Shaina Nitura

Shaina Marie Nitura
Shai Nitura at the UAAP high school volleyball championship celebration
Personal information
NicknameShai
NationalityFilipino
Born (2004-11-18) November 18, 2004
HometownCainta, Rizal, Philippines
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Current teamAdamson Lady Falcons, Alas Pilipinas[1]
Number1
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Philippines
Asian Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place2025 HanoiAlas Pilipinas
SEA Women's V.League
Bronze medal – third place2025 First Leg (Nakhon Ratchasima)Alas Pilipinas
Bronze medal – third place2025 Second Leg (Ninh Binh)Alas Pilipinas

Shaina Marie Nitura (born November 18, 2004) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as an outside spiker for Alas Pilipinas and the Adamson Lady Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, where she broke four records in just her rookie season in 2025.[2][3]

Personal life

Following the footsteps of their father, Nitura and her siblings, including Judiel, are all student-athletes.[4][5]

Volleyball career

UAAP

Nitura was a member of the Adamson Lady Baby Falcons and was the team captain.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8][9] It was an outright finals berth for them, with FEU, NU Nazareth School, and UST figuring in a step-ladder semifinal round.[10] 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.[11][12]

On February 17, 2024, Nitura announced that she would remain with Adamson to play college volleyball.[13][14][15]

Season 87

The Lady Falcons quickly appointed her team captain in her rookie season.

Beach Volleyball Tournament

They knocked out the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the final four contention of Season 87 UAAP beach volleyball championships.[16][17]

Volleyball Tournament

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.[18][19][20]

On March 16, 2025, she set a new single-game scoring record with 38 points in a match despite the loss against the University of the Philippines, surpassing the previous 35 marks held by former Ateneo standout Alyssa Valdez (2013 Season 75) and University of Santo Tomas’s Sisi Rondina (2019 Season 81). [21]

Wrapping up the 2025 UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament, Nitura set multiple records. She tallied 371 total points (built on 333 attacks, 25 blocks, and 13 service aces); breaking the longstanding single-season scoring record of 312 points set in 2015 Season 77 by Alyssa Valdez. She was also the first first-year player in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament to reach the 30-point mark six times.[22]

On May 14, 2025, Nitura was named the UAAP Season 87 Rookie of the Year in recognition of her record-breaking debut season.[23]

Season 88 Most Valuable Player campaign

In the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament, Nitura was named the Most Valuable Player, becoming the first player from the Adamson Lady Falcons to earn the distinction in the women’s division.[24]

Nitura topped the league in scoring for the second consecutive season with 284 points, built on 248 attacks, 24 blocks, and 12 service aces, while helping Adamson return to the Final Four for the first time in three years. She also ranked among the league leaders in several statistical categories, finishing third in spiking efficiency, seventh in service, fourth in reception efficiency, and eighth in digging.[25]

She also received the Season 88 1st Best Outside Spiker award after finishing with the highest ranking points among outside hitters.[26]

In the UAAP Season 88 women’s volleyball tournament, Nitura helped lead the Adamson Lady Falcons back to the Final Four for the first time in three years. Adamson entered the stepladder semifinals against the UST Golden Tigresses, whom they had defeated twice in the elimination round, both in straight sets. However, UST eliminated the well-rested Lady Falcons in a knockout match with a straight-sets victory, ending Adamson’s campaign.[27]

In the loss, Nitura finished with 13 points, while teammate Frances Mordi added 11 points. UST’s defense limited Adamson to a low attacking efficiency throughout the match.[28]

Her season also marked one of the rare instances in UAAP women’s volleyball history in which the league MVP failed to reach the finals, the last occurrence being in Season 80 when Jaja Santiago of National University won the award despite her team’s semifinal elimination.[29]

Family milestone

Following her standout collegiate campaign, Nitura was named the UAAP Season 88 Most Valuable Player, adding another milestone for the Nitura family in Philippine collegiate volleyball. Earlier in 2026, her sister Judiel Nitura earned the Finals Most Valuable Player award in the NCAA Season 101 women’s volleyball tournament after helping the Letran Lady Knights secure the championship.[30]

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.[31][32]

Awards

Individual

UAAP

MVP Award Positional Award Ref
2
(2024, 2026)		 4
(2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Year League Season Award Ref
2023 UAAP 85
(Girls' volleyball – Juniors)		 1st Best Outside Hitter
2024 UAAP 86
(Girls' volleyball – Juniors)		 Athlete of the Year [33]
MVP (Season)
Finals MVP
1st Best Outside Hitter
Shakey's 2024 Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League MVP (Season)
2024 Siklab Sports Youth 2024 Siklab Sports Youth Super Kids Award [34]
2025 UAAP 87
(Women's volleyball – Seniors)		 Rookie of the Year [35]
V-League 2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge MVP (Season)
Finals MVP
1st Best Outside Spiker
2026 UAAP 88
(Women's volleyball – Seniors)		 MVP (Season) [36]
1st Best Outside Spiker

Team awards

Year Tournament Team Result Ref
2025 2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge Adamson Lady Falcons Champions

High school

Year Tournament Team Result Ref
2023 UAAP Season 85 volleyball tournaments Adamson Lady Baby Falcons Runner-up
2024 UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments Adamson Lady Baby Falcons Champions
2024 2024 Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League Adamson Lady Baby Falcons Champions

National team

Year Tournament Team Result Ref
2025 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup Alas Pilipinas Runner-up
2025 2025 SEA Women's V.League – First Leg Alas Pilipinas Bronze medal
2025 2025 SEA Women's V.League – Second Leg Alas Pilipinas Bronze medal

References

  1. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy (June 1, 2025). "Shaina Nitura makes it to Alas Pilipinas roster for AVC Women's Nations Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Morales, Luisa (April 12, 2025). "Record breaker: Shaina Nitura's historic stats for Adamson in UAAP". One Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Anzures, Rom (April 12, 2025). "As Nitura continues to shatter records, Yude tells rookie to continue inspiring others". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Micaller, Bea (March 26, 2024). "How growing up in a family of athletes led Judiel Nitura to Letran". GMA News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (March 18, 2023). "Adamson snaps NU's 23-game win streak, forces decider for UAAP girls' volleyball crown". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "SPIKER RED BASCON COMMITS TO ADAMSON FOR COLLEGE". Akari Sports. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Adamson ends NU's 23-game winning run in UAAP girls volleyball". Tempo. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lady Baby Falcons breeze past FEU-D for elims sweep, finals seat". The Adamson News. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan (February 13, 2024). "Adamson, NU-Nazareth rule UAAP juniors volleyball". Philippine Star. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Gaerlan, Justine Anne (January 28, 2024). "UAAP 86 HSVB: Adamson girls complete elims sweep, gain outright Finals ticket". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ Isaga, JR (February 12, 2024). "More UAAP HS history: Adamson claims first girls' volley title, NU rules boys' tourney". Rappler. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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  17. ↑ Manlutac, Mario (November 24, 2024). "Blue Eagles bow out of Season 87 Beach Volleyball tournament". Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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