Pauline Gaston

Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston (born August 27, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with Ateneo Lady Eagles collegiate women's University team. She currently plays for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in the Premier Volleyball League.^[1]

Pauline Marie Gaston
Personal information
Full name	Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston
Nickname	Ponggay
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 (age 26) Iloilo City, Philippines
Hometown	Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	278 cm (109 in)
Block	273 cm (107 in)
College / University	Ateneo De Manila University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter Opposite Hitter Middle Blocker
Current club	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Number	22
National team
2016 Philippines
Honours Women's volleyball ASEAN University Games 2016 Singapore Team

Career

Ponggay Gaston played for the Ateneo De Manila University collegiate women's University team alongside her sister Therese Gaston.

In 2020, she became the captain of the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the UAAP Season 84 volleyball tournaments but the tournament was cut due to the spread of COVID-19.

In August 2020, Gaston was signed by the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.^[2]

In 2023, she was signed by the Chery Tiggo Crossovers.^[3]

Personal life

Ponggay Gaston is the daughter of former PBA player Matthew "Fritz" Gaston and former beauty queen Duday Mandanas-Gaston.^[4] She studied high school at the University of Santo Tomas.^[5] She studied interdisciplinary studies at the Ateneo De Manila University.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes
2022	The Score	One Sports	Co-Host

Clubs

•   Ateneo-Motolite (2018)
•   Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2021–2022)
•   Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2023–present)

Awards

Individual

Year	Season/Conference	Award	Ref
				2014 UAAP	76 (junior's)	Best Blocker
2015 UAAP	77 (junior's)

Collegiate

Year	Season/Conference	Title	Ref
				2015 SVL	Collegiate	Runner-up	^[6]
2016 UAAP	78	Runner-up	^[7]
2016 SVL	Collegiate	Runner-up	^[8]
2017 UAAP	79	Runner-up	^[9]
2018 UAAP	80	3rd Place	^[10]
2019 UAAP	81	Champions	^[11]
2019 PVL	Collegiate	3rd Place	^[12]

Clubs

Season	Conference	Club	Title	Ref
					2018 PVL	Open	Ateneo-Motolite	Runner-up	^[13]
2024 PNVF	Champions League	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	3rd Place

References

1. Lim, Arvin (August 26, 2020). "Volleyball ateneos Gaston Lavitoria join choco mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
2. "Lavitoria, Gaston joins Choco Mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
3. "Ponggay Gaston". One Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
4. Cinco, Lito (November 11, 2020). "According to Matthew". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
5. Naredo, Camille (March 7, 2018). "UAAP volleyball: Challenge accepted for Ateneo's Ponggay Gaston". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
6. "Shakey's V-League Collegiate Conference starts July 11 - Cedelf P. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer".
7. Ganglani, Naveen (April 30, 2016). "Ateneo - La Salle Volleyball Game 3 finals recap 2016 season 78". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
8. Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 21, 2016). "NU Lady Bulldogs eye back-to-back titles as V-League Collegiate Conference kicks off". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
9. Naredo, Camille (May 6, 2017). "UAAP women's volleyball: La Salle rallies pat Ateneo to win". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
10. Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2019). "DLSU Lady Spikers winner,FEU tamaraws season 80 finals game". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
11. Isaga, JR (May 18, 2019). "Ateneo breaks UST's heart, reclaims UAAP volleyball crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
12. Escarlote, Mark (October 12, 2019). "PVL: Lady Falcons reign supreme". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
13. Escarlote, Mark (December 8, 2018). . ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.