2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam

2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam
DurationNovember 3 – December 20, 2018
Teams6
TV partner(s)ESPN5
Results
Champions UP Lady Maroons
Runners-up UST Golden Tigresses
Third place UE Lady Warriors
Fourth place FEU Lady Tamaraws
Awards
MVP Tots Carlos
Best OH Tots Carlos
Mary Ann Mendrez
Best MB Aieshalaine Gannaban
Christine Dianne Francisco
Best OPP Eya Laure
Best Setter Laizah Bendong
Best Libero Kath Arado
PSL conference chronology

The 2018 Philippine Super Liga Collegiate Grand Slam was the 16th indoor volleyball conference of the Philippine Super Liga, the fifth and final conference of the 2018 season, and the 20th conference overall. It was also the only staging of the Collegiate Grand Slam in the league. The games began on November 3, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig. The conference coincided with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference and utilized a round robin system during the preliminary round with the top four teams advancing to the next round. The losers of the semifinal round competed for the bronze medal while the winners advance to the championship round.[1] The champion will go to a training camp in Thailand.[2]

This conference ran simultaneously with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference.

Teams

2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam 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]
Legend
  S   Setter
  MH   Middle Blocker
  OH   Outside Hitter
  OP   Opposite Hitter
  L   Libero
 (Capt. Team captain
  HC   Head coach

Format

Preliminary round
  • The preliminary round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of five matches.
  • The top two teams advanced to the championship match while teams ranked third and fourth would play in the third-place match. The remaining teams were eliminated.
Finals
  • Both the championship and third-place matches were single-elimination.
  • The match-ups were as follows:
    • Championship: Semifinal round winners
    • Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 UST Golden Tigresses 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 409 301 1.359 Championship
2  UP Lady Maroons 5 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 407 345 1.180
3  UE Lady Warriors 5 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 432 384 1.125 Third place match
4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 398 410 0.971
5 DLSU-D Lady Patriots 5 1 4 3 3 13 0.231 298 383 0.778
6 CSA-Biñan Eagles 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 323 444 0.727
Source:
Rules for classification: 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
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

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

References

  1. ^ Lopez, Mark Edward (October 17, 2018). "4 UAAP, 2 non-UAAP teams to join PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Flores, Migs (October 18, 2018). "PSL Collegiate Grand Slam winner to get Thailand training camp". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Fernandez, Lawrence (October 24, 2018). "PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Team Rosters". Volleyverse.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Giongco, Mark (December 18, 2018). "La Salle-Dasma avoids winless PSL Collegiate Grand Slam campaign". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Naredo, Camille (December 20, 2018). "PSL: UP turns back UST to rule Collegiate Grand Slam". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Lopez, Mark Edward (December 20, 2018). "Tots Carlos earns MVP plum in PSL Collegiate Grand Slam". Fox Sports PH. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.