ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Volleyball devider UST, FEU headline UAAP Season 87 volleyball opener

UST, FEU headline UAAP Season 87 volleyball opener

Published Feb 14, 2025 08:20 am

At A Glance

  • Four schools led by University of Santo Tomas and Far Eastern University begin their respective campaigns on Saturday, Feb. 15, when the UAAP Season 87 volleyball tournament fires off at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Games Saturday

(SM Mall of Asia Arena)

9 a.m. – UE vs UP (Men)

11 a.m. – FEU vs UST (Men)

1 p.m. – UE vs UP (Women)

3 p.m. – FEU vs UST (Women)

 

 

Four schools led by University of Santo Tomas and Far Eastern University begin their respective campaigns on Saturday, Feb. 15, when the UAAP Season 87 volleyball tournament fires off at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

IMG_0640_02f613648d.jpg
UST Golden Tigresses (SSL)

Last year’s runners-up Golden Tigresses start their redemption tour -- but without the services of Jonna Perdido and Xyza Gula -- when they clash with the Lady Tamaraws at 3 p.m., after University of the East Lady Warriors and the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons collide at 1 p.m.

Raising the curtain are the men’s collision between UE and UP at 9 a.m., followed by FEU against UST at 11 a.m.

The absence of Perdido and Gula to injuries was a crucial blow to UST’s bid, but skipper Detdet Pepito is confident they can still pull off impressive performances this season. After all, their team remains intact as last season’s.

“Talaga pini-prepare nalang namin ang mga sarili namin, sa mga gano’ng sitwasyon… syempre marami paring kulang talaga, pero kailangan namin ‘yon mapunan this season,” said Pepito.

“Kasi re-building ulit kami, half of the team puro rookies ulit katulad last year, so at the same ‘yong core namin ando’n parin… hopefully madala namin ‘yong experience namin this season,” she added.

Joining Pepito at the frontline are rising star Angge Poyos, Regina Jurado, Cassie Carballo and Marga Altea.

“Hopefully, umabot [ulit kami] sa Final Four tapos may mga rookies din kami [na magpapasiklab],” said UST coach Kungfu Reyes,

For FEU, which lost in the Final Four to eventual champion National University, coach Tina Salak is also optimistic of her wards in Tin Ubaldo, Chenie Tagaod, Faida Bakanke, Gerz Petallo, Jean Asis,  and Jaz Ellarina.

"Syempre iba na yung mindset ngayon and yung training dynamics. We're looking forward for a better finish this time," said Salak.

Related Tags

FEU Lady Tamaraws UAAP Season 87 UST Golden Tigresses UAAP
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.