Pauline Gaston

Pauline Gaston
Personal information
Full name	Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston
Nickname	Ponggay
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 (age 27) Iloilo City, Philippines
Hometown	Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	278 cm (109 in)
Block	273 cm (107 in)
College / University	Ateneo De Manila University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter Opposite Hitter Middle Blocker
Current club	Chery Tiggo Crossovers
Number	22
Career
Years Teams 2020–2022 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 2023–present Chery Tiggo Crossovers
National team
2016 Philippines
Honours Women's volleyball ASEAN University Games 2016 Singapore Team

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]

Career

Ponggay Gaston played for the Ateneo De Manila University collegiate women's University team alongside her sister Therese Gaston. ^[2] She also represented the Ateneo in the UAAP beach volleyball championships in 2019. ^[3]

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 COVID-19 pandemic. ^[4]

In August 2020, Gaston was signed by the Choco Mucho Flying Titans. ^[5]

In 2023, she was signed by the Chery Tiggo Crossovers. ^[6]

Personal life

Ponggay Gaston is the daughter of former PBA player Matthew "Fritz" Gaston and former beauty queen Duday Mandanas-Gaston. ^[7] She attended high school at the University of Santo Tomas. ^[8] She studied interdisciplinary studies at the Ateneo De Manila University. ^[2]

Filmography

Television

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

Clubs

• Ateneo-Motolite (2018)
• Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2021–2022)
• Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2023–present)

Awards

Individual

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

Collegiate

Year	League	Season/Conference	Title	Ref
					2015	Shakey's VL	Collegiate	Runner-up	[9]
2016	UAAP	78	Runner-up	[10]
2016	Shakey's VL	Collegiate	Runner-up	[11]
2017	UAAP	79	Runner-up	[12]
2018	UAAP	80	3rd Place	[13]
2019	UAAP	81	Champions	[14]
2019	PVL	Collegiate	3rd Place	[15]

Clubs

Year	League	Conference	Club	Title	Ref
						2018	PVL	Open	Ateneo-Motolite	Runner-up	[16]
2024	PNVF	Champions League	Chery Tiggo Crossovers	3rd Place

References

1. Lim, Arvin (August 26, 2020). "Volleyball ateneos Gaston Lavitoria join choco mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
2. Viloria, Barry (January 25, 2016). "#Bestiegoals: Ateneo's Therese and Ponggay Gaston". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
3. "Growling Tigresses blank Lady Eagles in beach volleyball". Manila Standard. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
4. "PVL: Ponggay Gaston signs with Chery Tiggo". ABS-CBN News. January 1, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
5. "Lavitoria, Gaston joins Choco Mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
6. "Ponggay Gaston". One Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
7. Cinco, Lito (November 11, 2020). "According to Matthew". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
8. Naredo, Camille (March 7, 2018). "UAAP volleyball: Challenge accepted for Ateneo's Ponggay Gaston". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
9. "Shakey's V-League Collegiate Conference starts July 11 - Cedelf P. Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer".
10. Ganglani, Naveen (April 30, 2016). "Ateneo - La Salle Volleyball Game 3 finals recap 2016 season 78". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
11. 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.
12. Naredo, Camille (May 6, 2017). "UAAP women's volleyball: La Salle rallies pat Ateneo to win". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
13. Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2019). "DLSU Lady Spikers winner, FEU tamaraws season 80 finals game". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
14. Isaga, JR (May 18, 2019). "Ateneo breaks UST's heart, reclaims UAAP volleyball crown". Rappler . Retrieved July 16, 2022.
15. Escarlote, Mark (October 12, 2019). "PVL: Lady Falcons reign supreme". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
16. 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.