![Alyssa Valdez [PVL images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PVL-2023-Finals-Creamline-vs.-Petrogazz-Alyssa-Valdez-0513-400x200.jpg)
Alyssa Valdez and Vince Raphael Mangulabnan captain the national women’s and men’s teams to the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games whose compositions were officially announced by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Sunday, Apr. 2.
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Kamea Mangrobang’s stoppage-time strike lifted University of the Philippines to a 1-0 win over Ateneo de Manila University to take the top of the UAAP Season 85 Women’s Football tournament table, Saturday, Apr. 1, at the UP Diliman Football Field.
![Angelica Teves of DLSU [UAAP Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP-85-Womens-Football-DLSU-Teves-400x200.jpg)
Angelica Teves’ three goals led De La Salle University to a 7-0 drubbing of University of Santo Tomas to rise to a tie for first in the UAAP Season 85 Women’s Football Tournament, Saturday, Apr. 1, at the UP Diliman Football Field.
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Adamson University shrugged off Ateneo de Manila University’s challenge in the first and third sets, 25-23, 25-17, 26-24, to remain in solo second in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, Saturday, Apr. 1.
![Nica Celis of UP [UAAP images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP-85-WVB-NU-vs.-UP-Nica-Celis-7377-400x200.jpg)
Titleholder National University had to earn its way back to the win column of the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament, downing University of the Philippines in a hard-fought three-set affair, 25-21, 27-25, 25-20, Saturday, Apr. 1, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.
![Nico Almendras [UAAP images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP-85-MVB-NU-vs.-UP-Nico-Almendras-7108-400x200.jpg)
Reigning champion National University needed four sets to defeat the luckless University of the Philippines, 25-14, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, and remain unbeaten in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Apr. 1.
![Jau Umandal [Spiikers' Turf photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ST-2023-Cignal-vs.-Cotabato-G2-Jau-Umandal-6030-400x200.jpg)
AMC-Cotabato’s Jau Umandal was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Friday night, Mar. 31.
Before the month ended, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) headed by chairman Richard Bachmann formally welcomed Commissioner Matthew “Fritz” Gaston to the PSC family when the latter reported for duty Friday, Mar. 31 at the PSC Main Administrative Building inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
Members of Team Philippines will again be clad in ASICS national team kits following the renewal of partnership between the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) led by president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and SONAK Chief Technology Officer Kabir Buxani on Friday, Mar. 31.
Two homegrown talents from the La Salle system have opted to study at and play for De La Salle University.