Jia Morado

Julia Melissa "Jia" Morado-De Guzman (born May 10, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo Lady Eagles and was team's captain in the UAAP Season 79 Women's Volleyball tournament. In 2018 Jia was also a member of the Philippines Women's National Volleyball Team.

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Jia Morado
Personal information
Full nameJulia Melissa Morado-De Guzman
NicknameJia
NationalityFilipino
Born (1995-05-10) May 10, 1995
HometownParañaque, Philippines
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
College / UniversityAteneo de Manila University
Coaching information
Current teamAteneo Lady Eagles
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubDenso Airybees
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2023Creamline Cool Smashers
2023–Denso Airybees
National team
2015–2023Philippines
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Philippines
ASEAN Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Leg 1
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Santa Rosa Leg 2
Last updated: September 2023

Career

She also played in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa and led the NCR Team to a championship, where she also won the Best Setter award.[1]

Morado was the setter of the Philippine team for the 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship[2] and in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3] She was Ateneo Lady Eagles team captain for the UAAP Season 79.

On May 6, 2017, Morado announced that she will not be returning to the Ateneo Lady Eagles in UAAP Season 80.[4][5] On June 17, 2017, ABS-CBN Sports announced that Morado will join the Creamline Cool Smashers as part of the team's build up for the inaugural Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.[6] She worked as Ateneo Lady Eagles assistant coach during the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference.[7]

Morado won the most valuable player award in the 2017 Battle of the Rivals.[8] She won the best setter award in the 2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference.[9]

In 2018, together with her team, the Creamline Cool Smashers, won the championship of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference[10] and was awarded best setter[11] and finals' Most Valuable Player.[10] And at the end of the 2018 PVL season, Jia won the back-to-back championships, best setter and finals' most valuable player awards.[12][13]

On August 31, 2023, Morado signed a deal with the Denso Airybees of the Japan V.League Division 1 as an import for the first time in her volleyball career.[14]She will be the fifth Filipino volleyball player competing abroad for the 2023-2024 volleyball club season, others are Iris Tolenada, MJ Phillips, and Marck Espejo are in South Korea for the Korean Volleyball League, while Bryan Bagunas is in Taiwan.[14]

Personal life

Morado was born in Manila to Ariel and Hedy Morado. She has three siblings, two sisters and one brother. All the girls played varsity-level volleyball. An older sister, Jessica Katrina, who also played for the Ateneo Women's Volleyball Team from 2007 to 2012, was the one who convinced the younger Jia to pursue volleyball. Her other older sister, Jamie Marielle, played for the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team as a libero.[15] Her brother, Ariel Jr. "Bok", also plays volleyball as a setter for Ateneo de Manila Men's Volleyball Team. Upon pursuing volleyball, she became a multi-awarded athlete and a full-time student at the Ateneo de Manila University where she graduated with degree of BS in Psychology.[16] She graduated high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati.

She is married to Miguel De Guzman on November 11, 2021, after being in a relationship for six years.[17][18] De Guzman is a businessman who was a former baseball player for De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. They both attended Ateneo de Manila University.[19]

Awards

Individuals

Collegiate

Club

References
  1. Verora, Levi (May 4, 2014). "Palaro alums Gequillana, Morado to present athletes: Do your best". Rappler. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  2. "Lone setter Jia Morado vows to give it all as PH begins U23 quest". Rappler. March 13, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. Ansis, JC (July 24, 2015). "SEA Games: Facts about the members of the Philippine volleyball team". CNN Philippines. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. "Ateneo's Morado won't return for UAAP Season 80". news.abs-cbn.com. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  5. "Jia Morado says she won't be back for Ateneo in Season 80". philstar.com. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  6. "Morado joins Creamline, reunites with Valdez". news.abs-cbn.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. Naredo, Camille (September 3, 2017). "Jia Morado gets new role as Ateneo assistant coach". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  8. Naredo, Camille (July 16, 2017). "Alyssa, Ateneo stun La Salle in friendly 'Battle'". ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  9. Escarlote, Mark (August 12, 2017). "Pablo claims Open Conference MVP plum". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  10. Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  11. Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  12. Escarlote, Mark (December 8, 2018). "PVL: Cool Smashers crush Lady Eagles, rule Open Conference". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  13. Escarlote, Mark (December 8, 2018). "PVL: Valdez earns Open Conference MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  14. Valencia, Justine (September 7, 2023). "Jia Morado signs with Japan's Denso". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  15. Razon, Chino C. (December 21, 2013). "Volleyball Rookies". The Guidon. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  16. "Jia Morado". ABS CBN. December 31, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  17. Reyes, Kate (November 11, 2021). "Jia Morado marries longtime beau Miguel De Guzman". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  18. "Jia Morado, Miguel De Guzman get married on 11-11". Tiebreaker Times. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  19. "Jia Morado says 'yes' to Miguel de Guzman". Tiebreaker Times. October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  20. Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  21. Basco, Karl Cedrick (July 31, 2023). "PVL: Kurashiki dethrones Creamline, claims Invitational crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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