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Pauline Gaston
Filipino volleyball player
Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston (born August 27, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with Ateneo Lady Eagles collegiate women's University team. She currently plays for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in the Premier Volleyball League.[1]
| Pauline Gaston | ||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Pauline Marie Monique Mandanas Gaston | |||||||||||
| Nickname | Ponggay | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||
| Born | (1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 (age 26) Iloilo City, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
| Spike | 278 cm (109 in) | |||||||||||
| Block | 273 cm (107 in) | |||||||||||
| College / University | Ateneo De Manila University | |||||||||||
| Volleyball information | ||||||||||||
| Position | Outside Hitter Opposite Hitter Middle Blocker | |||||||||||
| Current club | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | |||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||
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Honours
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Ponggay Gaston played for the Ateneo De Manila University collegiate women's University team alongside her sister Therese Gaston.
In 2020, she became the captain of the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the UAAP Season 84 volleyball tournaments but the tournament was cut due to the spread of COVID-19.
In August 2020, Gaston was signed by the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.[2]
In 2023, she was signed by the Chery Tiggo Crossovers.[3]
Ponggay Gaston is the daughter of former PBA player Matthew "Fritz" Gaston and former beauty queen Duday Mandanas-Gaston.[4] She studied high school at the University of Santo Tomas.[5] She studied interdisciplinary studies at the Ateneo De Manila University.
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Score | One Sports | Co-Host |
Ateneo-Motolite (2018)- Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2021–2022)
- Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2023–present)
Individual
| Year | League | Season/Conference | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UAAP | 76 (junior's) | Best Blocker | |
| 2015 | UAAP | 77 (junior's) |
Collegiate
| Year | League | Season/Conference | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Shakey's VL | Collegiate | Runner-up | [6] |
| 2016 | UAAP | 78 | Runner-up | [7] |
| 2016 | Shakey's VL | Collegiate | Runner-up | [8] |
| 2017 | UAAP | 79 | Runner-up | [9] |
| 2018 | UAAP | 80 | 3rd Place | [10] |
| 2019 | UAAP | 81 | Champions | [11] |
| 2019 | PVL | Collegiate | 3rd Place | [12] |
Clubs
| Year | League | Conference | Club | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PVL | Open | Ateneo-Motolite | Runner-up | [13] |
| 2024 | PNVF | Champions League | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3rd Place |
- Lim, Arvin (August 26, 2020). "Volleyball ateneos Gaston Lavitoria join choco mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- "Lavitoria, Gaston joins Choco Mucho". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- "Ponggay Gaston". One Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- Cinco, Lito (November 11, 2020). "According to Matthew". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- Naredo, Camille (March 7, 2018). "UAAP volleyball: Challenge accepted for Ateneo's Ponggay Gaston". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- Ganglani, Naveen (April 30, 2016). "Ateneo - La Salle Volleyball Game 3 finals recap 2016 season 78". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 21, 2016). "NU Lady Bulldogs eye back-to-back titles as V-League Collegiate Conference kicks off". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- Naredo, Camille (May 6, 2017). "UAAP women's volleyball: La Salle rallies pat Ateneo to win". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2019). "DLSU Lady Spikers winner,FEU tamaraws season 80 finals game". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- Isaga, JR (May 18, 2019). "Ateneo breaks UST's heart, reclaims UAAP volleyball crown". Rappler. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- Escarlote, Mark (October 12, 2019). "PVL: Lady Falcons reign supreme". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- Escarlote, Mark (December 8, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers crush Lady Eagles, rule Open Conference". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.