The Motolite Volleyball Team is the professional women's volleyball team playing 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, th ...

. The team is owned by Philippine Batteries Inc. and named after its subsidiary, Motolite Batteries.

History

The team debuted in the

in 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference with the

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core mentored by Coach Oliver Almadro. In

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, the team had a new set of players headed by

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. Motolite decided to take a leave of absence from the PVL for the 2021 season due to the

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Name changes

* Ateneo – Motolite Lady Eagles (2018) * Motolite Volleyball (2019)

Current roster

;Technical Staff * Team Captain * Import * Draft Pick * Rookie * Inactive * Suspended * Free Agent * Cruz Roja

Injured

Previous roster

;Technical Staff * Team Captain * Import * Draft Pick * Rookie * Inactive * Suspended * Free Agent * Cruz Roja

Injured ;Technical Staff * Team Captain * Import * Draft Pick * Rookie * Inactive * Suspended * Free Agent * Cruz Roja

Injured Coaching Staff * Head Coach: ** Oliver Allan Almadro * Assistant Coaches: ** Jarod Hubalde ** Vincent Raphael Mangulabnan ** Karlo Martin Santos * Strength & Conditioning Coach: ** Angelino Martini de Leon Team Staff * Team Manager: ** Renchi Vera Cruz * Asst. Team Manager: ** Ramona Jessica Bagatsing * Student Managers: ** * Team Utility: Medical Staff * Team Physician: * Team Physical Therapist: ** Bethel Solano

Honors

Team

Individual

Transactions

2021 Open Conference:
2019 Reinforced Conference:
2019 Open Conference:

Team captains

* Isabel Beatriz De Leon (

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) *

(

) * Iris Tolenada (

)

Imports

Coaches

* Oliver Allan Almadro ( 2018 Open) * Airess Padda (

Reinforced) * Godfrey Okumu (

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)

Former players

Local players ; * Danielle Theris Ravena * Ma. Deanna Izabella Wong * Julianne Marie Samonte * Vanessa Gandler * Janel Maraguinot * Madeleine Yrenea Madayag * Isabela Margarita Peralta *

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* Katrina Mae Tolentino * Erika Beatriz Raagas * Isabel Beatriz De Leon * Kassandra Miren Gequillana * Samantha Ellen Fanger * Jaycel Ann Delos Reyes * Aieshalaine Gannaban * Maristella Gene Layug Foreign players ; * Edina Selimovic ; *

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* Krystle Esdelle

Notes

* - Bosnian import Edina Selimovic was replaced by Krystle Esdelle due to an injury.

References

{{Reflist * 2018 establishments in the Philippines Volleyball clubs established in 2018 Women's volleyball teams in the Philippines