2014 Philippine Super Liga season
| 2014 PSL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 16, 2014 - November 30, 2014 |
| Teams | Women's: 6 Men's: 4 |
| TV partner | Solar Sports |
| Top draft pick | Aleona Denise Santiago (NU) |
| Picked by | Petron Blaze Spikers |
| Season MVP | Women's: All-Filipino:  Cristina Salak (GEN-PA)Grand Prix:  Alaina Bergsma (PET)Men's: All-Filipino: Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT)Grand Prix: Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG) |
| All-Filipino champions | Women's: Generika-Army Lady Troopers Men's: PLDT Home TVolution–Air Force Power Attackers |
| All-Filipino runners-up | Women's: RC Cola–Air Force Raiders Men's: Cignal HD Spikers |
| Grand Prix champions | Women's: Petron Blaze Spikers Men's:Cignal HD Spikers |
| Grand Prix runners-up | Women's: Generika Lifesavers Men's:PLDT Home Telpad–Air Force Turbo Boosters |
The 2014 Philippine Super Liga season was the second season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). This season featured two conferences, with the first being the new All-Filipino Conference, replacing the Invitational Conference from the previous season, and the Grand Prix Conference.
Draft (women's division)
During the pre-season, the league held its first annual draft for the Women’s Division on April 2, 2014 with Aleona Denise Santiago selected as the first overall pick by the Petron Blaze Spikers.
Draft rules
Prior to the draft, each of the teams submitted a list of ten protected players as part of their official roster for the 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference. Players that were not included in the list will be released and placed in the pool of available players – along with the incoming rookies – for the draft. Teams were limited to a maximum of twelve players.[1]
The inaugural draft was held on April 2, 2014 at the NBA Café at SM Aura in Taguig and involved only the Women’s Division.[2]
Draft selections
First round
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleona Denise Santiago | Middle Hitter | Philippines
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Petron Blaze Spikers | NU |
| 2 | Aby Maraño | Middle Hitter | Philippines
|
AirAsia Flying Spikers | DLSU |
| 3 | Iari Yongco | Utility Hitter | Philippines
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RC Cola Air Force Raiders | DLSU-D |
| 4 | Janine Marciano | Open Hitter | Philippines
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Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | SBC |
| 5 | Jamenea Ferrer | Setter | Philippines
|
PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers | ADMU |
| 6 | Norie Jane Diaz | Middle Hitter | Philippines
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Cignal HD Spikers | UPHSD |
| 7 | Christine Agno | Libero | Philippines
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Generika-Army Lady Troopers | FEU |
Second round
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmina Aganon | Open Hitter | Philippines
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Petron Blaze Spikers | NU |
| 2 | Wensh Tiu | Open Hitter | Philippines
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AirAsia Flying Spikers | DLSU |
| 3 | Jill Gustilo | Libero | Philippines
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RC Cola Air Force Raiders | AdU |
| 4 | Charlene Gillego | Libero | Philippines
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Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | FEU |
| 5 | Sasa Devanadera | Middle Hitter | Philippines
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PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers | SSC-R |
| 6 | Michiko Castaneda | Middle Hitter | Philippines
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Cignal HD Spikers | UP |
| 7 | Joyce Palad | Middle Hitter | Philippines
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Generika-Army Lady Troopers | UP |
Third round
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayette Zapanta | Opposite Hitter | Philippines
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Petron Blaze Spikers | AdU |
| 2 | May Macatuno | Setter | Philippines
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AirAsia Flying Spikers | AdU |
| 3 | Toni Faye Tan | Philippines
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RC Cola Air Force Raiders | UP |
Fourth round
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariana Angustia | Middle Hitter | Philippines
|
AirAsia Flying Spikers | EAC |
| 2 | Southlyn Ramos | Middle Hitter | Philippines
|
RC Cola Air Force Raiders | UP |
All-Filipino Conference
The All-Filipino Conference was held between May 16, 2014 to July 26, 2014 with the Generika-Army Lady Troopers and the |PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers emerging as champions for the Women’s and Men’s divisions, respectively.
