Katherine Adrielle "Kathy" Reyes Bersola (born March 18, 1996) is a Filipino

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athlete. She played with the

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- UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team. Bersola holds a degree in Sports Science with summa cum laude honors from

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and later admitted at UP College of Medicine.

Career

Bersola played with UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team from

UAAP Season 75 UAAP Season 75 was the 2012–2013 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The season's theme was "Unbreakable at 75" in relation to the league's diamond year. It was hosted by National University. The men's bask ...

UAAP Season 79 UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening c ...

, being team captain of the UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team for

UAAP Season 78 UAAP Season 78 was the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). It opened on September 5, 2015, almost two months after the usual July opening of the league during previous seasons, due to the shi ...

. Bersola finished with an average of 1.18 and graduated in 2017 with a degree of Bachelor of

Sports Science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

from the College of Human Kinetics in the

. She is among that year's 36 summa cum laude graduates from the institution. University of the Philippines Lady Fighting Maroon volleybelle is the first summa cum laude graduate from the College of Human Kinetics. She was selected ABS-CBN Sports Player of the Week on March 27, 2017, and Philips Gold–PVL Press Corps Player of the Week on July 24, 2017.

Clubs

Perlas Spikers The Perlas Spikers, also previously known as the BanKo Perlas Spikers, are a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League. The team is owned by Beach Volleyball Republic. History The team debuted in the 2017 seas ...

(2017–present)

Awards

Individual

* '' UAAP Season 76 "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Reinforced "1st Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"''

Collegiate

* 2015 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference – Bronze medal, with the

UP Lady Maroons The UP Fighting Maroons are the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines, primarily off University of the Philippines Diliman, Diliman, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere ...

* 2016 Shakey's V-League Collegiate Conference – Bronze medal, with the

Club

2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference is the sixth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''33rd conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on September 22, 2018 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San J ...

- Bronze medal, with the BanKo Perlas Spikers * 2018 Vietnam Vinh Long Television Cup - Bronze medal, with the BanKo Perlas Spikers * 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference - Bronze medal, with the BanKo Perlas Spikers

External links

PLDT Home Player's Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bersola, Kathy Filipino women's volleyball players University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players 1996 births Living people People from Parañaque University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Middle blockers Volleyball players from Metro Manila 21st-century Filipino women