Angelica Alcantara (born November 25, 2000) is a Filipino volleyball player. She played high school volleyball for the Adamson Lady Baby Falcons and is now in her senior year in the

UAAP The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univer ...

women's volleyball also for Adamson.

Early life

Alcantara played in the Rebisco Volleyball League as part of the 14-member Adamson Lady Baby Falcons in 2018. After graduating from high school, she stayed in Adamson for her college studies.

Career

College

Alcantara, who graduated with a BSESS major in Fitness & Sports Management degree ''magna cum laude'' from

Adamson University Adamson University (; AdU or ADU) is a private Catholic university operated by the Congregation of the Mission located in Manila, Philippines. The university has academic programs in graduate school, law, the liberal arts, sciences, engineerin ...

on February 22, 2024, won Best Setter honors after playing for the second time at Shakey's Super League in its 2023 National Invitationals with her team winning in Game 1 of the best-of-three finals over the DLSU Lady Spikers before losing in Games 2 and 3. Also in 2023, she was part of the Lady Falcons who won 2nd runner-up in Season 85 of the UAAP women's volleyball. With the departure of team captain Louie Romero, Alcantara embraced a bigger role from reserve to Best Setter.

Awards

Individual

* '' 2023 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals – "Best Setter"''

Collegiate team

* UAAP Season 85 volleyball tournaments – 2nd runners-up, with Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons * 2023 Shakey's Super League National Invitationals − Silver medal, with Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons

References

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