FOR the second season in a row, the UAAP women's volleyball tournament has a rookie Most Valuable Player. Angel Canino of De La Salle University was hailed as the Season 85 MVP and Rookie of the Year after accumulating 89.375 statistical points (SP). Canino became the second rookie MVP in the league's women's volleyball history after National University's Mhicaela Belen achieved the feat last season. Alba ranked second in setting with 4.48 excellent sets per period and first in service with 0.50 aces per frame, boosting her RP to 235. Jovelyn Fernandez of Far Eastern University was awarded the Best Opposite Spiker while Bernadett Pepito of UST was the runaway Best Libero.

Source: Manila Times May 15, 2023 04:42 UTC