Dawn Macandili-Catindig

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lirio, the birth surname or paternal family name is Macandili, and the marital name is Catindig.

Dawn Nicole Lirio Macandili-Catindig (born June 1, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She played in the UAAP for the De La Salle University Lady Spikers for 5 seasons (76-80), and is currently playing in the Premier Volleyball League for the Cignal HD Spikers.

Dawn Macandili-Catindig
Personal information
Full name	Dawn Nicole Lirio Macandili
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1996-06-01) June 1, 1996 (age 28)
Hometown	Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
Height	153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Spike	246 cm (97 in)
Block	234 cm (92 in)
College / University	De La Salle University
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Cignal
Career
Years Teams 2014–2015 Meralco 2016–2023 F2 Logistics 2024–present Cignal 2021 Choco Mucho (AVC)
National team
2017– Philippines
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Philippines Asian Challenge Cup 2024 Manila Team SEA V.League 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Leg 1 2019 Santa Rosa Leg 2 2024 Vĩnh Phúc Leg 1 2024 Nakhon Ratchasima Leg 2
Last updated: 11 August 2024

Personal life

Macandili is a graduate of AB Psychology at De La Salle University.^[1]

In March 2023, she married her longtime boyfriend, Diego Catindig.^[2]

Career

Macandili was the first libero in the Philippines to receive a Most Valuable Player award when she won the award in the 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference.^[3]

She is also a member of the Philippine National Women's Volleyball Team that played in the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, where in she was hailed as the 2nd Best Libero.^[4] She also played in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the 29th Southeast Asian Games replacing an injured Denden Lazaro.^[5]

With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Macandili won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship^[6] and was awarded the Best Libero.^[7]

Macandili won finals MVP award during UAAP Season 80, winning their third consecutive title.

In 2023, she joined the Cignal HD Spikers.^[8]

In 2024, she was named captain of the Philippines women's national volleyball team, succeeding Jia De Guzman.^[9]

Clubs

• Meralco Power Spikers (2014–2015)
• F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2016–2023)
• Cignal HD Spikers (2024–present)
• Choco Mucho (2021)^[a]

Awards

Individual

Local

• UAAP Juniors Season 75 "Best Libero"
• UAAP Season 78 "Best Digger"
• UAAP Season 78 "Best Receiver"
• 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"
• 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Most Valuable Player"
• 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference "Best Libero"
• UAAP Season 79 "Best Receiver"
• 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference "Best Libero"
• UAAP Season 80 "Finals MVP"
• 2018 PSL Invitational Cup "Best Libero"
• 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference "Best Libero"
• 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women "Best Libero"
• 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Libero"
• 2024 PNVF Champions League for Women "Best Libero"

International

• 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championships "2nd Best Libero"
• 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix – Second Leg "Best Libero"

Others

• Gawad Lasalyano (2017)
• Philippine Sports Association Miss Volleyball (2017)

Collegiate

• 2014 UAAP Season 76 - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
• 2015 UAAP Season 77 - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
• 2016 UAAP Season 78 - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
• 2017 UAAP Season 79 - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
• 2018 UAAP Season 80 - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers

Club

• 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Runner-up with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2018 PSL Invitational Cup - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Runner-up with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
• 2024 PNVF Champions League for Women - Runner-up with Cignal HD Spikers

Notes

1. National team as club; not to be confused with Choco Mucho Flying Titans

References

1. Lopez, Mark Edward (October 10, 2018). "Macandili graduates from La Salle, to turn focus on professional, NT career". Fox Sports PH. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. Agcaoili, Lance (March 16, 2023). "Dawn Macandili ties the knot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
3. "F2 Logistics libero Macandili stands tall with MVP award". ABS-CBN Sports. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
4. "PH team standout Dawn Macandili named second best libero in Asian women's volley meet". spin.ph. August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
5. "Macandili replaces Lazaro in SEA Games lineup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 20, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
6. Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
7. Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "Double celebration for F2 import Perez with MVP award and PSL title". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
8. Agcaoili, Lance (December 22, 2023). "PVL: Dawn Macandili-Catindig joins Cignal HD Spikers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
9. Agcaoili, Lance (September 6, 2024). "Jia passes off Alas Pilipinas leadership baton to Dawn". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

Awards
Preceded by Nam Jie-youn	Best Libero of Asian Championship 2017 (with Mako Kobata)	Succeeded by Piyanut Pannoy

Awards
Preceded by Herself	Best Receiver of UAAP Volleyball Championship 2017	Succeeded by Kath Arado