UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments

The UAAP Season 78 high school volleyball tournament started on August 22, 2015. The tournament venue is the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments both increased to seven. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams beginning season 77. Since there are now seven participating schools, the tournaments have a Final Four format. The UAAP Board decided to move the high school volleyball tournaments from 2nd semester to 1st semester due to the basketball juniors tournament being moved from the 1st semester to 2nd semester.

UAAP Season 78 Volleyball

Host school	University of the Philippines Diliman
Men's Finals 1 2 Wins  Ateneo Blue Eagles 3 3 2  NU Bulldogs 1 0 0
Duration	23–27 April 2016
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Ysrael Wilson Marasigan
Winning coach	Oliver Almadro
Semifinalists	Adamson Falcons  UP Fighting Maroons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel
Women's Finals 1 2 3 Wins  Ateneo Lady Eagles 0 3 1 1  De La Salle Lady Archers 3 2 3 2
Duration	23–30 April 2016
Arena(s)	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Finals MVP	Kim Kianna Dy
Winning coach	Ramil De Jesus
Semifinalists	FEU Lady Tamaraws  UP Lady Maroons
TV network(s)	ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN HD, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD, The Filipino Channel

The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on January 31, 2016. Originally, before the schedule was moved, the UAAP Season 78 seniors' division volleyball tournament opening was scheduled on February 13 and January 30.[1] The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City while selected games were played at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. UP is the tournament host.

Ateneo De Manila University Blue Eagles claimed their back to back title after beating the National University Bulldogs in Games 1 and 2 of the best of 3 series.

On the other hand, the De La Salle University Lady Spikers won their 9th crown after defeating the defending champions Ateneo De Manila Lady Eagles in the do-or-die game of the finals.

