2024 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals

2024 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals
Tournament details
DatesJuly 10 – July 16, 2024
Teams12
Venue(s)Ninoy Aquino Stadium
ChampionsNU Lady Bulldogs (1st title)
Runners-upFEU Lady Tamaraws
Third placeBenilde Lady Blazers
Fourth placeLetran Lady Knights
Tournament awards
MVPMhicaela Belen
Best SetterCamilla Lamina
Best OHMhicaela Belen
Wielyn Estoque
Best MBZamantha Nolasco
Jean Asis
Best OPPMarie Judiel Nitura
Best LiberoShaira Mae Jardio
Tournament statistics
Matches played22

The 2024 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals was the second edition of the national collegiate competition organized by the Shakey's Super League and the second SSL tournament of 2024.The tournament began on July 10 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. This tournament showcased the top three teams of the recent volleyball tournaments of the NCAA and UAAP, alongside the top two teams from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao that qualified on the regional qualifiers.[1][2]

Defending champion De La Salle Lady Spikers won't be seeing action due to an injury-riddled roster, they will be replaced by UAAP fourth placer FEU Lady Tamaraws.[3]

Qualified teams

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The qualified teams for this tournament are the podium finishers of the NCAA and UAAP for Metro Manila, and the top two teams that qualified through the regional qualifiers in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Team School League/Island Group Qualified as Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
Benilde Lady Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde NCAA 1st NCAA team 1 2023 5th
De La Salle Lady Spikers a De La Salle University UAAP 3rd UAAP team 1 2023 Champions
Enderun Lady Titans Enderun Colleges Luzon 1st Luzon team 1 2023 6th
FEU Lady Tamaraws Far Eastern University UAAP 4th UAAP team 0 None None
Letran Lady Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran NCAA 2nd NCAA team 0 None None
Lyceum Lady Pirates Lyceum of the Philippines University NCAA 3rd NCAA team 1 2023 9th
NU Lady Bulldogs National University UAAP 1st UAAP team 0 None None
SOCCSKSARGEN Warriors Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) Mindanao 1st Mindanao team 0 None None
UB Lady Brahmans University of Batangas Luzon 2nd Luzon team 0 None None
USC Lady Warriors University of San Carlos Visayas 2nd Visayas team 0 None None
USPF Lady Panthers University of Southern Philippines Foundation Visayas 1st Visayas team 1 2023 10th
UST Golden Tigresses University of Santo Tomas UAAP 2nd UAAP team 1 2023 3rd
XU Northern Mindanao Selection Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Mindanao 2nd Mindanao team 0 None None
Note
a.^ The De La Salle Lady Spikers were initially slated to join the competition as the defending champions,but they begged off due to an injury-riddled roster.[3]

Pool composition

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The teams are grouped via casting lots. Each pool will have 3 teams.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
NU Lady Bulldogs UST Golden Tigresses FEU Lady Tamaraws Benilde Lady Blazers
Enderun Lady Titans UB Lady Brahmans Lyceum Lady Pirates Letran Lady Knights
XU Northern Mindanao Selection SOCCSKSARGEN Warriors USPF Lady Panthers USC Lady Warriors

Venue

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All matches
Malate, Manila
Ninoy Aquino Stadium
Capacity: 6,100

Format

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First round
  1. Single-round robin format; 4 pools; Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  2. The top two teams per pool will advance to the second round.
Quarterfinals (knockout stage)
  1. QF1: A1 vs. C2
  2. QF2: B1 vs. D2
  3. QF3: C1 vs. B2
  4. QF4: D1 vs. A2
Semifinals (knockout stage)
  1. SF1: QF #1 vs. QF #2
  2. SF2: QF #3 vs. QF #4
Finals (Best-of-three series)
  1. Bronze medal: SF1 Loser vs SF2 Loser
  2. Gold medal: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Pool standing procedure

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  • First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
  • If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
    • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
  • In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
    • Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
    • Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
    • Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 NU Lady Bulldogs 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 91 1.648 Quarterfinal round
2 EC Lady Titans 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 125 126 0.992
3 XU NMS 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 92 150 0.613
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 10 12:00 EC Lady Titans 0–3 NU Lady Bulldogs 19–25 15–25 16–25     50–75 [4]
Jul 11 16:00 XU NMS 0–3 EC Lady Titans 12–25 21–25 18–25     51–75 [5]
Jul 12 12:00 NU Lady Bulldogs 3–0 XU NMS 25–15 25–13 25–13     75–41 [6]

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 UB Lady Brahmans 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 196 191 1.026 Quarterfinal round
2 UST Golden Tigresses 2 1 1 4 5 4 1.250 211 184 1.147
3 SOCCSKSARGEN Warriors 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 162 194 0.835
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 10 14:00 UB Lady Brahmans 3–2 UST Golden Tigresses 25–16 28–26 17–25 17–25 18–16 105–108 [4]
Jul 11 09:00 UST Golden Tigresses 3–1 SOCCSKSARGEN Warriors 25–17 25–18 28–30 25–14   103–79 [5]
Jul 12 14:00 SOCCSKSARGEN Warriors 1–3 UB Lady Brahmans 15–25 20–25 25–16 23–25   83–91 [7]

