STI SVC: Global City exacts revenge

Lyka Caniya led the Global City resurgence

STI College Global City scored the day’s first reversal as the Taguig based Spikers erased the stigma of their loss against STI College Las Pinas in the eliminations and clawed back to win in four sets 13 – 25, 25 – 16, 25 – 23, 25 – 21 and get back at their tormentors in the resumption of games of the STI Women’s Volleyball Challenge.

Darryl Enguio scores on this set

STI College Las Pinas started like a house on fire in the first set as the Las Pinas spikers ran rings around their Taguig counterparts with superb team work and relentless spiking. The result was a 25 – 13 thrashing of STI College Global City. These two teams met in the eliminations with STI College Las Pinas winning and with the Las Pinas team dominating the first set, it looked like a three set rout was on hand.

Serving for the set

Unfortunately for the Las Pinas team, the Global City team woke up and the difference between the next three sets was like night and day. Team Captain and League Best muse Lyka Caniya spearheaded the Global City attack while her teammates followed suit in defense, digging and blocking that stymied the Las Pinas offense and resulted into STI College Global City winning the second set 25 – 16. 

Some Net action

Getting the needed confidence in the previous set, STI College Global City continued to work their game into perfection as the Las Pinas Spikers had a hard time getting back at the game.  STI College Las Pinas continued making unforced errors and yielded the next two sets 25 – 23 and 25 -21 that sent the team they beat in the eliminations to the STI Volleyball Challenge Final four.

Lyka Caniya dropping the ball on an empty spot

Lyka Caniya led her team with 20 points as she rattled in 18 kills and two aces. Backing her up was Dasiy Salimbacod who scored 14 points with eight coming   from kills, two coming from aces and four coming from monster solo blocks that anchored the stone wall net defense of STI College Global City. The Global City team will next meet STI College Ortigas-Cainta in the final four that will determine what team will make it to the finals.

STI SVC Elite 8: STI College OrCA beat STI College Cubao

Loren Encisa & Kendra Fernandez prepare to dig

STI College Ortigas-Cainta withstood the gallant stand of the STI College Cubao Spikers as the Rizal based volleyball team beat the Q.C based spikers in four sets 25 – 20, 25 – 16, 20 – 25, 25 – 18 to secure the second final four slot and remain unbeaten in the STI Women’s Volleyball Challenge at the Eusebio H. Tanco Gym at STI College Ortigas-Cainta.

Sabrina Umali on the attack

STI College Ortigas-Cainta started the game with their frenetic pace of Volleyball and held a 6 – 1 lead. But after STI College Cubao settled down they started getting good sets and caught up with STI College OrCA. Unfortunately for them, the team from Rizal province shifted to a higher gear to run away with the first set 25 – 20.

STI College Cubao's steady force Alexandra Vigilia scores on this attack

In the second set, the Ortigas-Cainta team came out with fangs in their teeth and manhandled the STI College Cubao team.  Led by Sabrina Umali and setter Kate del Rosario pounded on the hapless Cubao team. The P. Tuazon based spikers would run in a maze of errors and had problems receiving the ball that led to a 25 – 16 rout.

Net action between Shiecka Saco and Alliah Lelina

The third set gave STI College Cubao a new lease of life as the nitty gritty team finally got their game going and answered every spike that STI College ORCa was able to give them.  Alexandra Vigilia and Shiecka Aira Saco, STI College Cubao’s 1- 2 punch pounded their opponents to submission to gain the upper hand and win the set 25 – 20. 

STI College OrCa's Libero Loren Encisa saves the ball

The fourth set saw the Ortigas-Cainta team forge ahead, add on their lead and have enough poise to finish the game and remain unbeaten.  On the other STI College Cubao went back to their erratic game, gave up some points and wasn’t able to keep up with STI College Ortigas-Cainta thus surrendering their chance to advance. STI College Ortigas-Cainta will now meet STI College Global City.

STI College Santa Rosa advances to SVC Final 4

STI College Santa Rosa fell down but stood up to win

STI College Santa Rosa survived the gritty stand of a fighting STI College Batangas team to pull out a nerve wracking four set win  25-13, 25-17, 23-25, 26 – 24 at the start of the Elite 8 of the STI Women’s Volleyball Challenge.  The win knocked-out the Batangas team and catapulted the Santa Rosa team to the Final four of the Women’s Volleyball tournament.

Camille Tiongco of STI College Santa Rosa in action

At the get to, the STI College Santa Rosa team showed their mastery of the STI College Batangas team as they stream rolled over the opposition with a 25 – 13 and 25 – 17 win in the first two sets. Unfortunately, when the third set got into play the once invincible team Santa Rosa began to succumb into a maze of errors that shattered their invincibility. 

Chrislyn Averion of STI College Batangas sets the ball

STI College Batangas then erected an 11 – 3 lead on the strength of the seven unforced errors of the Santa Rosa team. The Laguna based Lady Spikers would eventually yield a game high 16 errors as STI College Batangas had enough steam to come out with a 25 – 23 third set victory. It was the first set loss of the Laguna team.

