2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference

The 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference is the fifth conference and fourth indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games began on November 3, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City. The conference coincides with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference and will utilize a round robin system during the preliminary round before the top four teams advance to the next round. The losers of the semifinals will compete for the bronze medal match while the winners advance to the championship round.[1] The champion will go to a training camp in Thailand.[2]

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference

Women's Finals 1 Wins UST Golden Tigresses 1 0  UP Lady Maroons 3 1
Duration	December 20, 2018
Arena(s)	Ynares Sports Arena
Finals MVP	Diana Mae Carlos
Winning coach	Godfrey Okumu
TV network(s)	ESPN5

Teams

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference teams
Abbr.	Team	School	Colors	Head Coach	Team Captain
CSA	CSA-Biñan Eagles	Colegio San Agustin – Biñan		Rey Anthony Beniga	Kristine Charlotte Hammond
DLD	DLSU-D Lady Patriots	De La Salle University – Dasmariñas		Joven Racelis	Eunice Gercie Castillo
FEU	FEU Lady Tamaraws	Far Eastern University		Rei Diaz Jr.	Lycha Ebon
UEC	UE Lady Warriors	University of the East		Rodrigo Roque	Roselle Baliton
UPD	UP Lady Maroons	University of the Philippines		Godfrey Okumu	Diana Mae Carlos
UST	UST Golden Tigresses	University of Santo Tomas		Emilio Reyes Jr.	Christine Dianne Francisco

Line-up [3]

CSA-Biñan Eagles No. Player Name Position 1 Mary Rose Delos Santos L 2 Aimee Lacambra 3 Maria Alexerie Flores 4 Andrea Kate Parel 5 Lency Duarte 6 Erika Aliana Rivera 7 Roxanne Alfaro 8 Aliah Marce 9 Nicole May Duran 10 Venice Puzon 11 Haidee Bernardo 12 Maveth Torres 14 Kristine Charlotte Hammond (Capt.) 17 Franchesca De Leon L Rey Anthony Beniga HC DLSU-D Lady Patriots No. Player Name Position 1 Eunice Gercie Castillo (Capt.) 2 Kimberly Wong 3 Katrina Carranza 4 Jubilee Anne Del Rosario 5 Angel Auby Protacio 6 Yasmin Shane Parohinog L 7 Mara Allyza Galicia 8 Rain Cyrille Ramos 9 Myell Joy Pasco 10 Ethel Betrice Tono 11 Jenny Balagdatan 12 Pearl Alexandrette Peña L 13 Shaina Charisse Velasco 14 Basilyn Delfin Joven Racelis HC  FEU Lady Tamaraws No. Player Name Position 2 Fiona Abijay L 4 France Elize Ronquillo OH 6 Ivana Marie Agudo OPP 7 Lycha Ebon (Capt.) OH 8 Maria Angelica Cayuna S 9 Jamaica Pascua 10 Toni Rose Basas OH 11 Martha Mora 12 Alianne Florendo 13 Sheena Gallentes 14 Ezra Madrigal 16 Czarina Grace Carandang MB 17 Jesca Marie Tanguin 19 Clavel Dejito Rei Diaz Jr. HC  UE Lady Warriors No. Player Name Position 1 Judith Abil OH 2 Lhara May Clavano OH 3 Mariella Gabarda MB 4 Mary Ann Mendrez OH 5 Kathleen Faith Arado L 6 Juliet Catindig OH 7 Seth Rodriguez MB 8 Zilfa Geline Olarve OP 10 Jasckin May Babol L 11 Carol De Leon S 12 Roselle Baliton (Capt.) MB 14 Laizah Bendong S 15 Jasmine Gayle Alcayde OP 17 Remcel Joyce Santos MB Rodrigo Roque HC  UP Lady Maroons No. Player Name Position 2 Lorielyn Bernardo MB 3 Maristela Genn Layug MB 5 Patricia Elise Siao L 6 Jessma Clarice Ramos MB 7 Andreanna Paulsen Lagman OH 8 Nicole Ann Magsarile OH 11 Caryl Sandoval OH 12 Michaela Louise Osorio 13 Justine Dorog OH 14 Aieshalaine Gannaban MB 15 Mary Mirgie Bautista L 17 Maria Arielle Estrañero S 18 Diana Mae Carlos (Capt.) OP 19 Marianne Sotomil S Godfrey Okumu HC UST Golden Tigresses No. Player Name Position 1 Rizalinda Martin L 2 Donna Mae Tuazon MB 3 Ysabel Jamie Jimenez OH 4 Caitlin Viray OP 6 Milena Alessandrini OH 8 Eya Laure OP 9 Rachelle Roldan 11 Camille Victoria MB 12 Kecelyn Galdones OH 13 Mafe Galanza S 14 Christine Francisco (Capt.) MB 15 Janine Balcorta OP 16 Maria Agatha Mangulabnan S 17 Janel Delerio L Emilio Reyes Jr. HC

