# 2015 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference

The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 2nd conference of the Spikers' Turf men's volleyball which started on July 13, 2015 and ended on September 27, 2015 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. There were twelve (12) competing teams in this conference.

## Tournament format
### Preliminaries (PL)

* Twelve (12) participating teams will be divided into two (2) PL groups - Group A & Group B.
* Each pool will play a single round robin.
* The TOP 4 TEAMS PER POOL (or a total of eight (8) teams) will advance to the quarterfinal Round.
* The bottom two (2) per group will be eliminated from the tournament.

### Quarterfinals (QF)

* The eight (8) quarter finalists will be regrouped into one pool.
* The top four (4) teams after a single round robin will advance to the semi-finals round.

### Semi-finals (SF)

* The four (4) semi-finalists will compete against each other in a best-of-three series as follows: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3.
* Top two (2) SF teams will compete for GOLD.
* Bottom two (2) SF teams will compete for BRONZE.

### Finals

The battle for GOLD and the battle for BRONZE will both follow the best-of-three format, provided:
* If the battle for GOLD ends in two (2) matches (2-0), then there will no longer be a Game 3 for either GOLD or Bronze. A tie in BRONZE (1-1) will be resolve using FIVB rules.
* A tie in the series for GOLD (1-1) after Game 2 will be broken in a Game 3, regardless of the result of the series in BRONZE.

## Participating teams

Participating teams :
| Abbr. | Group A | Abbr. | Group B |
| EAC | Emilio Aguinaldo College | AUN | Arellano University |
| FEU | Far Eastern University | ADM | Ateneo de Manila University |
| NCB | National College of Business and Arts | CSB | College of Saint Benilde |
| NUI | National University | DLD | De La Salle University - Dasmariñas |
| MIT | Mapúa Institute of Technology | DLS | De La Salle University - Manila |
| UEA | University of the East | UPM | University of the Philippines - Diliman |

### Conference line-up
#### Group A

EAC Generals :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 1 | Mendoza, Roman | |
| 2 | Gorospe, Karlo | |
| 3 | Doguna, Hariel | |
| 4 | Melliza, Kerth | |
| 5 | Arias, Mark Glennon | |
| 6 | Pagtalunan, April Jhon | G |
| 7 | Mojica, Howard | |
| 8 | Bihag, Nioco | |
| 9 | Encina, Ismael (c) | |
| 10 | Mangarin, Juviemark | L |
| 11 | Barbuco, Aljon | L |
| 12 | Item, Jan Cedric | |
| 13 | Clocilo, Zedric Jon | |
| 14 | Gerella, Sid Reymund | G |
| | Palmero, Rodrigo | HC |
| | Jara, Franklin | AC |
FEU Tamaraws :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 1 | Paler, Redi John | |
| 2 | Solis, Richard | |
| 3 | Navas, Jesser | |
| 4 | Barrica, Jeremiah | G/L |
| 5 | Bugaoan, John Paul | |
| 6 | Suarez, Owen Jaime | G |
| 7 | Margate, Gene Lucky | |
| 8 | Gacutan, Jeric | |
| 9 | Barrica, Joshua | L |
| 10 | Silang, Kris Cian | |
| 11 | Garcia, Jude | |
| 14 | Quiel, Peter | |
| 15 | Cayaban, Joel | |
| 16 | Dolor, Gregorio (c) | |
| | Santos, Joseph | HC |
| | Diaz, Reynaldo Jr. | AC |
Mapúa Cardinals :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 1 | Andaya, Rey-arth | |
| 2 | Diaz, Josh | G |
| 3 | Bagalay, Philip Michael (c) | |
| 4 | Dermejo, Jobab | |
| 5 | Flores, Neil | G |
| 6 | Famian, Sam | |
| 7 | Evangelista, Raven | |
| 8 | Canlas, Dion | L |
| 9 | Cuzon, Paul John | L |
| 10 | Aimalel, Sam | |
| 11 | Pertierra, Anjo | |
| 12 | Naverra, Samyr | |
| 15 | Pagulong, Alfred | |
| 19 | Ocampo, Ralph | |
| | Mia, Mario | HC |
| | Toyco, Leonardo | AC |
NCBA Wildcats :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 1 | Fuentes, Reyson | G |
| 2 | Nullar, Russel | |
| 3 | Lumachay, Edgar | |
| 4 | Vicente, Joshua | |
| 5 | Vicente, Jorel | L |
| 6 | Oclima, Cj | |
| 7 | Domingo, Paul John | |
| 8 | Ugoy, Angelo | |
| 9 | Tolentino, Edwin | G |
| 10 | Escobido, Gefford | L |
| 11 | Nicua, Lee Jumbo | |
| 12 | Valenzuela, Daryl | |
| 14 | Oclima, Ralph Jonel | |
| 15 | Canlas, Jason (c) | |
| | Balubar, Ernesto | HC |
| | Aquino, Le John | AC |
NU Bulldogs :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 1 | Mangulabnan, Vincent (c) | |
| 3 | Dayandante, Kim Harold | |
| 4 | Ogoc, Jhon Vincent | |
| 5 | Capal, Eldrige | |
| 7 | Natividad, James | |
| 8 | Bagunas, Brian | |
| 10 | Fauzi, Ismail | |
| 11 | Saura, Francis | |
| 12 | Sumagui, Jann Mariano | G/L |
| 14 | Daymil, Berhasidin | G |
| 15 | Marcos, Ricky | L |
| 16 | Baysac, Ruben | |
| 17 | Malabunga, Kim | |
| 19 | Gampong, Madzlan | |
| | Alinsunurin, Dante | HC |
| | Lopez, Jessie | AC |
UE Red Warriors :
| No. | Player name | Position |
| 2 | Adviento, Roniey | |
| 3 | Lelic, Samuel | |
| 4 | Saguin, Jose Miggie | |
| 5 | Inoferio, Clifford | L |
| 6 | Aljas, Alven | G |
| 7 | Imperial, Adrian Rafael | |
| 8 | Alba, Noel Angelo | |
| 9 | Magdaong, Vincent | |
| 10 | Sawal, Lester Kim | L |
| 11 | Camposano, Edward (c) | |
| 12 | Ortega, Geric Rodmar | |
| 14 | Abrot, Ruvince | |
| 15 | Umandal, Joshua | |
| 17 | Yen Chueng, Patrick | G |
| | Pascua, Ruel | HC |
| | Estacio, Richard | AC |
Legend :
| G | Guest Player |
| S | Setter |
| MH | Middle Hitter |
| OH | Outside Hitter |
| OP | Opposite Hitter |
| L | Libero |
| (c) | Team Captain |
| HC | Head Coach |
| AC | Asst. Coach |

