Chiefs flaunt tough roster

Arellano Lady Chiefs. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Defending champion Arellano University fields a solid roster as it opens defense of its NCAA women’s volleyball crown against Mapua on Jan. 4 at Filoil Flying V Centre.

San Sebastian will take on Emilio Aguinaldo in the other opening-day match.

The Lady Chiefs will have the core of last year’s champion team—although they lost captain Ria Sante to graduation.

San Sebastian, meanwhile, begins life without star Grethcel Soltones, the league’s three-time MVP, who finished her collegiate career without winning a title. —MARC ANTHONY REYES

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