The Philippines, with seasoned aces Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo on board, will be out to wage a stronger fight when it hosts the second leg of the inaugural Southeast Asia (SEA) Volleyball League on Friday, July 28, at the City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna.
The Philippines hosts the second of two legs of the inaugural Southeast Asia (SEA) VLeague men’s tournament from July 28 to 30 at the City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna.
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Casiey Dongallo, Jelaica Gajero, Kizzie Madriaga and Grace Fernandez from California Academy, along with Claire Castillo of Maryhill College, will join the Lady Warriors.
The single round eliminations phase of the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference comes down to an expected wild finish on Tuesday, July 18, with four teams knocking each other out for the two semifinal berths, and the other seeking to formalize its advance against a squad going all-out to stall its drive.
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The new additions to the field, the Foton Tornadoes, the Farm Fresh Foxies, and the Gerflor Defenders, will increase the number of teams to 11.
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Malacañang has thrown its full support behind two major international tournaments that the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is hosting later this year.
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The long wait is over as the Beach Volleyball Republic unveils the BVR Recharged presented by Aboitiz Land at Seafront Residences in San Juan, Batangas on Saturday, Apr. 15.
The San Beda University Lady Red Spikers kicked off its build up for the next NCAA women’s volleyball season after securing the commitment of two Western Visayas standouts.
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Far Eastern University recovered from a second set hiccup to clip winless University of the East, 25-16, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16, and move to .500 in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Apr. 2.
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The University of the East pulled off a stunning 19-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 reversal of suddenly-struggling Far Eastern University to end a six-game slide in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Apr. 2.