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UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments

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Duration
  
March 1-4, 2009

Finals MVP
  
Ray Karl Dimaculangan

Start date
  
December 6, 2008

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Arena(s)
  
The Arena in San Juan

Winning coach
  
Emil Lontoc

Host school
  
University of the Philippines Diliman

Similar
  
UAAP Season 72, UAAP Season 70 volleyball, UAAP Season 70

The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments opened December 6, 2008. Tournament host will be Far Eastern University. Tournament games will be at the Far Eastern University Gym and The Arena in San Juan.

Contents

The juniors' division tournaments were held on the first semester of the 2008-09 school year; the UE Pages and the UST Lady Tiger Cubs won all of their elimination round games in their respective divisions to clinch the championship outright.

In the men's tournament, the UST Growling Tigers also won all of their elimination round games but went through the usual the Final Four format; they beat Ateneo in three straight sets in the semifinals to formalize their entry to the Finals; they then swept the UP Fighting Maroons 2–0 in the best-of-3 Finals series without losing a set to have an immaculate 17–0 Season 71 record to successfully defend their championship.

In the women's tournament, the FEU Lady Tamaraws and La Salle Lady Archers emerged on top of the standings and beat their semifinals opponents to meet in the Finals. FEU overcame UST Tigresses which gave them their opening day loss, while La Salle beat the Adamson Lady Falcons in a rematch of their third-place playoff in the Shakey's V-League. FEU and La Salle split their elimination round games, with La Salle winning over FEU in the second round's last game to wrest the #1 seed away from the Lady Tamaraws who had held it all tournament long. After winning Game 1 in five sets, FEU lost the next two games in four sets to award La Salle their fifth UAAP women's volleyball championship.

Elimination round

With UST's 14–0 sweep of the tournament, they were supposed to receive at least an automatic Finals berth but instead will go through the usual Final Four phase with the release of the playoffs schedule.

Awards

  • Rookie of the Year: Duane Craig Teves (Ateneo de Manila University)
  • Best Attacker: Jayson Ramos (University of Santo Tomas)
  • Best Blocker: Lloyd Arden Belgado (University of the Philippines Diliman)
  • Best Setter: Gerald Magtoto (University of the Philippines Diliman)
  • Best Server: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (University of Santo Tomas)
  • Best Receiver: Henry James Pecaña (University of Santo Tomas)
  • Best Digger: Bernardino Lorenz Casanova (De La Salle University)
  • Most Valuable Player: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (University of Santo Tomas)

    • Awards

  • Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (De La Salle University)
  • Best Scorer: Aiza Maizo (University of Santo Tomas)
  • Best Attacker: Aiza Maizo (University of Santo Tomas)
  • Best Blocker: Jacqueline Alarca (De La Salle University)
  • Best Setter: April Linor Jose (Far Eastern University)
  • Best Server: Macaila Irish May Morada (Far Eastern University)
  • Best Receiver: Manilla Santos (De La Salle University)
  • Best Digger: Lizlee Ann Gata (Adamson University)
  • Most Valuable Player: Manilla Santos (De La Salle University)

    • Boys' tournament

    With UE sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were scrapped.

    Awardees

  • Most Valuable Player: Michael Reyes (UE)
  • Rookie of the Year: Karl Roque (UE)

    • Girls' tournament

    With UST sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were scrapped.

    Elimination round

    Host team in boldface.

    Awardees

  • Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Valdez (UST)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jelly Buan (UST)

    • References

    UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments Wikipedia
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