Women's division
| 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference teams (Women's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| AIR | AirAsia Flying Spikers | AirAsia Philippines | Ramil de Jesus | Charleen Abigail Cruz (DLSU) | |
| CAG | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Nestor Pamilar | Maria Angeli Tabaquero (UST) | |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Michelle Datuin (DLSU) | |
| GEN-PA | Generika-Army Lady Troopers | Erikagen, Inc. and Philippine Army | Enrico De Guzman | Ma. Theresa Iratay (FEU) | |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | George Pascua | Gretchen Ho (ADMU) | |
| PLDT | PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Roger Gorayeb | Suzanne Roces (UE) | |
| RCC | RC Cola–Air Force Raiders | ARC Refreshments Corporation | Clarence Esteban | Wendy Anne Semana (FEU) | |
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generika-Army Lady Troopers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 546 | 492 | 1.110 | Semifinals |
| 2 | RC Cola-Air Force Raiders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 480 | 442 | 1.086 | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 439 | 404 | 1.087 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | AirAsia Flying Spikers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 415 | 427 | 0.972 | |
| 5 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0.769 | 512 | 514 | 0.996 | |
| 6 | PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 532 | 584 | 0.911 | |
| 7 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 453 | 521 | 0.869 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Generika–Army | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | AirAsia | 3 | 4 | AirAsia | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Cagayan Valley | 2 | 1 | Generika–Army | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | RC Cola–Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | RC Cola–Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron | 1 | 6 | PLDT | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | PLDT | 3 | ||||||||||||
Final standings
Men’s division
| 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference teams (Men's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Michael Cariño | Dexter Clamor (UPHSD) | |
| IEM | Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters | Instituto Estetico Manila | Ernesto Balubar | John Angelo Macalma (PMMA) | |
| PLDT | PLDT Home TVolution–Air Force Power Attackers | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Jasper Jimenez | Dante Alinsunurin (AdU) | |
| SYS | Systema Active Smashers | Peerless Lion Corporation | Oliver Almadro | André Joseph Pareja (ADMU) | |
| VIA | Via Mare Voyagers | Via Mare Corporation | Sergio “Vip” Isada | Jerrico Hubalde (UP) | |
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 4.800 | 703 | 556 | 1.264 | Finals |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 700 | 690 | 1.014 | |
| 3 | Systema Active Smashers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | 620 | 617 | 1.005 | |
| 4 | Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 590 | 607 | 0.972 | |
| 5 | Via Mare Voyagers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0.208 | 683 | 826 | 0.827 |
Source: [citation needed]
Finals
| Finals | ||||
| 1 | PLDT | 3 | ||
| 2 | Cignal | 0 | ||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
PLDT Home TVolution–Air Force Power Attackers |
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Cignal HD Spikers |
|
Systema Active Smashers |
| 4 | Instituto Estetico Manila Phoenix Volley Masters |
| 5 | Via Mare Voyagers |
Awards
| Award | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT) | Cristina Salak (GEN-PA) | |
| Best Outside Spiker | 1st: 2nd: |
Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT) Howard Mojica (CIG) |
Stephanie Mercado (AIR) Joy Cases (RCC) |
| Best Middle Blocker | 1st: 2nd: |
Chris Macasaet (SYS) Alexis Faytaren (IEM) |
Abigail Maraño (AIR) Mary Jean Balse (GEN-PA) |
| Best Setter | Jessie Lopez (PLDT) | Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (RCC) | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Gilbert Ablan (CIG) | Suzanne Roces (PLDT) | |
| Best Libero | Raffy Mosuela (PLDT) | Lizlee Ann Pantone (PLDT) | |
Grand Prix Conference
The champions of the Grand Prix Conference - the Petron Blaze Spikers (women's) and the Cignal HD Spikers (men's) - will represent the Philippines in the 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship and Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, respectively.
