Archive for the 'Volleyball' Category

La Salle spikers aim for 2nd win

Friday, October 24th, 2008

It will be an early clash of the heavyweights as La Salle and San Sebastian collide today in what is tipped to be a down-to-the-wire contest in the Shakey’s V-League second conference at The Arena in San Juan.

UST dethrones Adamson spikers

Monday, May 26th, 2008

University of Santo Tomas dethroned Adamson University, 25-19, 25-20, 25-22, over the weekend to capture the 2008 Inter-Collegiate volleyball champion women’s title at the Rizal Technological University (RTU) gym in Mandaluyong City.
The España-based volleybelles leaned on veteran spiker Mary Jane Balse, who sizzled with 18 kills highlighted by four blocks and two service aces in [...]

Pascua, Ilustre foiled in Japan

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The bid of Fil-Americans Diane Pascua and Heidi Ilustre to clinch an Olympic berth in Beijing hit another snag when they lost to their fancied Chinese foes in the main draw of the 2008 Osaka Open World Tour leg yesterday in Japan.
The country’s top bets, aching to get as many ranking points as they can, [...]

MSU duo starts beach volley title defense

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

TAGUM CITY — Mindanao State University will bank on siblings Momoy and Yusop Abdul-karim in its quest for a second straight title as the 11th Nestea Beach Volleyball tournament’s Mindanao qualifying round fires off Tuesday.
Momoy is taking over the slot left by Gabshar Tahilludin who partnered Yusop last year to down favored Far Eastern University, [...]

Nestea Beach Volleyball National Circuit

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

BORACAY – Five previous champion schools return on the white sands of Boracay as the race for the crown heats up today in the Nestea Beach Volleyball National Circuit here.
Men’s former titlists Far Eastern University (1999) and Foundation University (2001), as well as the women’s multititled Southwestern University (2003 to 2005), Adamson University (2002) and [...]

Adamson staves off Ateneo spikers

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Pacesetting Adamson University bucked a listless start yesterday to pull off a come-from-behind 30-32, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14,victory over Ateneo and move a win away from clinching an outright semifinal seat in the fifth Shakey’s V-league yesterday at The Arena in San Juan City.
The win stretched Adamson’s winning run to seven games.
Playing minus frontliner Jacky [...]

AdU tossers keep win run

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Adamson made it two-in-a-row over Far Eastern U for the second straight playdate, fashioning out another emphatic 25-16, 25-12, 25-14 win to remain unscathed with six victories in the Shakey’s V-League Season 5 at The Arena in San Juan.
Everything the Lady Falcons did in demolishing the Tams, 25-17, 25-11, 25-22, two days ago, they did [...]

FEU volleyball star quits team

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Far Eastern University, one of the favorites in the on-going Shakey’s V-League, lost another major player, dealing a major blow to the Lady Tamaraws’ title bid in the country’s premier voleyball league.
Wendyanne Semana, the reigning UAAP MVP, bolted the team two days before the league opened its fifth season, saying she wanted to put all [...]

St. Benilde stuns FEU tossers

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

NCAA titlist College of St. Benilde stunned favorite Far Eastern University, 21-15, 15-21, 15-12, yesterday to remain unbeaten in the Luzon leg of the 12th NESTEA Beach Volleyball tournament in Cavite.
The two-year-old tandem of Angelo Espiritu and Eddie Macdon relied on their defensive effort to frustrate Edjet Mabbayad and Jerry Mabutol and move within in [...]