# UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments

The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments opened December 6, 2008. Tournament host will be Far Eastern University. Tournament games will be at the Far Eastern University Gym and The Arena in San Juan.
The juniors' division tournaments were held on the first semester of the 2008-09 school year; the UE Pages and the UST Lady Tiger Cubs won all of their elimination round games in their respective divisions to clinch the championship outright.
In the men's tournament, the UST Growling Tigers also won all of their elimination round games but went through the usual the Final Four format; they beat Ateneo in three straight sets in the semifinals to formalize their entry to the Finals; they then swept the UP Fighting Maroons 2–0 in the best-of-3 Finals series without losing a set to have an immaculate 17–0 Season 71 record to successfully defend their championship.
In the women's tournament, the FEU Lady Tamaraws and La Salle Lady Archers emerged on top of the standings and beat their semifinals opponents to meet in the Finals. FEU overcame UST Tigresses which gave them their opening day loss, while La Salle beat the Adamson Lady Falcons in a rematch of their third-place playoff in the Shakey's V-League. FEU and La Salle split their elimination round games, with La Salle winning over FEU in the second round's last game to wrest the #1 seed away from the Lady Tamaraws who had held it all tournament long. After winning Game 1 in five sets, FEU lost the next two games in four sets to award La Salle their fifth UAAP women's volleyball championship.
* Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
* Qualified for semifinals

## Men's tournament
### Elimination round

With UST's 14–0 sweep of the tournament, they were supposed to receive at least an automatic Finals berth but instead will go through the usual Final Four phase with the release of the playoffs schedule.

### Bracket

| 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series |
| | | | 1 | UST | UST | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ateneo | Ateneo | 0 | | | | |
| Ateneo | Ateneo | 2 | | | | | 1 | UST | 3 | 3 |
| UP | UP | 3 | | | | | 3 | UP | 0 | 0 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | UP | 3 | 3 | | | | |

### Third-seed playoff

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 18 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 2–3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 25–19 | 26–28 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 10–15 | 108–106 |

### Semifinals
#### UST vs. Ateneo

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 21 | UST Growling Tigers | 3–0 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–62 |
| UST advances to the Finals ||||||||||

#### La Salle vs. UP

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 22 | De La Salle Green Archers | 0–3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 18–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 60–75 |
| Feb 25 | De La Salle Green Archers | 1–3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 25–16 | 17–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | – | 80–91 |
| UP advances to the Finals ||||||||||

### Finals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Mar 1 | UST Growling Tigers | 3–0 | UP Fighting Maroons | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–59 |
| Mar 4 | UST Growling Tigers | 3–0 | UP Fighting Maroons | 25–22 | 25–14 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–53 |
| UST wins series 2–0 ||||||||||

### Awards

* Rookie of the Year: Duane Craig Teves (Ateneo de Manila University)
* Best attacker: Jayson Ramos (University of Santo Tomas)
* Best blocker: Lloyd Arden Belgado (University of the Philippines Diliman)
* Best setter: Gerald Magtoto (University of the Philippines Diliman)
* Best server: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (University of Santo Tomas)
* Best receiver: Henry James Pecaña (University of Santo Tomas)
* Best digger: Bernardino Lorenz Casanova (De La Salle University)
* Most valuable player: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (University of Santo Tomas)

## Women's tournament
### Bracket

| 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series |
| | | | 1 | La Salle | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Adamson | 1 | | | | | |
| Adamson | Adamson | 0 | | | | 1 | La Salle | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UST | UST | 3 | | | | 2 | FEU | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 2 | FEU | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | UST | 1 | | | | | |

### Third-seed playoff

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 18 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 0–3 | UST Tigresses | 21–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | – | – | 55–75 |

### Semifinals
#### La Salle vs. Adamson

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 21 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 3–1 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–13 | – | 98–76 |
| La Salle advances to the Finals ||||||||||

#### FEU vs. UST

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Feb 22 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 3–1 | UST Tigresses | 25–14 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | – | 94–84 |
| FEU advances to the Finals ||||||||||

### Finals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| Mar 1 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 2–3 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 25–16 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 10–15 | 107–107 |
| Mar 4 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 3–1 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | – | 92–82 |
| Mar 8 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 3–1 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | – | 95–86 |
| La Salle wins series 2–1 ||||||||||

### Awards

* Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (De La Salle University)
* Best scorer: Aiza Maizo (University of Santo Tomas)
* Best attacker: Aiza Maizo (University of Santo Tomas)
* Best blocker: Jacqueline Alarca (De La Salle University)
* Best setter: April Linor Jose (Far Eastern University)
* Best server: Macaila Irish May Morada (Far Eastern University)
* Best receiver: Manilla Santos (De La Salle University)
* Best digger: Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone (Adamson University)
* Most valuable player: Manilla Santos (De La Salle University)

## Boys' tournament

With UE sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were scrapped.

### Awardees

* Most Valuable Player: Michael Reyes (UE)
* Rookie of the Year: Karl Roque (UE)

## Girls' tournament

With UST sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were scrapped.

### Elimination round

| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| UST Lady Tiger Cubs | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | -- |
| UE Junior Amazons | | | | |
| La Salle Junior Lady Archers | | | | |
| UPIS Junior Lady Maroons | | | | |
Host team in boldface.

### Awardees

* Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Valdez (UST)
* Rookie of the Year: Jelly Buan (UST)