UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments

UAAP Season 77 Volleyball
Host school	University of the East
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 Falcons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, The Filipino Channel, Balls, Balls HD
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

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.

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[]

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	34	11	3	38	14	2.714	1214	1064	1.141
2	UST Growling Tigers	32	11	3	37	15	2.467	1210	1094	1.106
3	NU Bulldogs	29	10	4	33	18	1.833	1079	974	1.108
4	Adamson Falcons	29	10	4	32	19	1.684	1103	992	1.112
5	FEU Tamaraws	14	6	8	22	34	0.647	1197	1263	0.948
6	De La Salle Green Archers	15	4	10	21	33	0.636	1134	1216	0.933
7	UP Fighting Maroons	12	4	10	20	37	0.541	1169	1252	0.934
8	UE Red Warriors	3	0	14	9	42	0.214	970	1213	0.800

Event host in boldface.

Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals

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

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 (#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage)				Finals (Best-of-three playoff)

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 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[]

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team	Pts	W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ateneo Lady Eagles	39	14	0	42	7	6.000	1161	926	1.254
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	37	12	2	39	11	3.545	1212	948	1.278
3	NU Lady Bulldogs	22	8	6	25	24	1.042	1083	1045	1.036
4	FEU Lady Tamaraws	18	6	8	21	26	0.808	1036	1047	0.989
5	UST Tigresses	20	6	8	24	26	0.923	1095	1056	1.037
6	UP Lady Maroons	17	5	9	23	31	0.742	1114	1203	0.926
7	Adamson Lady Falcons	15	5	9	22	30	0.733	1094	1162	0.941
8	UE Lady Warriors	0	0	14	1	42	0.024	665	1073	0.620

Event host in boldface.

  Qualified to the finals
  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the First Round
  Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

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

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
UST	2	4	FEU	1
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	NSNU 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	Stepladder round 1
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) Host

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 (#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	NSNU Lady Bullpups	12	11	1	.917	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UST Junior Tigresses	12	10	2	.833	1	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
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	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
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) Host
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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 #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage			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
NSNU 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 Falcons	8	2	10
UP Fighting Maroons	2	4	6
UE Red Warriors	1	1	2

Juniors' division[]

Team	Boys'	Girls'	Points
NSNU 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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ganglani, Naveen. "Top 10 UAAP basketball and volleyball stories in 2015". Rappler (December 30, 2015). Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ Bracher, Jane. "Ateneo sweeps season, repeats as UAAP volleyball champion". Rappler (March 14, 2015). Retrieved September 7, 2021.

Preceded by Season 76 (2013–14)	UAAP volleyball tournaments Season 77 (2014–15)	Succeeded by Season 78 (2015–16)

[table_hth_ADU0.39614384127601-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fourth-seed playoff: Adamson 3–2 UE

[UAAP_Season_77_VB-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ganglani, Naveen. "Top 10 UAAP basketball and volleyball stories in 2015". Rappler (December 30, 2015). Retrieved September 7, 2021.

[2] Bracher, Jane. "Ateneo sweeps season, repeats as UAAP volleyball champion". Rappler (March 14, 2015). Retrieved September 7, 2021.

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UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments

Men's tournament[]

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Match-up results[]

Game results[]

Bracket[]

Semifinals[]

Ateneo vs Adamson[]

UST vs NU[]

Finals[]

Awards[]

Women's tournament[]

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Match-up results[]

Game results[]

Bracket[]

Fourth–seed playoff[]

First round[]

Semifinals[]

Finals[]

Awards[]

Boys' tournament[]

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Match-up results[]

Bracket[]

Awards[]

Girls' tournament[]

Elimination round[]

Team standings[]

Match-up results[]

Bracket[]

Awards[]

Overall championship points[]

Seniors' division[]

Juniors' division[]

See also[]

References[]