Men's tournament

Season's team line-up

ADAMSON FALCONS No. Player Name Position 1 RAMIREZ, Karlle Nico S 2 PLETADO, Dave John MB 3 DAVID, Juan Christopher MB 4 SARMIENTO, Jerome OS 5 SUDARIA, Michael (c) OS 6 SARAZA, Bryan OP 7 YUDE, John Philip OS 8 PABLICO, Paolo MB 9 MENDIOLLA, Jelex Jay L 10 ALVAREZ, Mark Angelo OS 11 CONSUJI, Ernest Ryan S 12 MELGAR, Rence L 13 LABANG, George 14 MANLAPAZ, Krister Edward CUSTODIO, Domingo HC ATENEO BLUE EAGLES No. Player Name Position 1 MAGADIA, Lawrence Gil S 2 BAYSA, Karl Irvin OS/OP 3 MEDALLA, Ron Adrian OS/OP 4 VILLANUEVA, Joshua Alexis Miguel MB 5 TAN, Jasper Rodney MB 8 MARASIGAN, Ysrael Wilson (c) OP 11 INTAL, Rex Emmanuel MB 12 POSADAS, Dan Angelo L 13 SUMANGUID, Manuel L 14 POLVOROSA, Esmilzo Joner S 15 ESPEJO, Marck Jesus OS 16 GLORIOSO, Gian Carlo MB 17 CUERVA, Sebastian Enrique OS 18 RIVERA, Ishmael John OS ALMADRO, Oliver HC DLSU GREEN SPIKERS No. Player Name Position 1 CALASIN, Ralph MB 2 MARAVILLA, Zosimo 3 WOO, Raymark (c) OS 5 DELOS REYES, John 6 MOVIDO, Jopet L 7 DUMAGO, Cris Joy OP 8 ONIA, John OS 9 MARCO, Wayne S 10 JOSE, Edmund MB 11 ASIA, Reuel L 14 BACON, Geraint MB 17 ASIA, Geuel S 18 DIMAYUGA, Levin OS 19 FREY, Mike OP DULAY, Ronald HC FEU TAMARAWS No. Player Name Position 1 PALER, Redijohn OS 2 SOLIS, Richard OP 3 SILANG, Kris S 4 SUAREZ, Owen S 5 MARMETO, Rikko L 6 VILLEGAS, Ronchette S 7 GARCIA, Jude OS 8 GACUTAN, Jeric OP 9 BARRICA, Joshua (c) OS 10 MARMETO, Leo L 11 BUGAOAN, John MB 13 MARGATE, Gene MB 15 QUIEL, Peter OS 16 DOLOR, Gregorio MB DIAZ, Reynaldo HC NU BULLDOGS No. Player Name Position 1 MANGULABNAN, Vincent (c) S 2 ANCHETA, Jann 3 DAYANDANTE, Kim S 4 OGOC, John OS 6 MONDERO, Banjo 7 NATIVIDAD, James OS 8 BAGUNAS, Bryan OS 11 SAURA, Francis MB 12 SUMAGUI, Jann L 14 DAYMIL, Berhashidin 15 MARCOS, Ricky L 16 BAYSAC, Ruben MB 17 MALABUNGA, Kim MB 19 GAMPONG, Madzlan OP ALINSUNURIN, Dante HC UE RED WARRIORS No. Player Name Position 1 PRON, Allen L 2 ADVIENTO, Roniey 3 Lelic, Samuel 4 SAGUIN, Jose 5 INOFERIO, Clifford L 6 ALJAS, Alven 7 IMPERIAL, Adrian Rafael S 8 ALBA, Angelo MB 9 MAGDAONG, Vincent S 10 GOPIO, Christian S 11 CAMPOSANO, Edward (c) OS 12 ORTEGA, Geric MB 14 ABROT, Ruvince OS 17 YEN CHEUNG, Patrick PASCUAL, Roel HC UP FIGHTING MAROONS No. Player Name Position 1 BALDELOVAR, Jarahmeel S 4 CASTILLO, John Mark MB 3 CONSUELO, Nicolo OS 5 RAYMUNDO, Julius MB 6 SAN PEDRO, Jerry OP 8 NASOL, John Miguel L 9 MADRIGALEJOS, John Carlo OS 10 MIGUEL, Wendel OS 11 VALBUENA, Alfred Gerard (c) OS 12 MILLETE, John Mark OP 13 LUNA, Wilhelm L 14 TRINIDAD, Lorenzo MB 15 ACUNA, Charles S 18 SAN PASCUAL, Gian MB PALMERO, Rodrigo HC UST GROWLING TIGERS No. Player Name Position 2 CASTILLO, Paul Kirby (c) S 3 BAUTISTA, Arnold OS 4 AMAGAN, Jomaru OS 5 BALSE, Patrick MB 6 ARBASTO, Anthony OP 7 SUMAGAYSAY, Jayvee MB 8 PANGAN, Mark Carlo L 9 TAJANLANGIT, Timothy James S 10 MEDINA, Manuel OS 13 GUZMAN, Kris OS 14 BURO, Juren 16 CARODAN, Tyrone OP 17 FRANCISCO, Justin L 18 SARABIA, Jason MB MAMON, Arthur "Odjie" HC

Legend   S   Setter   MB   Middle Blocker   OS   Outside Spiker   OP   Opposite Spiker   L   Libero  (c)  Team Captain  HC  Head Coach

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	14	13	1	38	41	9	4.556	1203	975	1.234	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	NU Bulldogs	14	10	4	29	32	17	1.882	1154	1085	1.064
3	Adamson Falcons	14	9	5	24	29	26	1.115	1241	1220	1.017	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UP Fighting Maroons (H)	14	8	6	24	28	25	1.120	1187	1179	1.007
5	FEU Tamaraws	14	7	7	23	28	25	1.120	1126	1206	0.934
6	De La Salle Green Archers	14	5	9	16	24	32	0.750	1228	1259	0.975
7	UST Growling Tigers	14	4	10	13	19	30	0.633	1090	1124	0.970
8	UE Red Warriors	14	0	14	1	5	42	0.119	910	1159	0.785

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host.

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:
  = Win;   = Loss

Scores

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		3–2	3–1	3–1	0–3	3–0	3–2	3–1
Ateneo	3–0		3–2 ɪ	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
La Salle	2–3	0–3		1–3	0–3	3–0	1–3	0–3 ɪ
FEU	1–3	2–3	1–3		3–1	3–0	3–0	3–1
NU	3–1	1–3	3–2	3–0		3–0	0–3	3–0
UE	1–3	0–3	0–3	1–3	1–3		2–3	0–3
UP	3–1	0–3	2–3	3–2	0–3	3–0		3–1
UST	3–0	1–3	2–3 ɪ	0–3	1–3	3–0	0–3

