The UST Golden Tigresses are the women’s collegiate varsity volleyball team of the UST Growling Tigers, representing the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
[1] They are one of the UAAP’s winningest teams with 16 championships, the last coming in 2010 against the De La Salle Lady Spikers.
The Tigresses swept their elimination games in 1988, 1993 and 1996 and were declared automatic champions in each of those years.
[2][3][4][5][6] The Tigresses also have six Premier Volleyball League championships, with the distinction of being the inaugural winners in 2004 when the tournament was still known as the Shakey’s V-League.
They next achieved an unprecedented seven-year title run from 1984 until 1990 under then coach August Sta.