Legend   S   Setter   MH   Middle Blocker   OH   Outside Hitter   OP   Opposite Hitter   L   Libero  (Capt.)  Team Captain   HC   Head Coach

Preliminary round

Team standings Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points W L W L Ratio W L Ratio 1 UST Golden Tigresses 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 409 301 1.359 2  UP Lady Maroons 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 407 345 1.180 3  UE Lady Warriors 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 432 384 1.125 4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 398 410 0.971 5 DLSU-D Lady Patriots 1 4 3 3 13 0.231 298 383 0.778 6 CSA-Biñan Eagles 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 323 444 0.727

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 results

• All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
03 Nov	12:00	UPD	3–1	UEC	22–25	25–16	25–22	31–29		103–92
03 Nov	14:00	CSA	0–3	UST	12–25	13–25	10–25			35–75
10 Nov	12:00	DLD	0–3	FEU	21–25	16–25	11–25			48–75
10 Nov	14:00	CSA	1–3	UPD	6–25	25–21	16–25	22–25		69–96
17 Nov	12:00	FEU	1–3	UST	16–25	25–13	17–25	15–25		73–88
24 Nov	12:00	UEC	3–0	DLD	25–11	26–24	25–13			76–48
24 Nov	14:00	FEU	0–3	UPD	20–25	15–25	19–25			54–75
01 Dec	12:00	FEU	2–3	CSA	17–25	22–25	25–12	25–18	12–15	101–95
01 Dec	14:00	UPD	0–3	UST	22–25	17–25	19–25			58–75
08 Dec	12:00	FEU	3–2	UEC	14–25	25–23	16–25	25–18	15–13	95–104
08 Dec	14:00	DLD	0–3	UPD	21–25	12–25	22–25			55–75
11 Dec	12:00	UST	3–1	UEC	27–25	19–25	25–14	25–20		96–84
13 Dec	16:00	UEC	3–0	CSA	25–10	26–24	25–8			76–42
13 Dec	19:00	DLD	0–3	UST	15–25	16–25	20–25			51–75
18 Dec	16:00	CSA	1–3	DLD	23–25	18–25	25–21	16–25		82–96	P–4[4]

Final round

Bronze medal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Dec	14:00	UEC	3–0	FEU	27–25	25–23	25–16			77–64	[5]

Gold medal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
20 Dec	16:00	UST	1–3	UPD	21–25	25–16	23–25	19–25		88–91	[5]

Final standings

Rank Team UP Lady Maroons UST Golden Tigresses  UE Lady Warriors 4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 5 DLSU-D Lady Patriots 6 CSA-Biñan Eagles

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Champions  UP Lady Maroons Lorielyn Bernardo, Maristela Genn Layug, Patricia Elise Siao, Jessma Clarice Ramos, Andreanna Pauleen Lagman, Nicole Ann Magsarile, Caryl Sandoval, Michaela Louise Osorio, Justine Dorog, Aieshalaine Gannaban, Mary Mirgie Bautista, Maria Arielle Estrañero, Diana Mae Carlos (Capt.), Marianne Sotomil Head Coach: Godfrey Okumu

Individual awards

Award		Name (team)
Most Valuable Player		Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)[6]
Best Outside Spiker	1st:	Diana Mae Carlos (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Mary Ann Mendrez (University of the East)
Best Middle Blocker	1st:	Aieshalaine Gannaban (University of the Philippines)
	2nd:	Christine Dianne Francisco (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Opposite Spiker		Ejiya Laure (University of Santo Tomas)
Best Setter		Laizah Ann Bendong (University of the East)
Best Libero		Kathleen Faith Arado (University of the East)
Best Scorer		Milena Alessandrini (University of Santo Tomas)

Venues

• Ynares Sports Arena

References

1. Lopez, Mark Edward (17 October 2018). "4 UAAP, 2 non-UAAP teams to join PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
2. Flores, Migs (18 October 2018). "PSL Collegiate Grand Slam winner to get Thailand training camp". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
3. Fernandez, Lawrence (October 24, 2018). "PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Team Rosters". Volleyverse.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
4. Giongco, Mark (18 December 2018). "La Salle-Dasma avoids winless PSL Collegiate Grand Slam campaign". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. Naredo, Camille (20 December 2018). "PSL: UP turns back UST to rule Collegiate Grand Slam". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
6. Lopez, Mark Edward (20 December 2018). "Tots Carlos earns MVP plum in PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved 20 December 2018.