Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Back-To-Back Champions: Beach VolleyBall

For two consecutive years now FEU MVT topped the UAAP Men's Beach Volleyball Tournament. After their back-to-back heart breaking loss to UST in Season 71 and 72, FEU broke the spell that cursed them to be bridesmaids of UST. Taking back to the history, it was on Season 69 when Beach Volleyball was started as a demonstration game held in UE-Caloocan Beach Volley Court. The First 2 title was awarded to FEU but they failed to defend their crown to UST in Season 71.


UAAP Season 73 Champions
MVP: Nestor Molate
In season  73, FEU swept the elimination as they went straight to the finals with a 7-0 win-loss record. It was the duo of Nestor Molate and Arvin Avila  back-up by Maverick Gabriel that made this record possible. In the Final Four Round, a step-ladder format is observed. Aside from FEU, Adamson, UST and UP completed the list. Defending champs UST needed to win 2 games before making it to the finals. FEU, the top 1 seeded team was just all waiting for their match in the finals, and we could say that they are super fresh. FEU in 2-straight sets dethrone the Tigers and redeemed their crown after 2 years. It was also a celebration in the FEU side as the high leaper and top scorer Nestor Molate named as Most Valuable Player.


UAAP Season 74 Champions
MVP: Arvin Avila
 After their victorious quest for championship in season 73, FEU wanted to bring home the crown again for a 2-peat success. With the absence of last year's MVP Nestor Molate who also finished his 5th Playing yr in UAAP, a new spiker was needed to fill in in his absence. It was Karl Ian Dela Calzada and returning player Arvin Avila back-up by Rodrigo Del Rosario, Jr. that built the stronghold of FEU in the crown. For the second time FEU swept the elimination round and headed straight to the finals. ADU, UST and UP completed the cast of the final and undergone a knock-out game to reveal the team who will make it to the finals. It was UST who will be facing FEU in the finals. Some changes were made this year, one of them was a best-of-three game in the finals. But FEU didn't mind this changes as they swept the UST Tigers in the Finals in game 2. With a back-to-back title in season 73 and 74, it was also a reason for them to celebrate as Arvin Avila who has been very steady with his game carve his name in the UAAP as he was awarded as Most Valuable Player.



Not to the surprise of every Tamaraw fan, FEU is the league's finest volleyball team. In indoor volleyball FEU MVT and WVT hold the record as the winningest team in the UAAP with 24 and 29 championship into their names respectively. In the women's division of the beach volleyball tournament, FEU also made a back-to-back championship. It happened on season 70 and 71 were they defeated Ateneo and UE in the finals respectively.

In season 70, the FEU Sand Spikers snatched their first championship in the beach volley tournament. Playing for FEU in season 70 were MVP Wendy Anne Semana (Beach Volley and Indoor) and Rookie of the Year Shaira Gonzalez (Beach Volley). On the next season, FEU defended their crown as they sent home UE in the finals game that was held in UE-Caloocan Beach Volley Court. It wasn't the team-up of Semana and Gonzalez that made this possible for FEU, it was set of 2 new other girls who played for FEU. Lefty Spiker Anna Camille Abanto and Marigail Tolentino delivered the goods and brought home the crown for a 2-peat. Also, Anna Camille Abanto was named Most Valuable Player.


UAAP Season 70 Champions
UAAP Season 71 Champions
MVP: Anna Camille Abanto

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