Isa Molde

Maria Lina Isabel "Isa" Molde (born October 18, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball player playing for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

Isa Molde
Personal information
Full name	Maria Lina Isabel M. Molde
Born	(1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 (age 26)
Hometown	Catmon, Cebu, Philippines
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	77.5 kg (171 lb)
Spike	328 cm (129 in)
Block	320 cm (130 in)
College / University	University of the Philippines Diliman
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Choco Mucho Flying Titans
Career
Years Teams 2015–2020 University of the Philippines 2018 Foton Tornadoes 2019 Motolite Power Builders 2021 PLDT High Speed Hitters 2022–present Choco Mucho Flying Titans
National team
2014 Philippines (U17) 2019 Philippines (U23)

Career

Molde was a member of the U17 Philippines national women's volleyball team in 2014,^[1] the Under-17 team finished 7th among 13 teams in the 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. It defeated Australia and India while losing to China in straight sets in the Group C stage. In the qualifying round, it lost to Thailand while winning against New Zealand in 4 sets. In the quarterfinals, it lost to South Korea. In the 5th–8th place playoffs, it lost to Kazakhstan in 5 sets. In the 7th place game, it won against New Zealand again.^[2] She joined the UP Lady Maroons for the UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments. Molde was the first ever Lady Maroon to bag the "Rookie of the Year" Award.^[3] She also played with the Lady Maroons for the UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments where they finished 5th place. In the 2015 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference she placed in third place with UP Lady Maroons.^[4] In the 2016 Shakey's V-League Collegiate Conference she also ranked third and won the First Best Outside Spiker individual award.^[5]

In the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference, Molde became the first female athlete throughout the entire PVL history to win 2 MVP awards (Conference & Finals) plus the 1st Best Outside Hitter Award in one day.^[6]

In 2019, she was chosen to be the Team Captain and Skipper for the Philippine National U-23 Women's Volleyball Team who is set to compete for the 3rd Asian Women's U-23 Volleyball Championship in Vietnam this coming July 13–21, 2019. She is also currently the Co-Captain of the University of the Philippines Women's Volleyball Team.

Personal life

Molde was born in Catmon, Cebu, Philippines,^[3] and spent her teenage years in Metro Manila for her high school and college studies. She went to Hope Christian High School in Manila, and studied at the University of the Philippines.^[7]

Awards

Individual

• UAAP Season 78 "Rookie of the Year"
• 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Collegiate Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'

Collegiate

• Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference - Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• Shakey's V-League 13th Season Collegiate Conference - Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• 2016 Founders' Cup Philippines - Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• 2017 Founders' Cup Philippines - Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference - Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• UAAP Season 80 Beach Volleyball - Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• UAAP Season 81 Beach Volleyball - Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons
• 2018 UniGames Indoor Volleyball - Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons

Club

• 2018 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix – Bronze medal, with Foton Tornadoes
• 2017 Premier Volleyball League All-Stars – Champions, with Team Roger
• 2016 Premier Volleyball League All-Stars – Champions, with Team Palaban
• 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup – Bronze medal, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[8]
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – 1st Runner-Up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans
• 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – 1st Runner-Up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[9]

References

1. "Chang 10th Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship / Bulletin 1" (PDF). AVC. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
2. "Chang 10th Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship / Bulletin 10" (PDF). AVC. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. Panerio, Jonas (April 26, 2016). "Cebuana Molde is UAAP Rookie of the Year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
4. Lozada, Mei-Lin (December 6, 2015). "Vastly improved UP Lady Maroons beat Navy, clinch third place in V-League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
5. Villar, Joey (September 15, 2016). "Lady Bulldogs repel Eagles, nail 3rd V-League title". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
6. Escarlote, Mark (September 12, 2018). "PVL: Molde claims MVP recognition". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
7. "UAAP Volleyball Player of the Week: Isa Molde". ABS-CBN Sports. March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
8. "Rondina, Madayag shine as Choco Mucho takes VTV Cup bronze". Premier Volleyball League. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
9. Anzures, Rom (May 12, 2024). "PVL: Creamline reigns over Choco Mucho anew to claim 2024 All-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.