Shaina Nitura

Shaina Marie "Shai" Nitura (born November 18, 2004) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as an outside spiker for the Adamson Lady Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and Alas Pilipinas.

Personal life

Following the footsteps of their father, Nitura and her siblings are all student-athletes.

Volleyball career

UAAP

Nitura was a member of the Adamson Lady Baby Falcons and was the team captain. In 2023, she won the 1st Best Outside Hitter award in the UAAP Season 85 high school girls' volleyball, with her team reaching the finals.

In 2024, the Lady Baby Falcons had a 14–0 sweep throughout the tournament and Nitura bagged the 1st Best Outside Hitter award for the second straight season. It was an outright finals berth for them, with FEU, NU Nazareth School, and UST figuring in a step-ladder semifinal round. The UAAP also awarded her Season 86 MVP and Finals MVP after Adamson dethroned NUNS in Game 2 with a score of 25–18, 25–18, 28-26 even as Game 1 ended in three sets, too.

On February 17, 2024, Nitura announced that she would remain with Adamson to play college volleyball.

The Lady Falcons quickly appointed her team captain in her rookie season. They knocked out the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the final four contention of Season 87 UAAP beach volleyball championships.

On February 16, 2025, Nitura broke the record for a UAAP rookie, hitting 33 points as the Lady Falcons got a winning start in Season 87 at the expense of the Blue Eagles, 21-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-15, 15-12 at the jampacked Mall of Asia Arena.

International

Nitura, Bella Belen, Angel Canino, and Alyssa Solomon gave a 2-0 win-loss slate to the Philippines when Alas Pilipinas, powered by these UAAP stars, swept Mongolia (25-18, 25-16, 25-14) and edged Indonesia (22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 28-26) at the AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup at the Dong Anh Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam in June 2025.

Awards

Individuals

* ''2025 UAAP Season 87 "Rookie of the Year"''
* '' 2024 Siklab Sports Youth "Super Kids Award"
* '' 2024 Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League "Most Valuable Player"''
* ''2024 UAAP Season 86 "Athlete of the Year"''
* ''2024 UAAP Season 86 "Most Valuable Player"''
* ''2024 UAAP Season 86 "Finals Most Valuable Player"''
* ''2024 UAAP Season 86 "1st Best Outside Hitter"''
* ''2023 UAAP Season 85 "1st Best Outside Hitter"''

High School

* 2024 Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League – Gold medal, with Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
* 2024 UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments – Gold medal, with Adamson Lady Baby Falcons
* 2023 UAAP Season 85 volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Adamson Lady Baby Falcons

References

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Living people
2004 births
Filipino women's volleyball players
21st-century Filipino sportswomen
University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
Outside hitters