UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments

UAAP Season 79 Volleyball

Host school	University of Santo Tomas
Men's Finals G1 G2 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 3 3 2  NU Bulldogs 2 2 0
Duration	May 2–6, 2017
Arena(s)	Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP	Antony Paul Koyfman
Winning coach	Oliver Almadro
Semifinalists	FEU Tamaraws  UST Growling Tigers
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel
Women's Finals G1 G2 Wins  Ateneo Lady Eagles 1 2 0  De La Salle Lady Archers 3 3 2
Duration	May 2–6, 2017
Arena(s)	Araneta Coliseum
Finals MVP	Desiree Wynea Cheng
Winning coach	Ramil de Jesus
Semifinalists	UST Tigresses  FEU Lady Tamaraws
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel

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 City. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas, the season's host school.

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

Elimination Round

Team Standings

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

First Round

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
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total P2
	FEU advances to the semifinals

Semifinals

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 City
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total P2

Apr 26 02:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	FEU Tamaraws	2–3	' NU Bulldogs'	Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan City
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total P2
	NU advances to the Finals

Finals

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 City
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total P2

May 06 12:00 NN (UTC +8:00)	NU Bulldogs	2–3	' Ateneo Blue Eagles'	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total P2
	Ateneo wins series 2–0

Women's tournament

Elimination Round

Team Standings

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

Semifinals

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 City Attendance: 10,200
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total P2
	Ateneo advances to the Finals

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
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total
	La Salle advances to the Finals

Finals

Ateneo vs La Salle Best-of-three series.
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
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total P2

May 06 04:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	'De La Salle Lady Archers '	3–2	Ateneo Lady Eagles	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 20,860
	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total P2
	La Salle wins series 2–0

Broadcast Notes

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

Elimination Round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff
  Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Lorence Cruz (National University)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Billie Jean Anima (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Raymond Bryce De Guzman (De La Salle University)
• First Best Outside Spiker: Lorence Cruz (National University)
• Second Best Outside Spiker: Shaun Christopher Ledesma (University of the East)
• First Best Middle Blocker: Billie Jean Anima (National University)
• Second Best Middle Blocker: Jaron Requinton (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best Opposite Spiker: Lorenz Señoron (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best Setter: Diogenes Poquita (National University)
• Best Libero: Menard Guerrero (National University)
• Best Server: Rey De Vega (University of Santo Tomas)

Girl's tournament

Elimination Round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

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

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1						Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (National University)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Princess Robles (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Kathleen Keith Layugan (University of the East)
• First Best Outside Spiker: Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (National University)
• Second Best Outside Spiker: Baby Love Barbon (University of Santo Tomas)
• First Best Middle Blocker: Thea Gagate (National University)
• Second Best Middle Blocker: Jewel Encarnacion (De La Salle University)
• Best Opposite Spiker: Ejiya Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best Setter: Joyme Cagande (National University)
• Best Libero: Ma. Bernadette Pepito (University of Santo Tomas)
• Best Server: Nicole Magsarile (National University)

Overall Championship points

Seniors' division

Team	Men	Women	Total
Ateneo Blue Eagles	15	12	27
De La Salle Green Archers	4	15	19
FEU Tamaraws	10	8	18
UST Growling Tigers	8	10	18
NU Bulldogs	12	4	16
UP Fighting Maroons	2	6	8
Adamson Soaring Falcons	6	1	7
UE Red Warriors	1	2	3

Juniors' division

Team	Boys'	Girls'	Points
NUNS Bullpups	15	15	30
UST Tiger Cubs	12	12	24
UE Junior Warriors	10	8	18
DLSZ Junior Archers	4	10	14
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	8	6	14
Adamson Baby Falcons	2	4	6
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	6	-	6
UPIS Junior Maroons	1	2	3

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