V-League 6th Season 1st Conference

V-League 6th Season
Duration	June 11–16, 2009
Arena(s)	Filoil Flying V Arena
Finals MVP	Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan
Semifinalists	Adamson Lady Falcons; FEU Lady Tamaraws
TV network(s)	NBN

The 1st Conference of the 6th Season of the Philippines Shakey's V-League started on April 19, 2009, at the Filoil Flying V Arena. Teams included defending champion and current NCAA champion San Sebastian, UAAP runner-up FEU, NCRAA champion Lyceum. Two Visayan teams, CESAFI champion USJ-R, and USLS, joined at the quarterfinals. UAAP champion La Salle decided not to compete and took a leave of absence; UP replaced the Lady Archers to complete the eight-team elimination round roster.^[1]

Tournament format edit

A revised tournament format was issued with 10 teams participating:^[1]

Elimination round: Round robin
- Top four teams will qualify for quarterfinals.
- Bottom four will be eliminated from contention.
Quarterfinals: Round robin
- Standings are reset back to zero.
- Top four teams from the elimination round will be joined by the University of San Jose-Recoletos Lady Jaguars and University of St. La Salle Lady Stingers.
- Top four teams will qualify for semi-finals
- Bottom two teams are eliminated for a semi-finals berth.
Semi-finals: Best-of-three series
- #1 vs. #4
- #2 vs. #3
Finals: Best-of-three series
- Championship: Winners of the semi-finals
- Bronze match: Losers of the semi-finals
  - In case the championship series ends first, and the two teams split the series, the team with which has won the greater number of sets wins third place

NOTE: This format is official as set by the Shakey's V-League.

Starting Line-ups edit

School	Setter	Middle	Open	Utility	Middle	Open	Libero
SEASON 6, CONFERENCE 1
Adamson	Janet Serafica* Joanna Botor-Carpio*	Rissa Jane Laguilles	Jill Gustilo	Pau Soriano Lilet Mabbayad*	Nerissa Bautista*	Angela Benting	Lizlee Ann Gata
Ateneo	Jamenea Ferrer	Maria Rosario Soriano*	Fille Saint Merced Cainglet Angeline Gervacio	Ma. Carmina Denise Acevedo	Gretchen Ho	Sontaya Keawbundit*	Stephanie Gabriel
Benilde	Renilyne Kara Agero	Maureen Penetrante*	Giza Yumang	Cindy Velasquez	Ivy Remulla*	Katty Kwan	Kerlyne Joy Mulingtapang
Far Eastern	Cristina Salak* April Linor Jose	Macaila Irish May Morada	Rachel Anne Daquis	Mayette Carolino* Monique Tiangco	Shaira Gonzalez	Cherry May Vivas	Rose Anne Taganas
Lyceum	Nicolette Tabafunda	Nasella Nica Guliman	Syvie Gay Aratates	Jamie Peña	Dahlia Cruz*	Joy Gazelle Cases*	Joanna Marie dela Peña
Saint La Salle
San Jose
San Sebastian	Charisse Vernon Ancheta	Rysabelle Devanadera	Laurence Ann Latigay	Analyn Joy Benito	Suzanne Roces*	Jaroensri Bualee*	Margarita Pepito
Santo Tomas	Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan Sarah Jane Gonzales	Mikah Angela Ortiz	Bernice Abigail Co Judy Ann Caballejo	Aiza Maizo	Mary Jean Balse*	Michelle Carolino*	Jessica Curato
UP	Rubie de Leon*	Pauline Genido	Rebecca Gail Montero	Danielle Michiko Castañeda*	Carmina Teresita Barcelon	Southlyn Ramos	Amanda Isada

Elimination round edit

Team standings edit

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Qualified for a knockout game

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	SW	SL	Avg	Tie
UST Tigresses	6	1	.857	--	20	8	.714	1–0
San Sebastian Lady Stags	6	1	.857	--	20	6	.769	0–1
FEU Lady Tamaraws	5	2	.714	1	16	8	.667
Adamson Lady Falcons	4	3	.571	2	14	13	.519
Ateneo–OraCare	4	3	.571	2	12	12	.500
Benilde Lady Blazers	2	5	.286	3	9	19	.321
Lyceum Lady Pirates	1	6	.142	5	12	19	.387
UP Lady Maroons	0	7	.000	6	3	21	.125

SW = sets won; SL = sets lost

Results edit

Important note: All teams played all of their opponents only once.