Women's division
| 2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain | Imports |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Honey Royse Tubino (UPHSD) |
Sarah Ammerman Lindsay Stalzer
| |
| FOT | Foton Tornadoes | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon | Jill Gustilo (AdU) |
Elena Tarasova  Irina Tarasova
| |
| GEN | Generika Lifesavers | Erikagen, Inc. | Ramil de Jesus | Charleen Abigail Cruz (DLSU) |
Natalia Korobkova Miyu Shinohara 
| |
| MNT | Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions | Federated Distributors, Inc. | Francis Vicente | Kaylee Manns (Iowa State) |
Kristy Jaeckel Kaylee Manns
| |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | George Pascua | Gretchen Ho (ADMU) |
Erica Adachi  Alaina Bergsma
| |
| RCC | RC Cola–Air Force Raiders | ARC Refreshments Corporation | Rhovyl Verayo | Wendy Anne Semana (FEU) |
Emily Brown Bonita Wise
| |
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 1.929 | 950 | 861 | 1.103 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Generika Lifesavers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 1.353 | 893 | 846 | 1.056 | |
| 3 | RC Cola-Air Force Raiders | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 1.105 | 890 | 882 | 1.009 | |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 0.857 | 844 | 856 | 0.986 | |
| 5 | Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 0.667 | 867 | 916 | 0.947 | Fifth place match |
| 6 | Foton Tornadoes | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0.583 | 779 | 862 | 0.904 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Petron | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Cignal | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Petron | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Generika | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Generika | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | RC Cola–Air Force | 0 | Third place match | ||||||
| 4 | Cignal | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | RC Cola–Air Force | 3 | |||||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Petron Blaze Spikers |
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Generika Lifesavers |
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RC Cola–Air Force Raiders |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers |
| 5 | Foton Tornadoes |
| 6 | Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions |
| Qualified for the 2015 Asian Club Volleyball Championship |
Men’s division
| 2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Men's Division) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head coach | Team captain |
| BEN-SYS | Bench–Systema Active Smashers | Suyen Corporation and Peerless Lion Corporation | Arnold Laniog | Chris Macasaet (DLSU) | |
| CAV | Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers | (Fourbees) | Jason Sapin | Edgardo Rusit (Las Piñas College) | |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Michael Carino | Jay dela Cruz (UPHSD) | |
| MAY | Maybank Tigers | Maybank Philippines, Inc. | Janley Patrona | Alejandro Mallari (DLSU) | |
| PLDT | PLDT Home Telpad–Air Force Turbo Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Jasper Jimenez | Dante Alinsunurin (AdU) | |
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT Home Telpad-Air Force Turbo Boosters | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 363 | 286 | 1.269 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 333 | 275 | 1.211 | |
| 3 | Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 326 | 358 | 0.911 | |
| 4 | Maybank Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 258 | 244 | 1.057 | |
| 5 | Bench–Systema Active Smashers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 241 | 358 | 0.673 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | PLDT–Air Force | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Maybank | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | PLDT–Air Force | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Cignal | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Cignal | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Fourbees Cavite | 2 | Third place match | ||||||
| 4 | Maybank | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Fourbees Cavite | 3 | |||||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Cignal HD Spikers |
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PLDT Home Telpad–Air Force Turbo Boosters |
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Fourbees Cavite Patriots Total Attackers |
| 4 | Maybank Tigers |
| 5 | Bench–Systema Active Smashers |
| Qualified for the 2015 Asian Club Volleyball Championship |
Awards
| Award | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG) | Alaina Bergsma (PET) | |
| Best Outside Spiker | 1st: 2nd: |
Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT) Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG) |
Lindsay Stalzer (CIG) Emily Brown (RCC) |
| Best Middle Blocker | 1st: 2nd: |
Antonio Torres (CAV) Reyson Fuentes (CIG) |
Abigail Maraño (GEN) Aleona Denise Santiago (PET) |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Gilbert Ablan (CIG) | Natalia Korobkova (GEN) | |
| Best Setter | Alegro Carpio (CAV) | Erica Adachi (PET) | |
| Best Libero | Sandy Monterro (CIG) | Jennylyn Reyes (PET) | |
Venues
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All-Filipino Conference: |
Grand Prix Conference:
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Brand ambassador
Broadcast partner
References
- ^ "PSL teams name 'protected players' for upcoming conference - Solar Sports Desk". solarsportsdesk.ph. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Petron selects NU's Santiago as No. 1 pick in PSL draft; AirAsia makes La Salle's Maraño No. 2 - Solar Sports Desk". solarsportsdesk.ph. Retrieved 2014-09-18.