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

Playoffs / Finals

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
	1	Ateneo	3
	4	UP	0
							1	Ateneo		3	3
							2	NU		1	0
	2	NU	1	3
	3	Adamson	3	1

Semifinals

ADMU vs UP ADMU with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 21) ADMU def. UP 3–0 • 25–16, 25–18, 25–14
• (Mar 09) ADMU def. UP 3–0 • 25–9, 27–25, 25–15

April 16 02:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–0	UP Fighting Maroons	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–12, 25–13, 25–16) Report

NU vs ADU NU with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 03) NU def. ADU 3–0 • 25–22, 25–22, 25–7
• (Mar 06) NU def. ADU 3–1 • 25–23, 25–23, 25–27, 25–22

April 17 02:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	NU Bulldogs	1–3	Adamson Falcons	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–23, 17–25, 21–25, 22–25) Report

April 20 02:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	NU Bulldogs	3–1	Adamson Falcons	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(19–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–23) Report

Finals

ADMU vs NU Best–of–three series
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 27) ADMU def. NU 3–0 • 25–19, 25–15, 25–15
• (Mar 13) ADMU def. NU 3–1 • 26–28, 25–23, 25–21, 25–17

April 23 12:00 (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–1	NU Bulldogs	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
	(23–25, 25–20, 25–17, 25–18) Report

April 27 12:00	Ateneo Blue Eagles	3–0	NU Bulldogs	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–16, 25–20, 25–19)

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters	Upfront at the UAAP Hosts
Finals Game 1	Eric Tipan	Ivy Remulla	Laura Lehmann and Ira Pablo	Bea Daez, Natasha Alquiros and Justin Quirino
Finals Game 2	Eric Tipan	Ronnie Magsanoc	Laura Lehmann and Ira Pablo	--No Upfront due to Awarding Ceremony--

Awarding Ceremony host: Janeena Chan

Awards

UAAP Season 78 men's volleyball champions
Ateneo Blue Eagles Second title, second consecutive title

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Ysrael Wilson Marasigan (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: James Martin Natividad (NU Bulldogs)
• Best Scorer: Raymark Woo (De La Salle Green Archers)
• Best Attacker: Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Best Blocker: Edward Camposano (UE Red Warriors)
• Best Server: Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Best Digger: Ricky Marcos (NU Bulldogs)
• Best Setter: Esmilzo Polvorosa (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Best Receiver: Rikko Marius Marmeto (FEU Tamaraws)