## Preliminaries
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | National University | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 391 | 352 | 1.111 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Emilio Aguinaldo College | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 408 | 338 | 1.207 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | National College of Business & Arts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 393 | 430 | 0.914 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Far Eastern University | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 479 | 471 | 1.017 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mapúa Institute of Technology | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 389 | 422 | 0.922 | Eliminated |
| 6 | University of the East | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 357 | 424 | 0.842 | Eliminated |

#### Match results

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07/13 | 13:00 | NUI | 3-0 | MIT | 25-22 | 25-20 | 25-22 | | | 75-64 | P2 |
| 07/13 | 17:00 | FEU | 1-3 | NCB | 18-25 | 24-26 | 25-12 | 16-25 | | 83-88 | P2 |
| 07/15 | 17:00 | EAC | 3-0 | UEA | 25-15 | 25-22 | 25-21 | | | 75-58 | P2 |
| 07/20 | 13:00 | UEA | 0-3 | NUI | 15-25 | 22-25 | 11-25 | | | 48-75 | P2 |
| 07/22 | 13:00 | FEU | 1-3 | EAC | 25-22 | 19-25 | 18-25 | 25-27 | | 87-99 | P2 |
| 07/22 | 17:00 | MIT | 1-3 | NCB | 26-24 | 20-25 | 24-26 | 21-25 | | 91-100 | P2 |
| 07/27 | 13:00 | EAC | 3-0 | MIT | 25-22 | 26-24 | 25-17 | | | 76-63 | P2 |
| 07/27 | 15:00 | FEU | 3-1 | UEA | 19-25 | 25-20 | 25-19 | 25-18 | | 94-82 | P2 |
| 07/29 | 15:00 | NCB | 0-3 | NUI | 16-25 | 14-25 | 23-25 | | | 53-75 | P2 |
| 08/03 | 15:00 | NCB | 0-3 | EAC | 22-25 | 22-25 | 22-25 | | | 67-75 | P2 |
| 08/03 | 17:00 | UEA | 0-3 | MIT | 17-25 | 23-25 | 23-25 | | | 63-75 | P2 |
| 08/05 | 15:00 | NUI | 3-2 | FEU | 25-23 | 19-25 | 22-25 | 25-21 | 15-13 | 106-107 | P2 |
| 08/10 | 13:00 | MIT | 2-3 | FEU | 21-25 | 25-22 | 16-25 | 25-21 | 9-15 | 92-112 | P2 |
| 08/10 | 15:00 | EAC | 0-3 | NUI | 20-25 | 21-25 | 25-27 | | | 66-77 | P2 |
| 08/12 | 15:00 | UEA | 2-3 | NCB | 22-25 | 20-25 | 25-21 | 25-18 | 14-16 | 106-105 | P2 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo de Manila University | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 399 | 289 | 1.381 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | De La Salle University-Manila | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 428 | 389 | 1.100 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | University of the Philippines-Diliman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 437 | 413 | 1.058 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | College of Saint Benilde | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 362 | 406 | 0.892 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Arellano University | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 385 | 425 | 0.906 | Eliminated |
| 6 | De La Salle University-Dasmariñas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.308 | 332 | 419 | 0.792 | Eliminated |

