UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments

The UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments started on February 4, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with the opening games of the men and women's senior volleyball tourneys, participated by 8 regular UAAP members. Aside from the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the games will also be held at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City and the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas, the season's host school.

UAAP Season 79 Volleyball
Host schoolUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
Men's Finals G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 3 32
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 2 20
DurationMay 2–6, 2017
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPAntony Paul Koyfman
Winning coachOliver Almadro
SemifinalistsFEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers
TV network(s)ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel
Women's Finals G1 G2Wins
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 1 20
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 3 32
DurationMay 2–6, 2017
Arena(s)Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVPDesiree Wynea Cheng
Winning coachRamil de Jesus
SemifinalistsUST school colors UST Tigresses
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws
TV network(s)ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel
< Season 78 2017 Season 80 >

Rustico "Otie" Camangian will serve as the commissioner of the tournament.

The Ateneo Blue Eagles completed a historic 16-game season sweep earning their 3rd consecutive title against the NU Bulldogs whom they tamed for 12 straight head-to-head matchups since Season 77. The De La Salle University Lady Spikers won their tenth title, defeating the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the finals.

Men's tournament edit

Season's team line-up edit

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 14 0 42 42 3 14.000 1126 849 1.326 Advance to the Finals
2   NU Bulldogs 14 12 2 34 37 14 2.643 1206 1063 1.135 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   FEU Tamaraws 14 8 6 24 28 22 1.273 1119 1065 1.051 Stepladder round 1
4   UST Growling Tigers (H) 14 6 8 14 22 35 0.629 1179 1292 0.913
5   Adamson Soaring Falcons 14 5 9 18[a] 25 31 0.806 1235 1275 0.969
6   De La Salle Green Archers 14 5 9 17[a] 23 31 0.742 1195 1217 0.982
7   UP Fighting Maroons 14 5 9 15[a] 22 32 0.688 1152 1222 0.943
8   UE Red Warriors 14 1 13 4 10 41 0.244 987 1216 0.812
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record ratio; 6) points ratio
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Adamson 2–2, La Salle 2–2, UP 2–2; Adamson 18 pts, La Salle 17 pts, UP 15 pts

Match-up results edit

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSU              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss

Game results edit

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 0–3 3–1 2–3 1–3 3–0 2–3 2–3
Ateneo 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
La Salle 3–1 0–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–3
FEU 2–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 3–2 3–0 3–0
NU 3–0 0–3 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0
UE 3–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 2–3
UP 1–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–0 3–2
UST 0–3 1–3 3–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs edit

Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)
Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  Ateneo33
2  NU132  NU22
3  FEU33  FEU32
4  UST0

First round edit

FEU vs UST One-game playoff.
Elimination round results:

  • (Mar 04) FEU def. UST 3–0 • 25–19, 25–23, 25–22
  • (Apr 08) FEU def. UST 3–0 • 25–23, 25–18, 25–18
Apr 19
02:00 PM
(UTC +8:00)
UST Growling Tigers   0–3   FEU Tamaraws Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City
(22–25, 25–27, 18–25)
P2

Semifinals edit

NU vs FEU NU with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

  • (Feb 25) NU def. FEU 3–0 • 25–20, 25–22, 25–23
  • (Mar 19) NU def. FEU 3–0 • 25–21, 25–23, 26–24
Apr 23
12:00 NN
(UTC +8:00)
NU Bulldogs   1–3   FEU Tamaraws Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
(25–22, 24–26, 26–28, 17–25)
P2
Apr 26
02:00 PM
(UTC +8:00)
NU Bulldogs   3–2   FEU Tamaraws Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City
(23–25, 25–20, 15–25, 25–21, 15–12)
P2

Finals edit

ADMU vs NU Best-of-three series.
Elimination round results:

  • (Feb 08) ADMU def. NU  3–1 • 27–25, 25–23, 23–25, 25–16
  • (Apr 08) ADMU def. NU  3–0 • 25–17, 25–21, 25–16
May 02
12:00 NN
(UTC +8:00)
Ateneo Blue Eagles   3–2   NU Bulldogs Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
(25–22, 21–25, 22–25, 25–18, 15–13)
P2
May 06
12:00 NN
(UTC +8:00)
Ateneo Blue Eagles   3–2   NU Bulldogs Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
(16–25, 25–16, 20–25, 25–18, 15–13)
P2

Awards edit

 UAAP Season 79 men's volleyball champions 
 
Ateneo Blue Eagles
Third title, third consecutive title

Women's tournament edit

Line-ups edit

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 35 39 12 3.250 1189 978 1.216 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   De La Salle Lady Archers 14 11 3 33 35 11 3.182 1103 893 1.235
3   UST Tigresses (H) 14 9 5 26 29 21 1.381 1154 1044 1.105 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 8 6 26 30 21 1.429 1167 1061 1.100
5   UP Lady Maroons 14 7 7 22[a] 24 24 1.000 1050 1034 1.015
6   NU Lady Bulldogs 14 7 7 20[a] 27 28 0.964 1166 1211 0.963
7   UE Lady Warriors 14 1 13 3[b] 7 40 0.175 862 1143 0.754
8   Adamson Lady Falcons 14 1 13 3[b] 5 39 0.128 739 1066 0.693
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 NU; UP +2
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 Adamson; UE: better sets ratio

Match-up results edit

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSU              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss

Game results edit

Team AdU ADMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3
Ateneo 3–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0
La Salle 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–1
FEU 3–0 2–3 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3
NU 3–0 3–2 1–3 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–3
UE 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3
UP 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–1
UST 3–1 0–3 0–3 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs edit

