Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors

Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
Short name	Pocari Sweat
Nickname	Lady Warriors
Founded	2014
Dissolved	2019
League	Philippine Super Liga (2014–2016); Premier Volleyball League (2018–2019)
Uniforms
Home	Away
Championships
	Premier Volleyball League: 1; (2017 Reinforced) ; Shakey's V-League: 2; (2016, 2016)

Former Philippine professional women's volleyball team

The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors were a women's volleyball team in the Philippines owned by Federated Distributors, Inc., the distributors of Pocari Sweat in the country. The team was established in 2014 as a member of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The team originally took on the name Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions before renaming to the Philips Gold Lady Slammers in 2015.

In 2016, the team moved to the Shakey's V-League/Premier Volleyball League and subsequently renamed to their most recent moniker.

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)

Final roster

For the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference:^[7]

Pocari Sweat – Air Force Lady Warriors
No.	Player	Position	Height	Birth date
1	Jozza Mae Cabalsa	Outside hitter
2	Mary Ann Balmaceda	Libero	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1993-04-26) April 26, 1993 (age 32)
3	Jeanette Panaga	Middle blocker	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1994-07-25) July 25, 1994 (age 31)
4	Iari Yongco	Opposite hitter	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 35)
6	May Ann Pantino	Outside hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1986-05-18) May 18, 1986 (age 39)
7	Wendy Anne Semana	Setter	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	(1986-02-15) February 15, 1986 (age 39)
8	Gena Keeshia Andaya	Setter	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	(1991-10-05) October 5, 1991 (age 34)
9	Elaine Kasilag	Outside hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 31)
11	Jellie Tempiatura	Libero	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
12	Joy Gazelle Cases	Outside hitter	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	(1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 (age 37)
13	Dell Palomata	Middle blocker	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	(1995-11-01) November 1, 1995 (age 30)
16	Angel Mae Antipuesto	Middle blocker	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 (age 32)
18	Myla Pablo (c)	Outside hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1994-12-09) December 9, 1994 (age 31)

Coaching staff

Head Coach:
MSgt. Jasper Jimenez
Assistant Coach:
SSgt.Ray Acojedo

Team Staff

Team Manager:
Atty. Ken Mirasol
Team Utility:

Medical Staff

Team Physician:
Maricel Ty
Physical Therapist:
Gorby Sanco

Honors

Team

Premier V-League:

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2016 ^{[nb 1]}	Open	Champion	^[9]
2016 ^{[nb 1]}	Reinforced	Champion	^[10]
2017	Reinforced	Champion
2017	Open	Runner-up
2018	Reinforced	4th place
2018	Open	5th place

Philippine Superliga

Philippine SuperLiga:

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2014	Grand Prix	6th place	^[11]
2015	All-Filipino	3rd Place
	Beach Challenge Cup	8th place
	Grand Prix	3rd place
2016	Invitational	(did not compete)

Others

Others:

Year	Tournament	Title	Source
2015	Fit To Hit: Philippine Beach Volleyball Invitational	7th place

Individual

Premier Volleyball League

Season	Conference	Award	Name
2016 ^{[nb 1]}	Open
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Myla Pablo
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo
		Best Opposite Spiker	Michele Gumabao
		Best Libero	Melissa Gohing
	Reinforced Open
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Michele Gumabao
		Best Opposite Spiker	Michele Gumabao
		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	Myla Pablo
		1st Best Best Middle Blocker	Jeanette Panaga
		Best Libero	Melissa Gohing
2018	Reinforced
		Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Myla Pablo^[12]
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo^[12]
		1st Best Best Middle Blocker	Jeanette Panaga

Philippine SuperLiga

Philippine SuperLiga:

Season	Conference	Award	Name
2015	All-Filipino
		Best Opposite Spiker	Michele Gumabao
		Best Setter	Iris Tolenada
	Grand Prix
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Bojana Todorovic
		1st Best Middle Blocker	Alexis Olgard
		1st Best Opposite Spiker	Michele Gumabao

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
2016	4	Andrea Kay Kacsits	United States
2016	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
2018	10	Arielle Love	United States

Philippine SuperLiga

Season	Number	Player	Country
2014	2	Kaylee Manns	United States
2014	16	Kristy Jaeckel
2015	1	Alexis Olgard
2015	10	Bojana Todorović

Coaches

Francis Vicente (2014 – 2015)
Rommel John Abella (2016 – 2017)
Sgt. Rico de Guzman (PA) (2017)^[14]

Notes

^ a b The league was then called Shakey's V-League.^[8]
^ Replaced injured Bosnian guest player Edina Selimovic, due to a right hamstring injury at the close of the preliminary round.^[13]

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".
^ abs-cbn.com
^ "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. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
^ Escarlote, Mark (September 14, 2018). "PVL Open Conference: Lady Warriors out to reclaim lost glory". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ 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. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ Escarlote, Mark (June 9, 2017). "Lady Warriors to unleash 'super import' Rivers in the Finals". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
^ "Pocari Sweat assigns De Guzman as head coach, promotes Abella". ABS-CBN Sports. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[fn1-9] The league was then called Shakey's V-League.^[8]

[15] Replaced injured Bosnian guest player Edina Selimovic, due to a right hamstring injury at the close of the preliminary round.^[13]

[1] "Three new teams vie for honors in import-laced Superliga Grand Prix". Spin. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

[2] "PSL: Gumabao, Gohing ready to deliver for newly minted Lady Slammers".

[3] s-cbn.com

[4] "Philips Gold, FDI formally accept SVL invitation | Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07.

[5] "V-League releases official lineups | Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23.

[6] "Pocari Sweat: From struggles to jubilation". ABS-CBN Sports. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[7] Escarlote, Mark (September 14, 2018). "PVL Open Conference: Lady Warriors out to reclaim lost glory". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[8] Villar, Joey (30 March 2017). "Soriano, BVR founders to form new V-League team". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

[10] Payo, Jasmine (July 20, 2016). "'Imperfect' Pocari run ends with V-L crown". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[11] Reyes, Marc Anthony (November 15, 2016). "Lady Warriors rule". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[12] JP, Abcede (1 December 2014). "Foton Cops Fifth After Out Playing Mane 'n Tail". Philippine Super Liga. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

[13] Escarlote, Mark (July 11, 2018). "PVL: Pablo, Espejo cop MVP honors". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

[14] Escarlote, Mark (June 9, 2017). "Lady Warriors to unleash 'super import' Rivers in the Finals". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[16] "Pocari Sweat assigns De Guzman as head coach, promotes Abella". ABS-CBN Sports. June 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.