Women's tournament

Season's team line-up

ADAMSON LADY FALCONS No. Player Name Position 1 MATIAS, Lynne S 2 ROQUE, Mhay OS 3 FLORA, Bernadette OS 4 PAAT, Mylene (c) OP 5 DACORON, Joy MB 7 TEMPIATURA, Jellie L 8 EMNAS, Fhen S 9 WANTA, Ciarnelle OS 10 MOMO, Ronjean OP 12 GALANZA, Jema OS 15 JOAQUIN, Awit MB 16 LEBUMFACIL, Keith Dempoll L 17 ALKUINO, Erika MB 18 MOHAMMAD, Anwarlyn S CUSTODIO, Domingo HC ATENEO LADY EAGLES No. Player Name Position 2 VALDEZ, Alyssa (c) OS 3 WONG, Ma. Deanna Izabella S 4 LO, Jennelle Marie L/OS 5 TAJIMA, Mary Mae MB 6 LAVITORIA, Jamie Isabelle L 7 TAN, Ma. Gizelle Jessica L 8 GASTON, Pauline Marie Monique OP 11 GASTON, Therese Marie Marguerette OS 12 MORADO, Julia Melissa S 14 DE LEON, Isabel Beatriz MB 15 MARAGUINOT, Jhoana Louisse OS 16 AHOMIRO, Rongomaipapa Amy OP/MB 17 MADAYAG, Madeleine Yrenea MB 18 GEQUILLANA, Kassandra Miren OS/OP BUNDIT, Anusorn "Tai" HC DLSU LADY SPIKERS No. Player Name Position 1 ESPERANZA, Mika S 3 REYES, Mika Aereen MB 4 CERVEZA, Carol OP 5 MACANDILI, Dawn L 7 LUNA, May OS 8 GALANG, Victonara OS 9 FAJARDO, Kim (c) S 10 BARON, Mary Joy MB 11 DY, Kim Kianna OP 12 SAGA, Carmel L 15 TIAMZON, Ernestine OS 16 IPAC, Norielle MB 18 DEMECILLO, Cydthealee OS 19 SOYUD, Christine OP DE JESUS, Ramil HC FEU LADY TAMARAWS No. Player Name Position 1 HERNANDEZ, Carlota OS 2 PONS, Bernadette OS 3 VILLAREAL, Jeanette MB 4 GUINO-O, Heather OS 5 DUREMDEZ, Ria Beatriz L 6 DIONELA, Joanne L 8 CAYUNA, Angelica S 9 PALMA, Remy (c) MB 10 BAL, Via OS 11 ATIENZA, Kyla L 12 NEGRITO, Kyle S 14 SY, Gyzelle S 15 MALABANAN, Jerrili OS/MB 16 BASAS, Toni OP DELOS SANTOS, Cesael "Shaq" HC NU LADY BULLDOGS No. Player Name Position 1 DIOLAN, Rica S 2 PEREZ, Ivy Jisel S 3 SANTIAGO, Alyja Daphne MB 4 NABOR, Jasmine OP 5 GENERAL, Fatima Bia L 6 DOROMAL, Roma OP 7 PABLO, Marites OS 9 URDAS, Aiko OP 10 SOLIVEN, Jocelyn S 11 DORIA, Roselyn MB 13 VALDEZ, Gayle L 14 SINGH, Jorelle OS 17 PABLO, Myla (c) OS GORAYEB, Roger HC UE LADY WARRIORS No. Player Name Position 1 ABIL, Judith OS 2 DOMINGO, Celine (c) OS 3 GABARDA, Mariella MB 4 MENDREZ, Mean MB 5 ARADO, Kath L 6 CATINDIG, Juliet OS 7 RODRIGUEZ, Seth OS 8 DISQUITADO, Dana S 10 CAMAMA, Isa OS 11 ADORADOR, Shaya OP 12 BALITON, Roselle MB 14 BENDONG, Laizah S 15 ALCAYDE, Jasmine OP 16 DACAYMAT, Angelica OS VICENTE, Francis HC UP LADY MAROONS No. Player Name Position 1 LAI, Jewel Hannah S 2 BASARTE, Mae S 3 LAYUG, Maristella MB 7 CHOPITEA, Sheena MB 8 BERSOLA, Katherine Adrielle (c) MB 10 MOLDE, Isa OS 11 BUITRE, Marian MB 12 GAISER, Pia L 13 DOROG, Justine OS 14 GANNABAN, Aeisha MB 15 ALINAS, Vina OS/OP 17 ESTRAÑERO, Ayel L 18 CARLOS, Diana OP 19 TIAMZON, Nicole OS/OP/S YEE, Jerry HC UST TIGRESSES No. Player Name Position 1 TEOPE, Alyssa S 2 RIVERA, Rica Jane OP 3 CORTEZ, Chlodia MB/OP 4 REYES, Ingrid L 5 SANDOVAL, Carla OP 7 BICAR, Alina S 8 TUNAY, Carmela OP 9 LAURE, Ennajie (c) OS 10 CABANOS, Alexine S 12 DIZON, Mia L 14 FRANCISCO, Christine MB 15 DE LEON, Jessey MB 16 RONDINA, Cherry Ann OS 18 MENESES, Marivic MB Sgt. REYES, Emilio, Jr. "Kung Fu" HC

Legend   S   Setter   L   Libero   MB   Middle Blocker   OS   Outside Hitter   OP   Opposite Hitter  (c)  Team Captain  HC  Head Coach

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ateneo Lady Eagles	14	12	2	35	37	9	4.111	1094	858	1.275	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	14	11	3	33	36	14	2.571	1163	910	1.278
3	FEU Lady Tamaraws	14	9	5	27	31	24	1.292	1200	1181	1.016	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UP Lady Maroons (H)	14	8	6	25	29	22	1.318	1151	1133	1.016
5	NU Lady Bulldogs	14	7	7	22	26	25	1.040	1099	1065	1.032
6	UST Tigresses	14	5	9	15	24	31	0.774	1150	1209	0.951
7	Adamson Lady Falcons	14	3	11	8	14	37	0.378	1042	1199	0.869
8	UE Lady Warriors	14	1	13	3	4	39	0.103	718	1062	0.676

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host.

