Revenge or Repeat? Petron vs Shopinas in Philippine Superliga AFC 2015 Finals

Petron Blaze Spikers and Shopinas.com Lady Clickers tallied wins at Cuneta Astrodome to book a finals showdown in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference 2015.

The Blaze Spikers displayed a teaser of its championship form as it clobbered the Philips Gold Lady Slammers in straight sets; 25-14, 25-23, 25-18. It only took 1 hour and 21 minutes for the Blaze Spikers to finish the Lady Slammers. Aby Marano led the assault with 9 attacks, 2 blocks and 2 service aces; followed by Daquis (12 points), Morada (11 points) and Manabat (8 points).

Meanwhile, the Shopinas.com Lady Clickers flirted with disaster after escaping a very tight five-setter match against the Foton Tornadoes; 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 17-15. Stephanie Mercado led the team with 24 points, followed by Cruz (21 points) and Dy (12 points).

Petron and Shopinas will face each other in Game 1, this coming May 11, after a week of break to give way for the country's hosting of Asian U23 Women's Championship.

Do you think the Ramil de Jesus - led team will have a revenge after bowing to Petron on the last conference? Or will Petron Blaze Spikers have a repeat? Revenge or repeat?

Line-Up for Philippine Women's U-23 Team

In an interview with philstar.com, RP Women's U-23 team head coach, Roger Gorayeb revealed the line-up that will be donning the national colors in the upcoming AVC U-23 Volleyball Championship tournament.

Ateneo spiker and 2-time UAAP Season MVP Alyssa Valdez will lead the team. Here's the rest of the line-up.

Official Team Line-ups for Spiker's Turf Open Conference (SVL Men's)

Spiker's Turf, a volleyball league funded by PLDT Home Ultera, is the male counterpart of Shakey's V-League. Spiker's Turf will kick-off their first ever season with an Open Confererence.

On the league's first open conference, eight teams are joining. These eight teams are the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, Cagayan Valley, Champion Infinity (Systema), Cignal, Fourbees Cavite Patriots, IEM and PLDT Ultera.

Official Team Line-ups for Shakey's V-League Open Conference (Women's)

8 teams will be joining the Women's Division of Shakey's V-League Season 12's Open Conference. The eight teams joining are Philippine Army, Cagayan Valley, PLDT, Meralco, Fourbees, Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and Baguio Team.

Here are the released line-ups of the joining teams.

Initial Team Line-Ups for Shakey's V-League Open Conference 2015

Season 12 of the Shakey's V-League will kick-off with the Open Conference for both men's and women's division. SVL 12 Open Conference will start this April 5.

According to a reliable source, 8 teams will join this conference's men's division and another 8 teams will join the women's division. 

Marck Espejo to lead RP Under-23 Men's Volleyball Team

Marck Espejo, the back-to-back Most Valuable Player awardee of UAAP Men's Volleyball, will lead the Under-23 Men's Volleyball team representing the country in the Asian Men's U-23 Championship in Myanmar on May 12 to 20. This tournament will serve as the Asian qualifier for the 2015 FIVB Men’s U-23 World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on August 24-31

Foton beats Cignal; Petron whips Philips Gold on PSL-AFC Opener

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Foton Tornadoes tallied first win after defeating the Cignal HD Spikers in straight sets; 25-18, 26-24, 25-23, in the opening match of the Philippine Superliga All Filipino Conference (PSL-AFC) which was held on Saturday (March 21, 2014) at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Alyssa Valdez to lead RP Under-23 Women's Volleyball Team

During the telecast of the opening of Philippine Superliga, Chot Reyes, Larong Volleyball ng Pilipinas Inc. member, announced the tentative RP Under 23 line-up.UAAP two-time Most Valuable Payer, Alyssa Valdez, will lead the team that will be donning the national colors in the upcoming AVC U-23 Volleyball Championship tournament.

Here's the announced line-up.

77 Highlights of UAAP Season 77 Volleyball Season (Part 1)

Exactly 7 days since the UAAP Volleyball season has ended. And yeah, we still have a hangover for such great season.

Here, we listed the highlights of Season 77 Volleyball Season.

1.  2 Peat for the Ateneo Lady Eagles. After sweeping the eliminations, the ALE took the back-to-back championship trophy after defeating the Galang-less DLSU Lady Spikers in 2 games, both in straight sets.

Shakey's V-League Season 12 - Open Conference Starts on April 5!

We're weeks away from summer. And we, volleyball fans, all know that summer isn't complete without the Shakey's V-League! 

PSL-AFC 2015 Updated Competition Schedule

Philippine Superliga (PSL), the first corporate club volleyball league in the Philippines, will make a comeback today, March 21, 2015, with its All-Filipino Conference.

Philippine Superliga Teams' Official Line-ups

Philippine Superliga (PSL), the first corporate club volleyball league in the Philippines, will make a comeback this Saturday, March 17, 2015, with its All-Filipino Conference.

Philippine Superliga is Back!

If you think the volleyball season has already ended after the UAAP Women's Volleyball Championship last Saturday, well you're wrong, Philippine Superliga is back! PSL, the first corporate club volleyball league in the Philippines, will make a comeback this Saturday, March 17, 2015, with its All-Filipino Conference.

Netizens Plead #OneMoreYearMikaReyes

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Last March 15, 2015, Lady Spikers' fans, most especially the followers of Mika Reyes had an outbursts of emotions after the lady spiker posted an imotional message in instagram (posted below).

DLSU Lady Spikers, What Went Wrong?

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For the second straight year, the girls from Taft bowed down to their arch-rivals, the Katipunan-based Ateneo Lady Eagles. The Lady Eagles claimed their back-to-back championships after taking down the De La Salle Lady Spikers in their fourth meeting in the finals last March 14, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Double Volleyball Championships for Ateneo

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It's a double celebration for the Ateneo community as their two senior volleyball teams brought to Katipunan the UAAP Volleyball Tournament trophies.