Deanna Wong

Maria Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong (July 18, 1998) is a Filipino Visayan volleyball athlete from Cebu, Philippines. She has been a member of the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, the school's senior women's volleyball team, since her rookie year in 2016. During Season 80 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in 2018, she won the Best Setter Award.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Alvizo and the surname or paternal family name is Wong.
Deanna Wong
Personal information
Full nameMaria Deanna Izabella Alvizo Wong
NationalityFilipino
Born (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998
HometownCebu, Philippines
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
College(s)Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position
Number3[1]
Career
YearsTeams
2016Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
2018Ateneo-Motolite
Last updated: September 2019

While being a part of the team, Ateneo was the UAAP runner-up in 2016 and 2017, won bronze in 2018, and became the champions in 2019. The team, in partnership with Motolite, also reached the finals in the Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference in 2018.

Personal life

Deanna Wong was born in Cebu. She studied at the St. Theresa's College in elementary and transferred to the University of San Jose-Recoletos for high school.[2] In college, she is taking up AB Interdisciplinary Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University.[3] She is in a relationship with Creamline Cool Smashers' outside hitter, Jema Galanza.

Volleyball

She first started playing indoor volleyball in her sixth grade intramural upon her bestfriend's invitation[3] and continued to play the sport in high school.[4] She then was invited for a three-week training at the San Sebastian College-Recoletos and the Ateneo de Manila University.

UAAP

By March 2015, she was picked as part of the collegiate varsity senior women's volleyball team, the Ateneo de Manila University Lady Eagles, under then head coach Anusorn Bundit[5] and became a rookie in the 2016 UAAP Season 78. She played as a libero in 2017 Season 79 and then as setter the next year for 2018 Season 80,[6] during which she was awarded the Best Setter award.[7] While the team settled for bronze in the previous season,[8] the Ateneo Lady Eagles won the championship for the 2019 UAAP Season 81.[9]

PVL

Wong played in the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference with Ateneo de Manila University, in partnership with Motolite, and the team reached the finals but were defeated by the Creamline Cool Smashers.[10]

Awards

In 2018, Wong was recognized as one of the top 5 setters in the country.[11] In October 2, 2018, she was one of the nominees for Push Sports Personality of the Year.[12]

Individual

Collegiate

Club

References
  1. "Jersey Story: Deanna Wong shares the reason behind the No. 3 on her playing uniform". Spin.ph. January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. Pages, John Z. (May 6, 2018). "Deanna Wong". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. Abanes, Mariel (February 19, 2019). "#TheStrongSide: Deanna Wong On How Self-Love Helped Her Discover Her Purpose". ABS-CBN Lifestyle. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. Lachica, Immae (June 5, 2019). "'Siomai tag tres' is still Deanna Wong's favorite". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. Panerio, Jonas N. (April 23, 2015). "ATENEO BOUND: USJ-R setter recruited by UAAP champs". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. Naredo, Camille B. (May 10, 2019). "UAAP: Wong hopes to send Ateneo seniors off with a title". ABS-CBN. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. Matel, Philip (April 30, 2018). "UAAP Volleyball: MVPs Jaja Santiago, Marck Espejo banner individual awards for Season 80". ABS-CBN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. Lozada, Bong (December 9, 2018). "De Jesus sad to see Bundit go: 'He has contributed so much to PH volleyball'". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  9. Isaga, J. R. "Ateneo breaks UST's heart, reclaims UAAP volleyball crown". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  10. News, ABS-CBN. "PVL: Creamline overpowers Ateneo-Motolite again to win Open championship". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  11. Lopez, Mark Edward (January 5, 2019). "Poetry in motion: Who are the PH top setters of 2018?". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  12. "Push Awards pushes for social media positivity in fourth year – Articles." entertainment.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  13. INQUIRER.net. "GALLERY: La Salle wins back UAAP volleyball crown, beats Ateneo". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  14. Rola, Alyssa. "La Salle secures back-to-back titles after sweeping Ateneo". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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