In school year 2006-2007 the UAAP Season 69 was held. The UAAP Board has decided to move the Indoor Volleyball Tournament in the second semester. In the Women's Volleyball Tournament the FEU Lady Tamaraws and UST Tigresses emerged to the finals and will battle it out on a best-of-three finals game. Before the season ended, FEU emerge as the number 1 team with an 11-1 win loss record. FEU Lady Tams' starting six were Rachel Ann Daquis, Mary Ann Manalo (C), Mecaila Irish Mae Morada, Ma. Josephine Cafranca, Wendy Anne Semana, Camille Ann Abanto and Genelyn Alemania (L). Also in the line-up are Mary Rose Cabanag, Rose Anne Taganas, Benin etc.
Their loss was during in the first round where UST beat them in 4 sets [19-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-17]. But FEU swagged off the Tigresses in the second round as they redeem their loss in 5 thrilling sets [22-25, 25-18, 25-14, 14-25, 15-13].
After the elimination rounds FEU, UST, ADU and UE move up for the Final Four matches. FEU easily pounded the Lady Warriors in 3 short sets [25-9, 25-19, 25-18]. As for the UST Tigresses, they had to win their second match against the Lady falcons as they loss to Adamson in 4 sets in game 1, UST had a twice-to-beat advantage as they ranked number 2 in the team rankings after the second round of elimination.
In February 18, 2007, the most awaited Finals Game 1 between the Lady Tams and Tigresses was held. The venue of the game was on the Ateneo Gym. UST got the first 2 sets but FEU bounced back and took the third set. In the fourth set, UST closed the match as they drilled down the Lady Tams [25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20]. In Game 2 of the Finals, it was a rather easy job for the UST Tigresses to clinge their 13th Championship which the supporters of the Lady Tams didn't expect the turn out of the game. The scores are [25-11, 25-22, 25-18] which queued the end of the 69th Season of the UAAP Volleyball Tournament on February 21, 2007.
Team Ranking:
1 - UST
2 - FEU
3 - ADU
4 - UE
5 - UP
6 - ADMU
7 - NU
* DLSU was suspended in all games
Awardees:
Best Scorer: Venus Bernal (UST)
Best Attacker: Mary Ann Manalo (FEU)
Best Blocker: Bea Sharmaine Pascual (ADMU)
Best Server: Rachel Ann Daquis (FEU)
Best Digger: Patricia Lynn Taganas (ADMU)
Best Setter: Denise Patricia Tan (UST
Best Receiver: Donaleil Adajar (ADU)
Rookie of the Year: Mecaila Irish Mae Morada (FEU)
Most Valuable Player: Venus Bernal (UST)
Here are some of the clips during the Finals Game 1:
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