#### Match results

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07/13 | 15:00 | UPM | 3-1 | AUI | 21-25 | 25-14 | 25-23 | 25-13 | | 96-75 | P2 |
| 07/15 | 13:00 | DLS | 1-3 | ADM | 15-25 | 25-23 | 19-25 | 23-25 | | 82-98 | P2 |
| 07/15 | 15:00 | DLD | 0-3 | CSB | 18-25 | 18-25 | 15-25 | | | 51-75 | P2 |
| 07/20 | 15:00 | ADM | 3-0 | DLD | 25-12 | 25-17 | 25-13 | | | 75-42 | P2 |
| 07/20 | 17:00 | CSB | 1-3 | UPM | 11-25 | 19-25 | 25-18 | 22-25 | | 77-93 | P2 |
| 07/22 | 15:00 | AUI | 0-3 | DLS | 17-25 | 22-25 | 21-25 | | | 60-75 | P2 |
| 07/27 | 17:00 | UPM | 0-3 | ADM | 16-25 | 14-25 | 21-25 | | | 51-75 | P2 |
| 07/29 | 13:00 | AUI | 3-1 | CSB | 17-25 | 25-20 | 18-25 | 18-25 | | 78-95 | P2 |
| 07/29 | 17:00 | DLS | 3-0 | DLD | 25-17 | 25-18 | 25-22 | | | 75-57 | P2 |
| 08/03 | 13:00 | CSB | 1-3 | DLS | 18-25 | 19-25 | 25-17 | 15-25 | | 77-92 | P2 |
| 08/05 | 13:00 | DLD | 1-3 | UPM | 25-23 | 16-25 | 19-25 | 22-25 | | 82-98 | P2 |
| 08/05 | 17:00 | ADM | 3-0 | AUI | 26-24 | 25-18 | 25-17 | | | 76-59 | P2 |
| 08/10 | 17:00 | AUI | 1-3 | DLD | 24-26 | 25-23 | 23-25 | 24-26 | | 96-100 | P2 |
| 08/12 | 13:00 | DLS | 3-2 | UPM | 25-22 | 24-26 | 15-25 | 25-13 | 15-13 | 104-99 | P2 |
| 08/12 | 17:00 | ADM | 3-0 | CSB | 25-16 | 25-18 | 25-21 | | | 75-55 | P2 |

## Quarterfinals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo de Manila University | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5.250 | 621 | 499 | 1.244 | Semifinals |
| 2 | National University | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 680 | 577 | 1.179 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Emilio Aguinaldo College | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1.364 | 630 | 562 | 1.121 | Semifinals |
| 4 | National College of Business & Arts | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1.059 | 677 | 706 | 0.959 | Semifinals |
| 5 | De La Salle University-Manila | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 0.813 | 721 | 723 | 0.997 | |
| 6 | University of the Philippines-Diliman | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0.500 | 571 | 613 | 0.931 | |
| 7 | College of Saint Benilde | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0.579 | 614 | 687 | 0.894 | |
| 8 | Far Eastern University | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.526 | 617 | 662 | 0.932 | |

