro (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best digger: Christine Agno (Far Eastern University)

Boys' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	UE Junior Warriors (H)	12	12	0	1.000	—	Advance to the Finals
2	NUNS Bullpups	12	9	3	.750	3	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	12	8	4	.667	4	Stepladder round 1
4	UST Tiger Cubs	12	7	5	.583	5
5	DLSZ Junior Archers	12	3	9	.250	9
6	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	12	2	10	.167	10
7	UPIS Junior Maroons	12	1	11	.083	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

Match-up results

	Round 1						Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
AdMU
DLSZ
FEU–F
NU
UE
UPIS
UST

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = Loss

Bracket

	Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff)					Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice)
												1	UE	3	3
						2	NU	1	0			3	Ateneo	2	2
	3	Ateneo	3			3	Ateneo	3	3
	4	UST	0

Awards

UAAP Season 77 boys' volleyball champions
UE Junior Warriors 14th title, 11th consecutive title

• Most valuable player: Ron Adrian Medalla (University of the East)
• Rookie of the Year: Raymart Reyes (National University)
• Best attacker: Joshua Umandal (University of the East)
• Best blocker: Gian Carlo Glorioso (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best server: Sebastian Enrique Cuerva (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best setter: Adrian Rafael Imperial (University of the East)
• Best receiver: Dazyl June Cayamso (National University)
• Best libero: Ralph Ryan Imperial (University of the East)

Girls' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NUNS Lady Bullpups	12	11	1	.917	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UST Junior Tigresses	12	10	2	.833	1
3	DLSZ Junior Lady Archers	12	9	3	.750	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons	12	5	7	.417[a]	6
5	UE Junior Lady Warriors (H)	12	5	7	.417[a]	6	Fourth-seed playoff
6	FEU–D Lady Baby Tamaraws	12	2	10	.167	9
7	UPIS Junior Lady Maroons	12	0	12	.000	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Fourth-seed playoff: Adamson 3–2 UE

Match-up results

	Round 1						Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
AdU
DLSZ
FEU–F
NU
UE
UPIS
UST

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = Loss

Bracket

	Fourth-seed playoff					Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat					Finals Best-of-three series
						1	NU	3
	Adamson		3			4	Adamson	1
	UE		2								1	NU	3	3
											2	UST	1	1
						2	UST	3
						3	La Salle	1

Awards

UAAP Season 77 girls' volleyball champions
NUNS Lady Bullpups First title

• Most valuable player:Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Rachelle Anne Fabro (Far Eastern University)
• Best attacker: Ejiya Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best blocker: Pauline Marie Monique Gaston (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best server: Jennifer Nierva (National University)
• Best setter: Rica Diolan (National University)
• Best receiver: Mildred Dizon (De La Salle University)
• Best digger: Kristine Magallanes (National University)

Overall championship points

Seniors' division Team Men Women Total  Ateneo Blue Eagles 15 15 30  NU Bulldogs 12 10 22  De La Salle Green Archers 4 12 16  UST Growling Tigers 10 6 16  FEU Tamaraws 6 8 14  Adamson Soaring Falcons 8 2 10  UP Fighting Maroons 2 4 6  UE Red Warriors 1 1 2

Juniors' division Team Boys' Girls' Points  NUNS Bullpups 10 15 25  UE Junior Warriors 15 6 21  UST Tiger Cubs 8 12 20  DLSZ Junior Archers 6 10 16  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 12 — 12  Adamson Baby Falcons — 8 8  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 4 4 8  UPIS Junior Maroons 2 2 4

Pts. Ranking 15 Champion 12 2nd 10 3rd 8 4th 6 5th 4 6th 2 7th 1 8th — Did not join WD Withdrew

In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:

• Ranks 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
• Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
• Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
• Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
• Champion is ranked 1st

See also

• UAAP Season 77