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 FEU Lady Tamaraws 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 85 1.765 Quarterfinal round
2 USPF Lady Panthers 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 137 161 0.851
3 LPU Lady Pirates 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 126 167 0.754
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 10 16:00 USPF Lady Panthers 0–3 FEU Lady Tamaraws 13–25 15–25 17–25     45–75 [4]
Jul 11 12:00 LPU Lady Pirates 1–3 USPF Lady Panthers 19–25 25–17 23–25 19–25   86–92 [5]
Jul 12 09:00 FEU Lady Tamaraws 3–0 LPU Lady Pirates 25–15 25–13 25–12     75–40 [6]

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 CSB Lady Blazers 2 2 0 4 6 4 1.500 182 157 1.159 Quarterfinal round
2 Letran Lady Knights 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 181 155 1.168
3 USC Lady Warriors 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 99 150 0.660
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 10 09:00 USC Lady Warriors 0–3 Letran Lady Knights 22–25 14–25 12–25     48–75 [4]
Jul 11 14:00 Letran Lady Knights 2–3 CSB Lady Blazers 18–25 25–20 25–27 25–20 13–15 106–107 [5]
Jul 12 16:00 USC Lady Warriors 0–3 CSB Lady Blazers 13–25 15–25 23–25     51–75 [7]

Final round

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Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 13 09:00 NU Lady Bulldogs 3–0 USPF Lady Panthers 25–11 25–12 25–14     75–37 [8]
Jul 13 12:00 UB Lady Brahmans 0–3 Letran Lady Knights 22–25 10–25 23–25     55–75 [8]
Jul 13 14:00 FEU Lady Tamaraws 3–2 UST Golden Tigresses 25–13 18–25 16–25 25–18 15–10 99–91 [8]
Jul 13 16:00 Benilde Lady Blazers 3–0 Enderun Lady Titans 25–13 25–17 25–14     75–44 [8]

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 14 14:00 NU Lady Bulldogs 3–0 Letran Lady Knights 25–19 25–18 25–21     75–58 [9]
Jul 14 16:00 FEU Lady Tamaraws 3–0 Benilde Lady Blazers 25–16 25–16 25–16     75–48 [9]

Finals

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Bronze Medal Match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 15 14:00 Letran Lady Knights 1–3 Benilde Lady Blazers 25–21 21–25 16–25 17–25   79–96 [10]
Jul 16 14:00 Letran Lady Knights 2–3 Benilde Lady Blazers 25–23 14–25 25–19 20–25 15–17 99–109 [11]

Gold Medal Match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Jul 15 16:00 NU Lady Bulldogs 3–2 FEU Lady Tamaraws 25–22 18–25 25–19 18–25 15–13 101–104 [10]
Jul 16 16:00 NU Lady Bulldogs 3–2 FEU Lady Tamaraws 25–21 23–25 20–25 25–19 15–10 108–100 [11]

Final standings

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Awards and medalists

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Individual awards

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Award Player Team Ref
Most Valuable Player Mhicaela Belen NU Lady Bulldogs [12]
1st Best Outside Spiker Mhicaela Belen NU Lady Bulldogs
2nd Best Outside Spiker Wielyn Estoque Benilde Lady Blazers
1st Best Middle Blocker Zamantha Nolasco Benilde Lady Blazers
2nd Best Middle Blocker Jean Asis FEU Lady Tamaraws
Best Opposite Spiker Marie Judiel Nitura Letran Lady Knights
Best Setter Camilla Lamina NU Lady Bulldogs
Best Libero Shaira Mae Jardio NU Lady Bulldogs

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
NU Lady Bulldogs
  • Erin May Pangilinan (c)
    • Mhicaela Belen
    • Evangeline Alinsug
    • Arah Ella Panique
    • Myrtle Escanlar
    • Ruth Escanlar
    • Celine Marsh
    • Nataszha Kaye Bombita
    • Josline Salazar
    • Carlyn Tizon
    • Abegail Pono
    • Camilla Lamina
    • Chaitlyn Mauricio
    • Sheena Angela Toring
    • Aishat Bello
    • Minierva Maaya
    • Alexa Mata
    • Shaira Mae Jardio
    • IC Cepada
    Head coach: Norman Miguel
FEU Lady Tamaraws
    • Nikka Anne Medina (c)
    • Chenie Tagaod
    • Gerzel May Petallo
    • Alyzza Gaile Devosora
    • Melody Pons
    • Lovely Rose Lopez
    • Frenchie Premaylon
    • Faida Bakanke
    • Florize Anne Papa
    • Christine Ubaldo
    • Karyll Miranda
    • Christine Ramos
    • Karyme Isabella Truz
    • Jean Asis
    • Anne Roselle Asis
    • Mitzi Panangin
    • Jazlyn Anne Ellarina
    • Margarett Louise Encarnacion
    • Julianne Monares

    Head coach: Manolo Refugia

Benilde Lady Blazers
    • Jessa Dorog (c)
    • Francis Mycah Go
    • Wielyn Estoque
    • Rhea Mae Densing
    • Corrine Apostol
    • Mary Grace Borromeo
    • Shahannah Reign Lleses
    • Shekaina Rhesge Lleses
    • Clydel Catarig
    • Cristy Ondangan
    • Chenae Basarte
    • Zen Reina Basilio
    • Zamantha Nolasco
    • Sophia Margarrete Badion
    • Fiona Marie Inocentes
    • Kim Estenzo
    • Fiona Getigan

    Head coach: Jerry Yee

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