Adamson Lady Falcons volleyball

Further information: Adamson Soaring Falcons

Adamson Lady Falcons

University	Adamson University
Nickname	Lady Falcons
Location	Manila, Philippines
Head coach	John Philip Yude
Captain	Lucille Almonte
Main league
League	UAAP
Season 86 (2024)	7th

The Adamson Lady Falcons are the women's collegiate varsity volleyball team of the Adamson University. The team competes in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). ^[1]

Current roster

Adamson Lady Falcons volleyball team

Main article: UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments

UAAP Season 86 roster
Number	Player	Position	Height	Birth date	High School
1	Nikka Sophia Ruth Yandoc	Setter	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 25)
2	Jimy Jean Jamili	Outside Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(2003-03-15) March 15, 2003 (age 21)	NU-Nazareth School
3	Jen Kylene Villegas	Middle Blocker
4	Angelica Alcantara	Setter	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	(2000-11-25) November 25, 2000 (age 24)	Adamson High School
5	Sharya Nicole Ancheta	Middle Blocker		(1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 25)
6	May Ann Nuique	Middle Blocker	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22)	Adamson High School
8	Antonette Adolfo	Outside Hitter	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	(2001-03-21) March 21, 2001 (age 23)	Kings Montessori School
9	Maria Rochelle Lalongisip	Outside hitter		(2001-12-30) December 30, 2001 (age 23)
10	Maria Joahna Verdeflor	Libero		(2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 24)	Adamson High School
12	Juris Anne Clare Manuel	Libero
14	Princess Eloisa Aljibe	Middle Blocker
15	Ayesha Tara Juegos	Opposite Hitter	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	(2002-09-14) September 14, 2002 (age 22)	Adamson High School
16	Red Bascon	Opposite Hitter		(2003-07-24) July 24, 2003 (age 21)
17	Lucille May Almonte (c)	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(2001-01-25) January 25, 2001 (age 24)	Kings Montessori School

Adamson Lady Falcons
No.	Name	Position
1	Yandoc, Nikka Sophia Ruth	S
2	Jamili, Jimy Jean	OH
3	Villegas, Jen Kylene	MB
4	Alcantara, Angelica	S
5	Ancheta, Sharya Nicole	MB
6	Nuique, May Ann	MB
8	Adolfo, Antonette	OP
9	Lalongisip, Maria Rochelle	OH
10	Verdeflor, Maria Joahna Karen	L
12	Manuel, Juris Anne Clare	L
14	Aljibe, Princess Eloisa	MB
15	Juegos, Ayesha Tara	OH
16	Bascon, Red	OP
17	Almonte, Lucille May (c)	OH
	Yude, John Philip	HC

Previous roster

SVL/PVL Champions

Shakey's V-League 5th Season 1st Conference roster
OH - • Jill Gustillo OPP - • Michelle Segodine MB - • Jacqueline So • Nerissa Bautista S - • Janet Serafica L - • Lizlee Ann Gata

Shakey's V-League 7th Season 2nd Conference roster
OH - • 3 Shiela Marie Pineda • 8 Angela Benting (c) • 11 Nerissa Bautista (G) OPP - • 5 Luisa Mae Zapanta • 17 Melissa Laborte (G) MB - • 2 Ma. Paulina Soriano • 10 Angelica Quinlog • 18 Gail Martin • S - • 12 Ma. Lourdes Patilano • 14 May Jennifer Macatuno L - • 1 Angelica Vasquez

2019 PVL Collegiate Conference roster
OH - • 2 Trisha Mae Genesis • 9 Lucille May Almonte • 15 Hannah Nicole Infante • 17 Gracelchen Ave OPP - • 6 Ceasa Joria Pinar • 8 Antonette Adolfo MB - • 4 Rizza Cruz • 7 Shynna Martinez • 16 Martina Lucida Aprecio • 18 Lorene Grace Toring S - • 8 Louie Romero (c) • 11 Mary Jane Igao L - • 10 Joahna Karen Verdeflor • 13 Cae Lazo