### Match results

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 08/17 | 13:00 | NUI | 3-0 | UPM | 26-24 | 25-19 | 26-24 | | | 77-67 | P2 |
| 08/17 | 15:00 | EAC | 2-3 | CSB | 22-25 | 25-21 | 25-16 | 22-25 | 13-15 | 107-102 | P2 |
| 08/17 | 17:00 | FEU | 1-3 | ADM | 21-25 | 19-25 | 25-22 | 17-25 | | 82-97 | P2 |
| 08/19 | 13:00 | ADM | 3-1 | EAC | 25-21 | 20-25 | 25-23 | 25-23 | | 95-92 | P2 |
| 08/19 | 15:00 | NCB | 3-2 | DLS | 25-27 | 22-25 | 25-22 | 25-23 | 15-9 | 112-106 | P2 |
| 08/19 | 17:00 | CSB | 1-3 | NUI | 25-22 | 18-25 | 26-28 | 26-28 | | 95-103 | P2 |
| 08/24 | 13:00 | UPM | 0-3 | EAC | 17-25 | 23-25 | 16-25 | | | 56-75 | P2 |
| 08/24 | 15:00 | DLS | 3-0 | FEU | 25-20 | 27-25 | 25-11 | | | 77-56 | P2 |
| 08/24 | 17:00 | NCB | 1-3 | ADM | 33-31 | 18-25 | 12-25 | 21-25 | | 84-106 | P2 |
| 08/26 | 13:00 | FEU | 3-1 | UPM | 25-23 | 17-25 | 26-24 | 25-23 | | 93-95 | P2 |
| 08/26 | 15:00 | CSB | 2-3 | NCB | 25-19 | 25-16 | 18-25 | 25-27 | 17-19 | 110-106 | P2 |
| 08/26 | 17:00 | NUI | 3-1 | DLS | 27-25 | 21-25 | 25-22 | 25-18 | | 98-90 | P2 |
| 08/31 | 13:00 | FEU | 2-3 | CSB | 25-17 | 23-25 | 25-14 | 23-25 | 15-17 | 111-98 | P2 |
| 08/31 | 15:00 | ADM | 3-0 | NUI | 25-16 | 25-20 | 25-17 | | | 75-53 | P2 |
| 09/02 | 13:00 | DLS | 1-3 | EAC | 23-25 | 25-23 | 20-25 | 24-26 | | 92-99 | P2 |
| 09/02 | 15:00 | UPM | 3-2 | NCB | 25-21 | 22-25 | 25-19 | 23-25 | 15-11 | 110-101 | P2 |
* Play-offs match for the 4th spot in the semis
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09/05 | 17:00 | NCB | 3-0 | DLS | 30-28 | 31-29 | 25-21 | | | 86-78 | P2 |
* National College of Business and Arts advances to the semi-finals round.

## Semi-finals

* Ranking is based from the quarter-final round.
* All series are best-of-3
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| ADM | 2 |
| NCB | 0 | | |
| NCB | 0 | ADM | 2 |
| | | NUI | 0 |
| NUI | 2 | NUI | 0 |
| EAC | 0 | | |
| EAC | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | EAC | 2 |
| | | NCB | 0 |

### Rank 1 vs Rank 4

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09/07 | 13:00 | ADM | 3–0 | NCB | 25–9 | 25-22 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | P2 |
| 09/09 | 15:00 | NCB | 0–3 | ADM | 19–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 |
* Ateneo de Manila University advances to the final round.

### Rank 2 vs Rank 3

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09/07 | 15:00 | NUI | 3–2 | EAC | 25-23 | 26–28 | 25–18 | 26–28 | 15–11 | 117-108 | P2 |
| 09/09 | 13:00 | EAC | 1–3 | NUI | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 88–97 | P2 |
* National University advances to the final round.
* Emilio Aguinaldo College & National College of Business & Arts will battle for the 3rd place (BRONZE).

## Awards

* Most valuable player (Finals)
** Marck Jesus Espejo
* Most valuable player (Conference)
** Marck Jesus Espejo
* Best setter
** April Jhon Pagtalunan
* Best Outside Spikers
** Howard Mojica
** Marck Jesus Espejo
* Best middle blockers
** Kim Malabunga
** Reyson Fuentes
* Best opposite spiker
** Ysay Marasigan
* Best libero
** Ricky Marcos

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Ateneo de Manila University |
| | National University |
| | Emilio Aguinaldo College |
| 4 | National College of Business and Arts |
| 5 | De La Salle University - Manila |
| 6 | University of the Philippines - Diliman |
| 7 | College of Saint Benilde |
| 8 | Far Eastern University |
| 9 | Mapúa Institute of Technology |
| 10 | Arellano University |
| 11 | De La Salle University - Dasmariñas |
| 12 | University of the East |
* Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference
* Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles First Title
* Team roster Lawrence Magadia, Karl Baysa, Ron Medalla, Joshua Villanueva, Anthony Koyfman, Ysrael Marasigan (c), Timothy Sto. Tomas(G), Rex Intal, Dan Posadas(G/L), Manuel Sumanguid (L), Esmilzo Polvorosa, Marck Espejo, Gian Carlo Glorioso, Ishmael Rivera Oliver Almadro (Head Coach), Jarod Hubalde (Asst. Coach)
* Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles made history in the Spikers' Turf by being the first team to sweep a conference (13 wins & 0 loss).

## Venue

* Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan