Alina Bicar
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| Full name | Alina Joyce Bicar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Alina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 17, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Basey, Samar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alina Joyce Bicar (born November 17, 1998) is a Filipino professional volleyball player for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). Bicar played setter for and was a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses.[1]
Volleyball career
UAAP
Bicar was a member of UST Golden Tigresses collegiate women's University team.
In 2020, Bicar became the captain of the team in the UAAP Season 82 volleyball tournaments but later on, the tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
PVL
Alina Bicar was a member and Captain of BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in 2021. She left BaliPure in the then ongoing 2021 PVL Open Conference and signed for the Petro Gazz Angels.
In 2022, she signed again with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders and was back as the captain of the team for the 2022 PVL Open Conference.
In May 2022, she transferred to Chery Tiggo Crossovers but she and her Team mates EJ Laure, Justine Dorog, and Buding Duremdes missed the 3 games of 2022 PVL Invitational Conference due to the health and safety protocols.[4]
On January 1, 2026, Bicar joined the Choco Mucho Flying Titans following Chery Tiggo's disbandment in December 2025.[5]
Clubs
Power Smashers (2017)- Chooks-to-Go Tacloban Fighting Warays (2018)
- Smart-Army Giga Hitters (2018)
- PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers (2019)
- BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2021, 2022)
- Petro Gazz Angels (2021)[a]
- Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2022–2025)
- Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2026–present)
Awards
Collegiate
| Year | Season | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 79 | 3rd Place | |
| 2019 | 81 | Runner-up | [6] |
Clubs
| Year | League | Season/Conference | Team | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | PVL | Reinforced | PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers | 3rd Place | |
| 2021 | PVL | Open | Petro Gazz Angels | 3rd Place | [7] |
| 2024 | PNVF | Champions League | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3rd Place |
Notes
- ^ Bicar only played for the team during the 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women before parting ways in January 2022.
References
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (July 23, 2022). "PVL:Alina Bicar-Chery Tiggo determined to make final push for semis". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (February 10, 2020). "Alina Bicar embraces challenge as UST captain". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Corp, ABS-CBN (April 7, 2020). "UAAP officially terminates season 82". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (July 9, 2022). "PVL:Absence of key cogs too much for Chery Tiggo in loss to Choco Mucho". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (January 1, 2026). "Caitlin Viray, Alina Bicar, Jaila Atienza join Choco Mucho in 2026 PVL rebuild". One Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ^ "Ateneo regains UAAP volleyball title beats UST in game 3". Inquirer.net. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Murillo, Michael Angelo (August 12, 2021). "Petro Gazz defeats Choco Mucho to bag third place". Business World. Retrieved August 2, 2022.