Rose Ann Galano of STI College Santa Rosa prepares to recieve the ball

In the fourth set, STI College Santa Rosa went to work early but still came out with numerous errors that gave the Batangas team another chance to regroup and catch up. With the score at 24 – 21, STI College Santa Rosa stumbled once again to give the Batangas team one last gasp as they tied the score 24 – all. Then Santa Rosa ace spiker Camille TIongson put matters into her own hands to pull out the exciting victory.

Intense net action

Camille Tiongco topscored for the STI College Santa Rosa team as she scored 18 points with 12 kills and six service aces. TIongco was supported by Coleen Maceda Catherine Mercado and setter Hiennah Trinos. On the other hand, STI College Batangas was led by Leisa Macha and setter Chrislyn Averion.  STI College Santa Rosa will meet STI College Sta. Maria in the STI Women’s Volleyball Challenge Final Four.

Day 2 of 22nd STI NYC in Santa Rosa

STiers arriving at the Monochrome in Santa Rosa Laguna

The Gorgeous ushers for the day

 Ms. Precious Olea of STI College Santa Rosa sings an Invocation hymn

STI ESG's Lloyd Bautista welcomes all branches to the convention 

Founder and CEO of Creative House inc. Mr. ARUN GOGNA talks about the topic "Starter Pack"

The President and CEO of the TrainStation Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore, MS. CARELLE MANGALIAG talks about the topic  "EXPANSION PACK." 

Microsoft's Education Lead David Tapang
talking about the topic BREAK OUT

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The ReVibe dance group of STI College Santa Rosa 

provide and intermission number

STI'ers sing the STI Hymn

22nd STI NYC in Santa Rosa Highlights

STI'ers waiting for their turn to enter the Monochrome at Nuvali Santa Rosa

STI College Santa Rosa's Obey Maloles, STI Head Office Student Development & Welfare Coordinator Jen Bobadilla and Senior School Administrator Mr. Redge Robles from the STI Head Office

Senior High School student Elijah Velandrez of STI College Santa Rosa sings the Invocation Hymn

Welcoming everyone to the Tiger City of Santa Rosa is the President of STI College Santa Rosa Mr. Tony del Carmen

Coming back for the third straight year is Creative House founder and CEO Arun Gogna who is also a Feast Builder in Alabang.

Debuting as an NYC Speaker is Ivy Oliva who is the Director of Program Development of ConsultAsia Global Professional Solutions inc. 

Engr. Ricky Bunag once again talks about disruptive innovations of well known innovators

STI College Santa Rosa students do an intermission number

The Raffle Winner of one Cloudfone Cellphone

STIer's sing the STI HYMN

STI Women's Volleyball opens with 24 teams

Twenty Four STI Teams comprise the STI Women's Volleyball Challenge 2017 as STIers from Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Metro Manila and Bulacan compete for this year's title. The opening was held at the Eusebio H. Tanco Gymnasium at STI College Ortigas-Cainta.

Yours truly opened the event by explaining to the STI Teams the grand plan of STI Volleyball. 

To inspire the Athletes, the UST Golden Tigresses Open Spiker Mr. Cherry Ann "Sisi" Rondina, Two Time UAAP Beach Volleyball Champion and MVP, gave a heartwarming advice to all athletes and was warmly applauded by the STIers. 

 Yours truly introducing the Lady Muses of all the 24 teams

The Best Muse, 

Ms. Leovicia  Caniya, 

the Captain Ball of 

the STI College Global City 

Lady Spikers

Many Thanks to BALI PURE 

Balie Pure provided a box of Water to all 24 teams 

The STI College Women's Volleyball Challenge starts off with the game of STI College Las Pinas against STI College Rosario.

many thanks to Aperture Media and Guian Carlo Tupaz fo the pictures

22nd STI NYC in Baguio City

STI students troop to the STI NYC in Baguio City

STI College Baguio students start off with its "Silent Chorale" song rendition for the Invocation Hymn

STI College Baguio's School Administrator Ms. Maggie Rillera starts the ball rolling by once again welcoming all delegates.

University of Asia & Pacific Professor Bernz Caasi leads off by talking about the topic "Starter Pack"

Ms. Tinette Cortes seconds the motion by helping expand the student's knowledge through her topic "Expansion pack."

The Return of the comeback! The last time Evans Constultancy Managing Director Dennis Evangelista gave a talk was during the 17th NYC. Now he comes back to "WOW" the Baguio City crowd with his topic " Breakout"

Ms. Clemence Soriano of STI College Baguio belts out an song in the intermission number

All is well that ends well as speakers pose with the raffle winner.

Yours truly leads the Singing of the STI HYMN

Fun moments captured with the NYC Speakers and the students

Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year to everyone. Here is to a better 2017 and hoping that we have more blessings ahead of us!