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  Ateneo3
1  FEU1
1  Ateneo12
2  La Salle33
2  La Salle3
3  UST1

Semifinals edit

Ateneo vs FEU Ateneo with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

  • (Feb 12) ADMU def. FEU 3–2 • 25–19, 24–26, 19–25, 25–16, 15–11
  • (Mar 18) ADMU def. FEU 3–2 • 25–20, 25–22, 17–25, 21–25, 15–8
Apr 23
04:00 PM
Ateneo Lady Eagles   3–1   FEU Lady Tamaraws Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,200
(25–22, 25–10, 16–25, 26–24)
P2

La Salle vs UST La Salle with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

  • (Feb 11) DLSU def. UST 3–1 • 25–23, 16–25, 25–14, 25–22
  • (Mar 29) DLSU def. UST 3–0 • 25–23, 25–22, 25–21
Apr 22
04:00 PM
De La Salle Lady Archers   3–1   UST Tigresses Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
(25–14, 25–20, 24–26, 25–13)
 

Finals edit

Ateneo vs La Salle Best-of-three series.
This is the sixth straight year that these two teams will face-off in the Finals, with the Lady Spikers winning three of the first five match-ups.

Elimination round results:

  • (Mar 04) ADMU def. DLSU 3–1 • 26–24, 26–24, 21–25, 25–17
  • (Apr 08) ADMU def. DLSU 3–1 • 12–25, 25–20, 25–21, 25–19
May 02
04:00 PM
(UTC +8:00)
Ateneo Lady Eagles   1–3   De La Salle Lady Archers Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,468
(25–21, 27–29, 22–25, 20–25)
P2
May 06
04:00 PM
(UTC +8:00)
Ateneo Lady Eagles   2–3   De La Salle Lady Archers Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 20,860
(25–19, 14–25, 25–18, 18–25, 10–15)
P2

Awards edit

 UAAP Season 79 women's volleyball champions 
 
De La Salle Lady Archers
Tenth title, second consecutive title

Broadcast Notes edit

All games were aired on S+A Channel 23, and S+A HD Channel 166, Game 2 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 only. No Livestream due to Premier Volleyball League Games Live

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Finals Game 1 Eric Tipan Ronnie Magsanoc Bea Escudero and Denice Dinsay
Finals Game 2 Anton Roxas Ronnie Magsanoc Angelique Manto and Denice Dinsay

Boy's tournament edit

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NUNS Bullpups 14 13 1 .929 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   UST Tiger Cubs (H) 14 12 2 .857 1
3   UE Junior Warriors 14 10 4 .714 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 14 8 6 .571 5
5   Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 6 8 .429 7
6   DLSZ Junior Archers 14 4 10 .286 9
7   Adamson Baby Falcons 14 2 12 .143 11
8   UPIS Junior Maroons 14 0 14 .000 13
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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 edit

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
  AdU              
  AdMU              
  DLSU              
  FEU              
  NU              
  UE              
  UP              
  UST              
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss
Playoffs edit
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
  NU3
  FEU1
1  NU323
2  UST230
  UST3
  UE0

Awards edit

  • Most valuable player (Season): Lorence Cruz (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Most valuable player (Finals): Billie Jean Anima (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Rookie of the Year: Raymond Bryce De Guzman (DLSZ Junior Archers)
  • First Best Outside Spiker: Lorence Cruz (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Second Best Outside Spiker: Shaun Christopher Ledesma (UE Junior Warriors)
  • First Best Middle Blocker: Billie Jean Anima (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Second Best Middle Blocker: Jaron Requinton (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Best opposite spiker: Lorenz Señoron (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Best setter: Diogenes Poquita (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Best libero: Menard Guerrero (NUNS Bullpups)
  • Best server: Rey De Vega (UST Tiger Cubs)

Girls' tournament edit

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1   NSNU Lady Bullpups 12 12 0 1.000 Advance to the Finals
2   UST Junior Tigresses (H) 12 10 2 .833 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3   DLSZ Junior Lady Archers 12 8 4 .667 4 Qualified to stepladder round 1
4   UE Junior Amazons 12 4 8 .333 8
5   FEU Lady Baby Tamaraws 12 4 8 .333 8
6   Adamson Lady Baby Falcons 12 4 8 .333 8
7   UPIS Junior Lady Maroons 12 0 12 .000 12
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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 edit

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112
  AdU            
  DLSU            
  FEU            
  NU            
  UE            
  UP            
  UST            
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss

Bracket edit

4th–seed playoff
(One–game playoff)
First round
(One–game playoff)
Semifinals
(No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  NSNU313
2  UST32  UST031
3  DLSZ33  DLSZ1
  FEU04  UE0
  UE3

Awards edit

  • Most valuable player (Season): Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
  • Most valuable player (Finals): Princess Robles (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kathleen Keith Layugan (UE Junior Lady Warriors)
  • First Best Outside Spiker: Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
  • Second Best Outside Spiker: Baby Love Barbon (UST Junior Tigresses)
  • First Best Middle Blocker: Thea Gagate (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
  • Second Best Middle Blocker: Jewel Encarnacion (DLSZ Junior Lady Archers)
  • Best opposite spiker: Ejiya Laure (UST Junior Tigresses)
  • Best setter: Joyme Cagande (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
  • Best libero: Ma. Bernadette Pepito (UST Junior Tigresses)
  • Best server: Nicole Magsarile (NUNS Lady Bullpups)

Overall championship points edit

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
Preceded by UAAP volleyball tournaments
Season 79 (2017)
Succeeded by