Jia De Guzman Explained

Jia De Guzman
Birth Name:Julia Melissa Morado
Full Name:Julia Melissa Morado-De Guzman
Nickname:Jia
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:10 May 1995
Hometown:Parañaque, Philippines
Height:1.70m
Weight:55kg
Position:Setter
Currentnumber:11
College:Ateneo de Manila University
Currentclub:Denso Airybees
Years1:2017–2023
Team1:Creamline Cool Smashers
Years2:2023–present
Team2:Denso Airybees
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Philippines women's U23
Nationalyears2:2015–present
Nationalteam2:Philippines women's
Coachyears:2017
Coachteams:Ateneo Lady Eagles
Updated:August 2024

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. From 2015, Jia has been a constant member of the Philippines Women's National Volleyball Team.

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 their Asian import for the 2023-2024 season. She is the first Filipina setter and the fifth Filipino player to play in the Japan V.League.[14] On her first season overseas, she managed to help Denso Airybees finish fifth in the 2023–24 Japan V.League Division 1 Women, followed by a championship during the 2023–24 Japan V.League Division 1 Women V.Cup.[15]

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.[16] Her brother, Ariel Jr. "Bok", also plays volleyball as a setter for the Ateneo Blue Eagles 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.[17] 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.[18] [19] 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.[20]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Palaro alums Gequillana, Morado to present athletes: Do your best. Verora. Levi. Rappler. May 4, 2014. September 30, 2016.
  2. News: Lone setter Jia Morado vows to give it all as PH begins U23 quest. Rappler. March 13, 2015. September 30, 2016.
  3. News: SEA Games: Facts about the members of the Philippine volleyball team. Ansis. JC. CNN Philippines. July 24, 2015. September 30, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192226/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2015/05/27/sea-games-facts-philippine-volleyball-team-valdez-daquis-marano-santiago-morado.html?index=8. dead.
  4. News: Ateneo's Morado won't return for UAAP Season 80. news.abs-cbn.com. May 6, 2017. May 7, 2017.
  5. News: Jia Morado says she won't be back for Ateneo in Season 80. philstar.com. May 6, 2017. May 7, 2017.
  6. News: Morado joins Creamline, reunites with Valdez. news.abs-cbn.com. June 17, 2017. June 17, 2017.
  7. News: Jia Morado gets new role as Ateneo assistant coach. Naredo. Camille. ABS-CBN Sports. September 3, 2017. October 19, 2017.
  8. Web site: Alyssa, Ateneo stun La Salle in friendly 'Battle'. ABS-CBNnews.com. Naredo. Camille. July 16, 2017. July 20, 2017.
  9. Web site: Pablo claims Open Conference MVP plum. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. August 12, 2017. July 13, 2018.
  10. News: PVL: Cool Smashers sweep way to breakthrough crown. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. July 11, 2018. July 13, 2018. July 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712023354/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/07/11/pvl-cool-smashers-sweep-way-breakthrough-crown-44296. dead.
  11. News: Escarlote . Mark . July 11, 2018. PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors. ABS-CBN Sports. July 13, 2018.
  12. News: PVL: Cool Smashers crush Lady Eagles, rule Open Conference. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. December 8, 2018. December 10, 2018. December 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209134012/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/12/08/pvl-cool-smashers-crush-lady-eagles-rule-open-conference-50847. dead.
  13. News: PVL: Valdez earns Open Conference MVP honors. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. December 8, 2018. December 10, 2018. December 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124645/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/12/08/pvl-valdez-earns-open-conference-mvp-honors-50817. dead.
  14. News: Jia Morado signs with Japan's Denso . Tiebreaker Times . Valencia . Justine . September 7, 2023 . September 7, 2023.
  15. News: Jia De Guzman wins Japan V Cup gold with Denso Airybees. One Sports. April 8, 2024.
  16. News: Volleyball Rookies. Razon. Chino C.. The Guidon. December 21, 2013. November 3, 2016.
  17. News: Jia Morado. ABS CBN. December 31, 2014. September 30, 2016.
  18. News: Reyes . Kate . Jia Morado marries longtime beau Miguel De Guzman . November 11, 2021 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . November 11, 2021 . en.
  19. Web site: November 11, 2021. Jia Morado, Miguel De Guzman get married on 11-11. November 12, 2021. Tiebreaker Times. en-US.
  20. News: Jia Morado says 'yes' to Miguel de Guzman . November 11, 2021 . Tiebreaker Times . October 1, 2020.
  21. News: Yumol . David Tristan . August 13, 2021 . Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards . . August 14, 2021 . August 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813112513/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/8/13/Jaja-Santiago-takes-home-Conference-MVP-and-Finals-MVP-awards.html . dead .
  22. Web site: Basco . Karl Cedrick . July 31, 2023 . PVL: Kurashiki dethrones Creamline, claims Invitational crown . . July 31, 2023.

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