Shakey's V League Season 13: Reinforced

After two successful conferences this year, the country’s pioneering volleyball league Shakey’s V-League (SVL) is back to bring exciting volleyball action to Filipino sports fans with its Reinforced Conference starting this Saturday (October 1) on ABS-CBN Sports + Action (S+A) and ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD (S + A HD).

Gunning for the championship in the last conference of SVL Season 13, which will feature international players as guest players, are 2016 SVL Open Conference champion Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors, Bureau of Customs (BOC) Transformers, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Lady Dolphins, Laoag Power Smashers, Philippine Air Force (PAF) Jet Spikers, UP Lady Maroons, UST Golden Tigresses, and Bali Pure Water Defenders.

Players to watch out for include volleyball phenom Alyssa Valdez, who won in this conference last year, and is now representing the BOC, 2016 SVL Open Conference MVP Grethcel Soltones for Laoag, veteran Joy Cases for PAF, Kamille Ogane for PCG, Isa Molde for UP, and Cherry Rondina for UST. Meanwhile, former SVL MVP Suzanne Roces joins Bali Pure’s all-star Ateneo line-up while Pocari Sweat will still be headlined by Michele Gumabao and Myla Pablo.

The international delegation, on the other hand, is bannered by the likes of Thai nationals Kanjana Kuthasong and Nathanicha Jaisen of Customs, Kaylee Manns and Katharine Morrell of Bali Pure, Andrea Kacsits and Breanna Mackie of Pocari Sweat, and Sirintra Mhoobin and Paweenut Rueangrum for UP. Some of the players and their coaches were presented to the media in a press conference held September 30 at the Restaurant 9501 in the ABS-CBN compound.

ABS-CBN Integrated Sports head Dino Laurena said that with foreign guest players, viewers can expect a different volleyball experience in the Reinforced Conference.

SVL, which began in 2004, is deemed as the country’s premier volleyball league and credited for helping popularize the sport of volleyball in the Philippines. From an invitational tournament featuring top UAAP and NCAA schools, it has evolved as the premier stomping grounds of past collegiate stars and budding superstars in recent years.

Don’t miss out on the opening day of the Reinforced Open Conference of the Shakey’s V-League 13 on Saturday (October 1) featuring Air Force vs. UST LIVE at 6pm on S+A. The 4pm match, between Coast Guard and Laoag will air at 8pm.

SVL 13 Reinforced Conference matches will air live every Monday on both S+A and S+A HD. For Wednesday and Saturday, the second games air live at 6pm on both channels, while the 4pm game airs at 8pm on S+A, and the following day on S+A HD. Catch ALL games LIVE on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday via livestream on sports.abs-cbn.com/livestream/vleague.

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