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:
  = Win;   = Loss

Scores

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	0–3	3–2	1–3	3–0	1–3	3–2
Ateneo	3–0		0–3ɪ	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–1
La Salle	3–0	2–3ɪ		3–0	1–3	3–0	3–1	0–3ɪ
FEU	3–1	0–3	2–3		3–0	3–1	3–2	3–1
NU	3–0	0–3	1–3	2–3		3–0	0–3	2–3
UE	3–0	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–3
UP	3–0	3–1	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–0		3–1
UST	3–2	0–3	0–3ɪ	1–3	2–3	3–0	1–3

Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Playoffs

	Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage						Finals Best-of-three series
	1	Ateneo	3
	4	UP	0
							1	Ateneo	0	3	1
							2	La Salle	3	2	3
	2	La Salle	2	3
	3	FEU	3	0

Semifinals

ADMU vs UP ADMU with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 14) ADMU def. UP 3–0 • 25–19, 25–21, 25–21
• (Mar 06) UP def. ADMU 3–1 • 19–25, 25–22, 25–17, 25–22

April 16 04:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	3–0	UP Lady Maroons	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–19, 25–16, 25–21) Report

DLSU vs FEU DLSU with twice-to-beat advantage.
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 03) DLSU def. FEU 3–0 • 29–27, 25–23, 25–20
• (Mar 05) DLSU def. FEU 3–2 • 25–14, 25–9, 22–25, 19–25, 15–7

April 17 04:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	De La Salle Lady Archers	2–3	FEU Lady Tamaraws	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–15, 25–23, 23–25, 21–25, 14–16) Report

April 20 04:00 PM (UTC +8:00)	De La Salle Lady Archers	3–0	FEU Lady Tamaraws	MOA Arena, Pasay City
	(25–15, 27–25, 25–21) Report

Finals

ADMU vs DLSU Best–of–three series
Elimination round results:

• (Feb 27) DLSU def. ADMU 3–0 • 25–22, 25–14, 25–18
• (Apr 10) ADMU def. DLSU 3–2 • 21–25, 25–22, 25–16, 21–25, 15–5

April 23 16:00 (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	0–3	De La Salle Lady Archers	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 19,921
	(22–25, 22–25, 21–25) Report

April 27 16:00 (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	3–2	De La Salle Lady Archers	MOA Arena, Pasay City Attendance: 20,125
	(18–25, 26–28, 25–17, 25–16, 15–11) Report

April 30 15:00 (UTC +8:00)	Ateneo Lady Eagles	1–3	De La Salle Lady Archers	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 22,848
	(25–19, 21–25, 16–25, 16–25) Report

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters	Upfront at the UAAP Hosts
Finals Game 1	Boom Gonzalez	Ian Laurel	Laura Lehmann and Jeanine Tsoi	Bea Daez, Natasha Alquiros and Justin Quirino
Finals Game 2	Boom Gonzalez	Mozzy Ravena	Laura Lehmann and Jeanine Tsoi	--No Upfront due to Awarding Ceremony--
Finals Game 3	Boom Gonzalez	Ian Laurel	Laura Lehmann and Jeanine Tsoi	Janeena Chan, Nathasha Alquiros, Addie Manzano, Richard Juan and Justin Quirino

Awarding ceremony hosts: TJ Manotoc and Janeena Chan

Awards

UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball champions
De La Salle Lady Archers Ninth title

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Kim Kianna Dy (De La Salle Lady Archers)
• Rookie of the Year: Isa Molde (UP Lady Maroons)
• Best Scorer: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
• Best Attacker: Alyja Daphne Santiago (NU Lady Bulldogs)
• Best Blocker: Mary Joy Baron (De La Salle Lady Archers)
• Best Server: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
• Best Digger: Dawn Macandili (De La Salle Lady Archers)
• Best Setter: Kim Fajardo (De La Salle Lady Archers)
• Best Receiver: Dawn Macandili (De La Salle Lady Archers)

Special Awards

• Fudgee Barr O-Barr Sa Galing Player of the Season: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
• Manulife Up and Coming Player of the Season: Isa Molde (UP Lady Maroons)