VS	AdU	ADMU	CSB	FEU	LPU	SSC-R	UP	UST
Adamson		3–0	3–2	0–3	3–2	1–3	3–0	1–3
Ateneo	0–3		3–0	0–3	3–1	0–3	3–0	3–2
Benilde	2–3	0–3		1–3	3–2	0–3	3–2	0–3
FEU	3–0	3–0	3–1		3–1	0–3	3–0	1–3
Lyceum	2–3	1–3	2–3	1–3		2–3	3–1	1–3
San Sebastian	3–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–2		3–0	2–3
UP	0–3	0–3	2–3	0–3	1–3	0–3		0–3
UST	3–1	2–3	3–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	3–0

Exhibition game edit

May 17, 2:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	4	Sets
USLS	25	22	25	25	3
USJ–R	20	25	22	23	1

Fourth-seed playoff edit

May 17, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	4	5	Sets
Adamson	23	25	26	20	15	3
Ateneo–OraCare	25	18	24	25	11	2

Adamson advances to quarterfinals; Ateneo is eliminated.

Quarterfinals edit

Team standings edit

	Qualified for semi-finals

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	SW	SL	Avg
UST Tigresses	5	0	1.000	--	15	4	.789
San Sebastian Lady Stags	4	1	.800	1	13	5	.722
Adamson Lady Falcons	3	2	.600	2	12	6	.667
FEU Lady Tamaraws	2	3	.400	3	7	10	.411
USLS Lady Stingers	1	4	.200	4	5	12	.294
USJ–R Lady Jaguars	0	5	.000	5	0	15	.000

Results edit


VS	AdU	FEU	SSC-R	USJ-R	USLS	UST
Adamson		3–0	2–3	3–0	3–0	1–3
FEU	0–3		0–3	3–0	3–1	1–3
San Sebastian	3–2	3–0		3–0	3–0	1–3
USJ–R	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–3
USLS	0–3	1–3	0–3	3–0		1–3
UST	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–0	3–1

Bracket edit

Best-of-3 semifinals			Best-of-3 Finals

1	UST	2

4	FEU	1
			1	UST	2

			2	San Sebastian	1
2	San Sebastian	2

3	Adamson	0	Best-of-3 third-place


			4	FEU	0

			3	Adamson	2

Semifinals edit

UST–FEU series edit

June 4, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	4	Sets
UST	25	25	22	25	3
FEU	14	23	25	18	1

UST leads series 1–0

June 7, 2:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	4	Sets
UST	25	23	21	23	1
FEU	16	25	25	25	3

Series tied 1–1

June 9, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
UST	25	25	25	3
FEU	20	21	14	0

UST wins series 2–1

San Sebastian–Adamson series edit

June 4, 2:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
Adamson	14	20	18	0
San Sebastian	25	25	25	3

SSC-R leads series 1–0

June 7, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
Adamson	14	22	14	0
San Sebastian	25	25	25	3

SSC-R wins series 2–0

Finals edit

Bronze series edit

June 11, 2:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	4	Sets
Adamson	26	25	25	25	3
FEU	24	17	27	19	1

Adamson leads series 1–0

June 14, 2:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
Adamson	27	25	25	3
FEU	25	23	23	0

Adamson wins series 2-0

Championship series edit

June 11, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
UST	17	22	19	0
San Sebastian	25	25	25	3

SSC-R leads series 1–0

June 14, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
UST	25	25	25	3
San Sebastian	21	22	23	0

Series tied 1–1

June 16, 4:00PM – Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan
Team	1	2	3	Sets
UST	25	25	25	3
San Sebastian	18	20	22	0

UST wins series 2–1

Final ranking edit

Champion - UST Tigresses
1st runner-up - San Sebastian Lady Stags
2nd runner-up - Adamson Lady Falcons
3rd runner-up - FEU Lady Tamaraws

Awards edit

Best scorer: Jaroensri Bualee (SSC-R)
Best attacker: Laurence Ann Latigay (SSC-R)
Best blocker: Aiza Maizo (UST)
Best setter: Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (UST)
Best digger: Lizlee Ann Gata (Adamson)
Best server: Macaila Irish May Morada (FEU)
Best receiver: Margarita Pepito (SSC-R)
Most Improved Player: Shaira Gonzalez (FEU)
Conference MVP: Mary Jean Balse (UST)^[2]
Finals MVP: Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (UST)

References edit

^ ^a ^b "UP takes over La Salle's V-League spot". GMANews.tv. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ Legaspi, Perry (June 14, 2009). "V-League: AdU takes 3rd place; Balse wins MVP plum". GMA News TV. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

External links edit

Official website

[primer-1] "UP takes over La Salle's V-League spot". GMANews.tv. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-08.

[2] Legaspi, Perry (June 14, 2009). "V-League: AdU takes 3rd place; Balse wins MVP plum". GMA News TV. Retrieved July 14, 2017.

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