Bernadeth Pons (born October 19, 1996) is a Filipina indoor and beach volleyball athlete. She is currently playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers at the Premier Volleyball League.[1]
She played for Petron Tri-Activ Spikers as an outside hitter.
Personal life
Pons is the eldest in three siblings. Originating from Talisay, Negros Occidental, she finished with a degree of BS Financial Management at Far Eastern University.[2]
Career
Pons played with Rafael B Lacson National High School,[3] Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association and the Far Eastern University.[4] She played with Petron Tri-Activ Spikers, winning the 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Second Best Outside Spiker award.[5]
In the 2017 season of the Philippine SuperLiga, Pons and Cherry Rondina of Petron Sprint 4T won the championship of the Beach Challenge Cup.[6] With the Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the Invitational Cup silver medal,[7] All-Filipino Conference gold medal[8] and the Grand Prix Conference silver medal.[9] She became a team captain of FEU Lady Tamaraws during the UAAP Season 80 and she led the team in first finals appearance since UAAP Season 71. They finished as a runner-up after they lost in DLSU Lady Spikers in best-of-three finals.[10]
Awards
Individuals
- 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"[11]
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"[11]
Collegiate
- 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments – 5th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments – 4th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2015 UAAP Season 78 beach volleyball tournaments –
Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws - 2016 UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments –
Bronze medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws - 2016 UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments – 4th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2017 UAAP Season 80 beach volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
Clubs
Indoor
- 2017 Belo Philippine SuperLiga Invitational Cup – Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2017 Rebisco Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference –
Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers - 2017 Chooks-To-Go Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup – Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL Grand Prix – Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Third place, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL Invitational Cup – Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League 2nd All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers[12]
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers[13]
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference - Champion, With Creamline Cool Smashers
Beach
- 2016 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – Third place, with FEU-Petron
- 2017 Belo Philippine SuperLiga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – Champion, with Petron Sprint 4T
- 2018 Chooks-To-Go Philippine SuperLiga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – Champion, with Petron XCS
- 2019 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – Champion, with Petron XCS
- 2021 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour – Leg 1 – Champion, with Creamline Beach Volleyball
- 2021 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour – Leg 2 – Champion, with Creamline Beach Volleyball
References
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (June 2, 2023). "Bernadeth Pons makes PVL debut with Creamline Cool Smashers". Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Olivares, Rick (May 5, 2020). "Bernadeth Pons reflects on a life of optimism, flexibility, survival". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Gavile, Jan Carlo (April 23, 2013). "Unstoppable Pons dreams of making it big". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "UAAP Volleyball Player of the Week: Bernadeth Pons". ABS-CBN Sports. April 4, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "List of Individual Awards, 2016 All Filipino Conference". Philippine SuperLiga. August 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Rondina, Pons complete perfect campaign in PSL beach volley". ABS-CBN News. May 7, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Kobe Shinwa, Cignal share PSL Invitational Conference crown". ABS-CBN Sports. April 1, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Escarlote, Mark (July 13, 2017). "Petron dethrones F2 Logistics in title series sweep". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ GO, BEATRICE (May 2, 2018). "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Demigillo, Kiko (September 4, 2024). "'MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors". One Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Anzures, Rom (May 12, 2024). "PVL: Creamline reigns over Choco Mucho anew to claim 2024 All-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Isaga, JR (September 4, 2024). "Shorthanded Creamline still proves champion's heart, rules Reinforced tilte". Rappler. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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