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
January 31–February 7	Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo)	[2]
February 10–4	Alyja Daphne Santiago (NU)	[3]
February 17–21	Cherry Ann Rondina (UST)	[4]
February 24–28	Kim Fajardo (La Salle)	[5]
March 2–6	Isa Molde (UP)	[6]
March 9–13	Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo)	[7]
March 16–20	Jhoana Maraguinot (Ateneo)	[8]
March 30–April 3	Bernadeth Pons (FEU)	[9]
April 6–April 10	Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo)	[10]

Coaching changes

• Adamson Falcons: Sherwin Meneses has resigned as Head Coach of the team due to a conflict between the coaching staff and team sponsor Akari Lights, during the 2nd elimination round.[11] Adamson Falcons Men's Volleyball team head coach Domingo Custodio was assigned as the interim head coach of the women's team until the season ends.[12]

Injuries

• Ateneo Lady Eagles: Sophomore middle blocker Maddie Madayag suffers her season-ending right knee Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during a team practice session on March 15, 2016. She will undertake a surgery after Holy Week.[13]
• DLSU Lady Spikers: Graduating open hitter Cydthealee Demecillo suffers a knee sprain after their game against UP Fighting Maroons on March 16, 2016. Demecillo rested for two weeks to further heal her knee.[14]

Boys' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NSNU Bullpups	12	12	0	1.000	—	Advance to the Finals
2	UE Junior Warriors	12	10	2	.833	2	Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	12	8	4	.667	4	Stepladder round 1
4	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	12	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 1]	7
5	UST Tiger Cubs	12	5	7	.417[lower-alpha 1]	7	Fourth-seed playoff
6	DLSZ Junior Archers	12	2	10	.167	10
7	UPIS Junior Maroons (H)	12	0	12	.000	12

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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: Ateneo wins over UST

Match-up results

	Round 1						Round 2
Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
AdMU
DLSU
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = Loss

Awards

UAAP Season 78 boys' volleyball champions
NSNU Bullpups First title

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Shaun Christopher Ledesma (UE Junior Warriors)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Raymart Reyes (NSNU Bullpups)
• Rookie of the Year: Noel Kampton (NSNU Bullpups)
• Best Scorer: Shaun Christopher Ledesma (UE Junior Warriors)
• Best Attacker: Noel Kampton (NSNU Bullpups)
• Best Blocker: Billie Jean Anima (NSNU Bullpups)
• Best Receiver: Marc Caballero (UE Junior Warriors)
• Best Digger: Eduardo Manuel (UST Tiger Cubs)
• Best Setter: Ralph Imperial (UE Junior Warriors)

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	7	5	.583	4	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UE Junior Lady Warriors	11	5	6	.455	5.5
5	FEU–D Lady Baby Tamaraws	11	4	7	.364	6.5
6	Adamson Lady Baby Falcons	12	4	8	.333	7
7	UPIS Junior Lady Maroons (H)	12	0	12	.000	11

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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
AdU
DLSU
FEU
NU
UE
UP
UST

Source:
  = Win;   = Loss

Awards

UAAP Season 78 girls' volleyball champions
NSNU Lady Bullpups Second title, second consecutive title

• Most Valuable Player (Season): Ejiya Laure (UST Junior Tigresses)
• Most Valuable Player (Finals): Faith Nisperos (NSNU Lady Bullpups)
• Rookie of the Year: Thea Gagate (NSNU Lady Bullpups)
• Best Scorer: Jules Samonte (DLSZ Junior Lady Archers)
• Best Attacker: Faith Nisperos (NSNU Lady Bullpups)
• Best Blocker: Sheena Toring (NSNU Lady Bullpups)
• Best Receiver: Bernadett Pepito (UST Junior Tigresses)
• Best Digger: Bela Peralta (DLSZ Junior Lady Archers)
• Best Setter: Joyme Cagande (NSNU Lady Bullpups)

Overall championship points

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

Juniors' division Team Boys' Girls' Points  NSNU Bullpups 15 15 30  UE Junior Warriors 12 8 20  UST Tiger Cubs 6 12 18  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 10 6 16  DLSZ Junior Archers 4 10 14  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 8 - 8  Adamson Baby Falcons - 4 4  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 78
• NCAA Season 91 volleyball tournaments

References

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Preceded by Season 77 (2014–15)	UAAP volleyball tournaments Season 78 (2015–16)	Succeeded by Season 79 (2016–17)