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 1 2 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 1 2 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

Pts Matches Sets Points Rank Team 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 Soaring 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 (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

Pts Matches Sets Points Rank Team 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
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 (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	NSNU 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) Host
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
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 Soaring 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

See also

• UAAP Season 77

References

1. Ganglani, Naveen. "Top 10 UAAP basketball and volleyball stories in 2015". Rappler. No. December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
2. Bracher, Jane. "Ateneo sweeps season, repeats as UAAP volleyball champion". Rappler. No. 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)