Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors were a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Premier Volleyball League. The team was owned by Federated Distributors, Inc., exclusive distributors of Pocari Sweat in the Philippines.
Short name | Pocari Sweat | ||
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Nickname | Lady Warriors | ||
Founded | 2014 | ||
Dissolved | 2019 | ||
League | Philippine Super Liga (2014–2016) Premier Volleyball League (2018–2019) | ||
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Championships | |||
Premier Volleyball League: 1 (2017) Shakey's V-League: 2 (2016, 2016) |
History
The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) in 2014 as the original Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions.[1] The following season, the team changed its name to the Philips Gold Lady Slammers,[2][3] while a new team assumed the Mane 'n Tail name.
On April 4, 2016, the team officially announced it will join the Shakey's V-League[4] and play as the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors.[5]
On July 18, 2016, the Lady Warriors won the Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference championship, beating the Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers in a best-of-three finals series. This was the team's first title.
On June 15, 2017, the Lady Warriors won the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference Women's Division Champions, beating the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in a best-of-three finals series. This was the team's third and final title.[6]
Name changes
Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions (2014, Philippine Superliga)
Philips Gold Lady Slammers (2015, Philippine Superliga)
Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors (2016–2018, Premier Volleyball League)
Current roster
For the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference:[7]
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No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | |
1 | Jozza Mae Cabalsa | Outside hitter | |||
2 | Mary Ann Balmaceda | Libero | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | April 26, 1993 | |
3 | Jeanette Panaga | Middle blocker | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | July 25, 1994 | |
4 | Iari Yongco | Opposite hitter | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | September 2, 1990 | |
6 | May Ann Pantino | Outside hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | May 18, 1986 | |
7 | Wendy Anne Semana | Setter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | February 15, 1986 | |
8 | Gena Keeshia Andaya | Setter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | October 5, 1991 | |
9 | Elaine Kasilag | Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 15, 1994 | |
11 | Jellie Tempiatura | Libero | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
12 | Joy Gazelle Cases | Outside hitter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | December 29, 1988 | |
13 | Dell Palomata | Middle blocker | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | November 1, 1995 | |
16 | Angel Mae Antipuesto | Middle blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | May 2, 1993 | |
18 | Myla Pablo (c) | Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | December 9, 1994 |
Coaching staff
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Team Staff
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Medical Staff
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Former roster
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Beach
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Honors
Team
Premier V-League:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2016 [nb 1] |
Open | Champion | [11] |
Reinforced | Champion | [12] | |
2017 | Reinforced | Champion | |
Open | Runner-up | ||
2018 | Reinforced | 4th place | |
Open | 5th place |
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Others:
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Individual
Premier Volleyball League
Season | Conference | Award | Name |
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2016 [nb 1] |
Open | ||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Myla Pablo | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | |||
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | ||
Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
Reinforced Open | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Michele Gumabao | ||
Best Opposite Spiker | |||
Best Setter | Iris Janelle Tolenada | ||
Best Foreign Guest Player | Breanna Lee Mackie | ||
2017 | Reinforced Open | ||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Myla Pablo | ||
Best Import (Finals) | Michelle Strizak | ||
Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
2nd Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
Open | |||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Myla Pablo | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | |||
1st Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
2018 | Reinforced | ||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Myla Pablo[14] | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | |||
1st Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
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Philippine SuperLiga:
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Team captains
- Kaylee Manns (2014)
- Jill Gustilo (2015)
- Michele Gumabao (2015 – 2016)
- Gyzelle Sy (2017)
- Myla Pablo (2018)
Imports
Premier Volleyball League/Shakey's V-League
Season | Number | Player | Country |
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2016 | 4 | Andrea Kay Kacsits | United States |
6 | Breanna Lee Mackie | ||
2017 | 4 | Michelle Strizak | |
13 | Krystal Rivers[nb 2] | ||
14 | Edina Selimovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
2018 | 2 | Maddie Palmer | United States |
10 | Arielle Love |
Philippine SuperLiga
Season | Number | Player | Country |
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2014 | 2 | Kaylee Manns | United States |
16 | Kristy Jaeckel | ||
2015 | 1 | Alexis Olgard | |
10 | Bojana Todorović |
Coaches
Notes
References
- "Three new teams vie for honors in import-laced Superliga Grand Prix". Spin. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- "PSL: Gumabao, Gohing ready to deliver for newly minted Lady Slammers".
- http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/gumabao-gohing-star-philips-gold-philippine-superl
- "Philips Gold, FDI formally accept SVL invitation | Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07.
- "V-League releases official lineups | Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23.
- "Pocari Sweat: From struggles to jubilation". ABS-CBN Sports. July 18, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- Escarlote, Mark (September 14, 2018). "PVL Open Conference: Lady Warriors out to reclaim lost glory". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- Escarlote, Mark (March 27, 2018). "PVL Team Preview: Pocari Sweat-Air Force". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- "Longtime Lady Warriors team manager Eric Ty retires". ABS-CBN Sports. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- Villar, Joey (30 March 2017). "Soriano, BVR founders to form new V-League team". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- Payo, Jasmine (July 20, 2016). "'Imperfect' Pocari run ends with V-L crown". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- Reyes, Marc Anthony (November 15, 2016). "Lady Warriors rule". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- JP, Abcede (1 December 2014). "Foton Cops Fifth After Out Playing Mane 'n Tail". Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- Escarlote, Mark (June 9, 2017). "Lady Warriors to unleash 'super import' Rivers in the Finals". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- "Pocari Sweat assigns De Guzman as head coach, promotes Abella". ABS-CBN Sports. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.