Abigail "Aby" Palmares Maraño (born December 22, 1992) is a Filipino professional volleyball player who plays for Chery Tiggo Crossovers in the

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Early life and education

Maraño was born on December 22, 1992, and is 175 cm tall. She took up Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Studies major in Filipino in Mass Media at

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. She originates from

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Career

Maraño was a two-time UAAP Most Valuable Player, having won the award in the

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and Season 75 and former team captain (2012-2014) of the De La Salle University Lady Spikers. She began her commercial league career in the PSL, where she was selected as the second overall draft pick for the 2014 season for the AirAsia Flying Spikers. She played with Don Antonio de Zuzuarregui Sr Memorial Academy and De La Salle University Lady Spikers from (2009-2014). In 2014 she was the top drafted by AirAsia Flying Spikers from the

Philippine Super Liga The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. and ...

. Shen then played with the

Shakey's V-League The Shakey's V-League was a non-professional volleyball league in the Philippines established in 2004. It began as a women's collegiate league with teams coming from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the National Coll ...

club Meralco Power Spikers. She played in the

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season with Petron Blaze Spikers. In 2016 she played with

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as a guest player during the 2016 Asian Club Championship. With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Maraño won the

2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2017 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's fifth season. The games began on October 21, 2017, with the formal opening ceremony on October 28, 2017, at the ...

championship. After eight years, Maraño retired as the Philippine Women's Volleyball National Team's team captain and middle blocker in 2023 to focus on being the team captain and middle blocker/hitter for the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers. After the team was disbanded, Maraño joined the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in 2024.

Personal life

Maraño was previously in a relationship with

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player Robert Bolick from 2013 to 2021. She is currently in a relationship with Nxled Chameleons volleyball player Kamille Cal. Maraño has

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Clubs

* AirAsia Flying Spikers (2014) * PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters (2014) * Meralco Power Spikers (2014–2015) * Generika Lifesavers (2014) * Petron Blaze Spikers (2015) * Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2015) *

(2016) * F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2016–2023) * Chery Tiggo Crossovers (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

Others

* '' 2014 PSA Ms. Volleyball'' * ''2017 DLSAA Lasallian Sports Achievement Award'' * ''2017 Philippine Superliga Ambassadress''

Collegiate

* 2010

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- Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2011

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- Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2012

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- Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2013

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- Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers

Clubs

* 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference - 4th placer, with AirAsia Flying Spikers *

2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2014 PSL Grand Prix was the second tournament of the Philippine Super Liga for its 2014 season. The tournament ran from October 18, 2014 to November 30, 2014. The tournament's major sponsor was Asics. FIVB Referees Commission director Moham ...

- Silver medal, with Generika Lifesavers * 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season Reinforced Open Conference - 4th placer, with Meralco Power Spikers * 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference - 4th placer, with Meralco Power Spikers * 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference - Silver medal, with Philippine Army Lady Troopers * 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers *

2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2015 PSL Grand Prix was the second indoor conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its third season. The conference began on October 10, 2015, at the Alonte Sports Arena, in Biñan, Laguna. Stav Jacobi, FIVB Executive Council member an ...

- Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers * 2016 PSL Invitational Cup - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2017 Sealect Tuna Volleyball Cup - Bronze medal, with PSL All-Stars *

- Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 PSL Invitational Cup - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2019 PSL Invitational Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2024 PNVF Champions League for Women - Bronze medal, with Chery Tiggo Crossovers

References

External links

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