Alyssa Valdez. Bong Lozada/INQUIRER.net
From the Under-23s to the senior squad.
Phenom Alyssa Valdez leads the 12-woman lineup of the Philippine volleyball team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.
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Joey Romasanta, Philippine Olympic Committee Vice President, announced on Sports Radio Friday morning the lineup that head coach Roger Gorayeb will lead in Singapore.
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Other former U-23 campaigners joining Valdez are Jia Morado, Jaja Santiago, Bea De Leon and Gretchel Soltones. The team finished seventh in the competition held here earlier this month.
Libero Denden Lazaro will be the defensive anchor of the team.
Rounding up the team are Dindin Santiago-Manabat, Santiago’s older sister, former UAAP MVP Aby Maraño, Philippine Army’s Rachel Ann Daquis and Jovelyn Gonzaga, and the Thomasian duo of Maika Ortiz and Rhea Dimaculangan. IDL