Thea Allison Gagate (born July 26, 2000) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as a middle blocker for the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles in the

Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The PVL was established in 2004 as the inter-collegiate Shakey's V-League (SV ...

Career

Gagate made her first game appearance 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 ...

with the De La Salle Lady Spikers in

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

. The league was later cancelled due to the

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. In 2022, the

came back after the league had been cancelled for 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her team finished in 2nd place after losing the finals against the NU Lady Bulldogs. She also received the 1st Best Middle Blocker award that season. In 2023, her team bagged the championship title in the UAAP Season 85 after 5 years of championship drought.

Personal life

Gagate is currently taking a degree in Sports Studies at

De La Salle University De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...

. Her younger brother, Seven Gagate, currently plays collegiate basketball for

UP Fighting Maroons The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The teams play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the Philippines' premier college sports league. UP is one o ...

Clubs

* Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

Highschool

;NSNU Lady Bullpups

Collegiate

;DLSU Lady Spikers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagate, Thea Living people 2000 births 21st-century Filipino sportswomen De La Salle University alumni Filipino women's volleyball players Middle blockers University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Zus Coffee Thunderbelles players