Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston (born August 27, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with Ateneo Lady Eagles collegiate women's University team. She currently plays for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in the Premier Volleyball League.[1]

Pauline Marie Gaston
Personal information
Full namePauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston
NicknamePonggay
NationalityFilipino
Born (1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 (age 26)
Iloilo City, Philippines
HometownIloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spike278 cm (109 in)
Block273 cm (107 in)
College / UniversityAteneo De Manila University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Opposite Hitter
Middle Blocker
Current clubChery Tiggo Crossovers
Number22
National team
2016Philippines
Honours
Women's volleyball
ASEAN University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Singapore Team

Career edit

Ponggay Gaston played for the Ateneo De Manila University collegiate women's University team alongside her sister Therese Gaston.

In 2020, she became the captain of the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the UAAP Season 84 volleyball tournaments but the tournament was cut due to the spread of COVID-19.

In August 2020, Gaston was signed by the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.[2]

In 2023, she was signed by the Chery Tiggo Crossovers.[3]

Personal life edit

Ponggay Gaston is the daughter of former PBA player Matthew "Fritz" Gaston and former beauty queen Duday Mandanas-Gaston.[4] She studied high school at the University of Santo Tomas.[5] She studied interdisciplinary studies at the Ateneo De Manila University.

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Network Role Notes
2022 The Score One Sports Co-Host

Clubs edit

Awards edit

Individual edit

Year Season/Conference Award Ref
2014 UAAP 76 (junior's) Best Blocker
2015 UAAP 77 (junior's)

Collegiate edit

Year Season/Conference Title Ref
2015 SVL Collegiate Runner-up [6]
2016 UAAP 78 Runner-up [7]
2016 SVL Collegiate Runner-up [8]
2017 UAAP 79 Runner-up [9]
2018 UAAP 80 3rd Place [10]
2019 UAAP 81 Champions [11]
2019 PVL Collegiate 3rd Place [12]

Clubs edit

Season Conference Club Title Ref
2018 PVL Open Ateneo-Motolite Runner-up [13]
2024 PNVF Champions League Chery Tiggo Crossovers 3rd Place

References edit

  1. ^ Lim, Arvin (August 26, 2020). "Volleyball ateneos Gaston Lavitoria join choco mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lavitoria, Gaston joins Choco Mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ponggay Gaston". One Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Cinco, Lito (November 11, 2020). "According to Matthew". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Naredo, Camille (March 7, 2018). "UAAP volleyball: Challenge accepted for Ateneo's Ponggay Gaston". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Shakey's V-League Collegiate Conference starts July 11 - Cedelf P. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer".
  7. ^ Ganglani, Naveen (April 30, 2016). "Ateneo - La Salle Volleyball Game 3 finals recap 2016 season 78". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 21, 2016). "NU Lady Bulldogs eye back-to-back titles as V-League Collegiate Conference kicks off". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Naredo, Camille (May 6, 2017). "UAAP women's volleyball: La Salle rallies pat Ateneo to win". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2019). "DLSU Lady Spikers winner,FEU tamaraws season 80 finals game". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  11. ^ Isaga, JR (May 18, 2019). "Ateneo breaks UST's heart, reclaims UAAP volleyball crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  12. ^ Escarlote, Mark (October 12, 2019). "PVL: Lady Falcons reign supreme". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  13. ^ Escarlote, Mark (December 8, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers crush Lady Eagles, rule Open Conference". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.