Maria Paulina "Pau" Soriano is a

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athlete player of the

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that plays in the

Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...

(formerly known as the Shakey's V-League).

Personal life

Soriano went to Tandang Sora Elementary School in Banlat,

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and the Ernesto Rondon High School. She is a graduate of Hospitality Management from

Adamson University Adamson University ( fil, links=no, Pamantasang Adamson) also referred to by its acronym AdU is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Congregation of the Mission in Manila, Philippines. The univers ...

Career

During her collegiate years she played with

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from 2008 to 2012 and was team captain from 2011 to 2012 and playing as its quick hitter or middle blocker. Soriano played with

Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns The Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns were a professional women's volleyball team that played in various tournaments, including the Shakey's V-League and the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The team was owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio (governo ...

from 2013 to 2015. She played the 2013 Shakey's V-League All-Star game. While having one-year contract with the

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, she was given a one-year ban and a P$50,000 (approximately US$1,026 in October 2016) fine for playing with the

Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...

club Bureau of Customs Transformers instead of the

Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes The Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes are a professional women's volleyball club currently playing in the Philippine Superliga (PSL). The team is owned by Standard Insurance Company, Inc., in partnership with the official women's volleyball tea ...

from the Philippine Super Liga.

Clubs

PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the ...

(2013) *

(2013-2015) * Philippine Navy Lady Sailors (2015) *

F2 Logistics Cargo Movers The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers is a professional women's volleyball club in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by Efren E. Uy (Chairman, President, and CEO) of F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc. Background The F2 Logistics Cargo M ...

(2016) *

(2016) * Bureau of Customs Transformers (2016) *

(2017)

Awards

Individual

* '' UAAP Season 72 "Best Attacker"'' * ''Shakey's V-League 6th Season, 2nd Conference "Best Blocker"'' * ''Shakey's V-League 7th Season, 2nd Conference "Best Blocker"'' * ''Shakey's V-League 11th Season, 1st Conference "Best Attacker"'' * '' 2013 PSL Invitational Conference "Best Scorer"''

Club

* 2016

Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference The Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference was the 27th conference of the Shakey's V-League and the third conference for its 13th season. Conference started October 1, 2016 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. Participating teams ...

– Runner-up, with Bureau of Customs Transformers * 2017

Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference was the first conference of the Premier Volleyball League (28th conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference started on April 30, 2017 and concluded on June 13, 2017. A ...

– Third place, with

* 2017

Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (All-Filipino Conference) was the second conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''29th conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on July 1, 2017 at the Fil ...

– Third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the fourth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (31st conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference will start on April 27, 2018 with a Grand Fans Day at the Trinoma ...

– Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the tenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''37th conference of the former Shakey's V-League conference results, Shakey's V-League'') and its first conference as a professional ...

– Runner-up with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the eleventh conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''38th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its second conference as a professional league. The conference was held fr ...

– Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the twelfth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''39th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its third conference as a professional league. The tournament began ...

– Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the thirteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''40th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its fourth conference as a professional league. The tournament be ...

- Third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference The 2023 Premier Volleyball League First All-Filipino Conference was the fourteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its fifth conference as a professional league. The tournament began on February 4, 2023, at the Smart Araneta Co ...

– Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference The 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the fifteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its six conference as a professional league. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on June 6, 2023, however, ...

– Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference The 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference was the sixteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League. The tournament began on October 15, 2023. This tournament was set to be the second post-pandemic import-laden confe ...

– Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers

References

Living people Filipino women's volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players 1991 births University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Sportspeople from Quezon City Adamson University alumni Volleyball players from Metro Manila Middle blockers 21st-century Filipino women {{Philippines-volleyball-bio-stub