Awards

Team

UAAP

Adamson Lady Falcons (partial awards)
Year	UAAP Season	Title	Ref
1993	56	3rd Place
1999	62	3rd Place
2000	63	3rd Place
2005	68	Runner-up
2007	69	3rd Place
2008	70	Runner-up
2011	73	3rd Place
2013	75	3rd Place
2023	85	3rd Place	[2]

SVL/PVL/V-League

Adamson Lady Falcons
Year	Conference	Title	Ref
2006	1st	3rd place
2008	1st	Champions	[3]
2009	1st	3rd place
	2nd	Runner-up	[4]
2010	2nd	Champions	[5]
2011	1st	Runner-up	[6]
2012	Open	Champions	[7]
2014	1st	3rd place
2018	Collegiate	Runner-up
2019	Collegiate	Champions
2022	Collegiate	Runner-up

SSL

Adamson Lady Falcons
Year	Tournament	Title	Ref
2022	Pre-Season	3rd place	[8]
2023	Invitationals	Runner-up	[9]

Individual

UAAP

UAAP awardees (partial lists)
Adamson Lady Falcons (partial) Year Award Player Ref 2007 Best Receiver Donaleil Adajar 2008 Best Setter Janet Serafica Best Server Sang Laguiles Best Digger Lizlee Ann Gata 2009 Best Digger Lizlee Ann Gata 2010 Best Blocker Pau Soriano Best Receiver Best Digger Lizlee Ann Gata 2013 Best Server Bang Pineda [10]

Other Collegiate Leagues

SVL/PVL/V-League

SVL/PVL/V-League awardees

Adamson Lady Falcons Year Conference Award Player Ref 2008 1st MVP (Conference) Nene Bautista (G) MVP (Finals) Sang Laguilles Best Setter Janet Serafica Best Server Angela Benting Best Receiver Best Digger Lizlee Ann Gata 2009 1st Best Digger Lizlee Ann Gata [11] 2nd Best Scorer Angela Benting [12] Best Blocker Pau Soriano Best Receiver Lizlee Ann Gata 2010 1st Best Receiver Lizlee Ann Gata [13] 2nd MVP (Finals) Nerissa Bautista (G) Best Blocker Pau Soriano Best Receiver Angela Benting Best Digger Angelica Vasquez 2011 1st Best Attacker Nene Bautista (G) [14] Best Setter May Macatuno 2014 1st Best Attacker Pau Soriano [15] Most Improved Player Bang Pineda 2017 Collegiate 1st Best Outside Spiker Eli Soyud [16] 2018 Collegiate 2nd Best Outside Spiker Bern Flora [17] Best Opposite Spiker Eli Soyud Best Setter Mary Jane Igao Best Libero Thang Ponce 2019 Collegiate MVP (Conference) 1st Best Outside Spiker Trisha Mae Genesis [18] [19] MVP (Finals) Louie Romero 1st Best Middle Blocker Lorene Toring 2022 Collegiate Best Opposite Spiker Trisha Gayle Tubu [20] Best Setter Louie Romero

Shakey's Super League

Shakey's Super League awardees
Adamson Lady Falcons Year Conference Award Player Ref 2022 Pre-Season Best Setter Louie Romero [21] 2023 National Invitationals Best Setter Angelica Alcantara [22] Pre-Season 2nd Best Middle Blocker Lorene Toring [23]

