February 15, Saturday – Mall of Asia Arena
- 9:00 a.m. – UE Red Warriors vs UP Fighting Maroons
- 11:00 a.m. – FEU Tamaraws vs UST Golden Spikers
- 1:00 p.m. – UE Lady Warriors vs UP Fighting Maroons
- 3:00 p.m. – FEU Lady Tamaraws vs UST Golden Tigresses
UAAP Season 87 will have no shortage of storylines and games to watch out for.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines —After the interesting off-season movements, several storylines have emerged for the upcoming UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament, which opens on February 15.
In one of the biggest stories entering the the season, National University tapped decorated PVL champion coach Sherwin Meneses paving the for another expected strong showing for the defendong champions.
UE Lady Warriors’ Khy Cepada during the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball press conference. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Losing their core players has been tough for the UE Lady Warriors, to say the least.
But as the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament opens on Sunday, Khy Cepada and the University of the East Lady Warriors chose to focus on what’s in front of them instead of the exodus of their key players.
New UP Fighting Maroons coach Benson Bocboc during the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Benson Bocboc may still be adapting to a new culture at University of the Philippines, but he is choosing to focus on the sport as their common ground ahead of his first stint as head coach in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
From being part of coach Ramil De Jesus’ staff in La Salle for the past years, Bocboc is ready for the challenge of leading a young UP squad, which seeks to rise from its past forgettable seasons.
Detdet Pepito and the UST Golden Tigresses in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament press conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — With the loss of key players Jonna Perdido and Xyza Gula, the University of Santo Tomas is looking to unleash the team’s next-man-up mentality in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
Perdido suffered from an ACL tear on her left knee in last year’s Shakey’s Super League, while Gula has been ruled out due to a fractured tailbone she sustained last December.
FEU Lady Tamaraws coach Tina Salak during the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament press conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern University returning coach Tina Salak has set the expectations high for the Lady Tamaraws believing they are no longer underdogs in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
After FEU return to the Final Four last year– forcing National University to a do-or-die game but falling short to the eventual champion–Salak wants her team to embrace the bigger goals this year with their intact roster bannered by Tin Ubaldo, Chenie Tagaod, Faida Bakanke, Gerz Petallo, Jean Asis, and Jaz Ellarina.
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