Rica Diolan is a Filipino

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player. She played for the NU Lady Bulldogs Volleyball Team in the

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. She will play for the

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in the

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Career

Diolan played for the U-17 team of the

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which competed in the 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. They finished 7th among 13 teams in the 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. They defeated

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and

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while losing to

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in straight sets in the Group C stage. In the Qualifying Round, the team lost to

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while winning against

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in 4 sets. In the Quarterfinals, they lost to

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. In the 5th–8th place playoffs, they lost to

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in 5 sets. In the 7th place game, they won against

again. Rica Diolan joined the NU Lady Bulldogs to play in the

where they finished at 3rd place. She was also the setter of the team in the

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where they claim the championship. Diolan is the team captain of the Under-19

in 2016 which competed in the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship. The team finished at 10th place defeating

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, and

. She was also the setter of the team which competed in the 2016 South East Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championships where the team finished at the fourth place. She is set to play for the

in the

Awards

Individual

* '' 2015 Palarong Pambansa "Best Setter"'' * '' UAAP Season 77 Girls "Best Setter"''

High school

* 2015 UAAP Season 77 Girls' Volleyball - Champions, with Nazareth School of National University Lady Bullpups

Collegiate

* 2015

- Champions, with National University Lady Bulldogs * 2016 UAAP Season 77 Women's Volleyball - Bronze medal, with National University Lady Bulldogs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diolan, Rica 1999 births Living people Philippines women's international volleyball players Filipino women's volleyball players National University (California) alumni Setters (volleyball) University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Sportspeople from Davao City 21st-century Filipino sportswomen