Season-by-season record

Records starting UAAP Season 40

Champion Runner-up Third place Adamson Lady Falcons season-by-season record Year UAAP Season Field Eliminations Playoffs Head coach Ref. Finish GP W L PCT Round Opponent Result 1977 40 Dulce Pante 1978 41 Dulce Pante 1979 42 Dulce Pante 1980 43 Dulce Pante 1981 44 Dulce Pante 1982 45 Dulce Pante 1983 46 Dulce Pante 1984 47 Dulce Pante 1985 48 Dulce Pante 1986 49 Dulce Pante 1987 50 Dulce Pante 1988 51 Dulce Pante 1989 52 Dulce Pante 1990 53 Dulce Pante 1991 54 Dulce Pante 1992 55 Dulce Pante 1993 56 8 3rd Finals W Dulce Pante 1994 57 Suspended 1995 58 8 7th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 1996 59 8 7th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 1997 60 8 6th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 1998 61 8 5th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 1999 62 8 3rd Finals W Dulce Pante 2000 63 8 3rd Finals W Dulce Pante 2001 64 8 8th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2002 65 8 8th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2003 66 8 7th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2004 67 8 5th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2005 68 8 2nd Finals L Dulce Pante 2007 69 8 2nd 14 8 6 3.091 1st seed playoffs Final Four L Dulce Pante 2008 70 8 2nd Finals L Dulce Pante 2009 71 8 4th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2010 72 8 4th Did not qualify Dulce Pante 2011 73 8 6th 14 5 9 0.959 Did not qualify 2012 74 8 4th 14 8 6 1.864 Stepladder semifinals L 1–3 2013 75 8 6th 14 8 6 1.098 Did not qualify 2014 76 8 4th 14 12 2 1.190 Final Four L 2015 77 8 3rd 14 8 6 1.036 Stepladder Semifinals L 2016 78 8 5th 14 7 7 1.032 Finals W 2017 79 8 6th 14 7 7 0.963 Final Four L 2018 80 8 4th 14 7 7 0.955 Finals 2019 81 8 4th 14 9 5 1.000 Final Four 2020 82 Tournament cancelled 2021 83 Tournament cancelled 2022 84 8 8th 14 1 13 8.400 Did not qualify 2023 85 8 5th 14 6 8 0.677 Did not qualify 2024 86 8 4th 14 9 5 1.052 Semifinals L 1–2

Records by season

Records starting UAAP Season 56

Adamson Lady Falcons records by season Year UAAP Season Title Team captain Won or Lost to (finalist or higher rank) 1993–1994 56 3rd Place 1994–1995 57 Suspended 1995–1996 58 7th place 1996–1997 59 7th place 1997–1998 60 6th place 1998–1999 61 5th place 1999–2000 62 3rd Place 2000–2001 63 3rd Place 2001–2002 64 8th place 2002–2003 65 8th place 2003–2004 66 7th place 2004–2005 67 5th place 2005–2006 68 Runner-up De La Salle Lady Spikers 2006–2007 69 3rd Place UST Lady Tigresses 2007–2008 70 Runner-up FEU Lady Tamaraws 2008–2009 71 4th place De La Salle Lady Spikers 2009–2010 72 4th place De La Salle Lady Spikers 2010–2011 73 3rd Place UST Lady Tigresses 2011–2012 74 5th place FEU Lady Tamaraws 2012–2013 75 3rd Place Ateneo Lady Eagles 2013–2014 76 4th place Marleen Cortel Ateneo Lady Eagles 2014–2015 77 7th place 2015–2016 78 7th place Mylene Paat 2016–2017 79 8th place Jema Galanza 2017–2018 80 5th place Jema Galanza 2018–2019 81 8th place Eli Soyud 2019–2020 82 Cancelled Louie Romero 2020–2021 83 Cancelled 2021–2022 84 5th place Louie Romero 2022–2023 85 3rd Place Louie Romero NU Lady Bulldogs 2023–2024 86 7th Place Lucille Almonte

Coaches

• UAAP Season 40 - 74: Minerva Dulce Pante
• UAAP Season 75 - 78: Sherwin Meneses
• UAAP Season 78: Domingo Custodio (Interim)
• UAAP Season 79 - 81 (Match 1-3): Airess Star Padda
• UAAP Season 81: Rogelio Getigan ^[24]
• UAAP Season 82 - 84: Lerma Giron ^[25]
• UAAP Season 85: Jerry Yee ^[26]
• UAAP Season 86 - present: John Philip Yude

Notable players

Angelica Alcantara (S) Louie Romero (S) Lizlee Ann Gata (L) Lorene Toring (MB) Pau Soriano (MB) Jema Galanza (OH) Bang Pineda (OH/L) Trisha Genesis (OH) Eli Soyud (OH/OP) Mylene Paat (OP) Trisha Tubu (OP)

Legend   S   Setter   L   Libero   MB   Middle Blocker   OS   Outside Hitter   OP   Opposite Hitter

See also

• Adamson University
• Adamson Soaring Falcons

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