2014 Philippine Super Liga season

The 2014 PSL Season was the second season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There were two conferences for the season – the All-Filipino and the Grand Prix – for both women’s and men’s division.

2014 PSL season
DurationMay 16, 2014 - November 30, 2014
Number of teamsWomen's: 6
Men's: 4
TV partner(s)Solar Sports
Top draft pickAleona Denise Santiago (NU)
Picked byPetron Blaze Spikers
Season MVPWomen's:
All-Filipino: Philippines Cristina Salak (GEN-PA)
Grand Prix: United States Alaina Bergsma (PET)

Men's:
All-Filipino: Philippines Alnakran Abdilla (PLDT)
Grand Prix: Philippines Lorenzo Capate Jr. (CIG)
All-Filipino championsWomen's: Generika-Army Lady Troopers
Men's: PLDT Home TVolution-Air Force Power Attackers
  All-Filipino runners-upWomen's: RC Cola-Air Force Raiders
Men's: Cignal HD Spikers
Grand Prix championsWomen's: Petron Blaze Spikers
Men's:Cignal HD Spikers
  Grand Prix runners-upWomen's: Generika Lifesavers
Men's:PLDT Home Telpad-Air Force Turbo Boosters
Seasons

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.

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 AVC Club Volleyball Championships.

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.

2014 draft (Women’s Division only)

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Draft rules

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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

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First round

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 Aleona Denise Santiago Middle Hitter   Philippines Petron Blaze Spikers NU
2 Aby Maraño Middle Hitter   Philippines AirAsia Flying Spikers DLSU
3 Iari Yongco Utility Hitter   Philippines RC Cola Air Force Raiders DLSU-D
4 Janine Marciano Open Hitter   Philippines Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns SBC
5 Jamenea Ferrer Setter   Philippines PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers ADMU
6 Norie Jane Diaz Middle Hitter   Philippines Cignal HD Spikers UPHSD
7 Christine Agno Libero   Philippines Generika-Army Lady Troopers FEU

Second round

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 Carmina Aganon Open Hitter   Philippines Petron Blaze Spikers NU
2 Wensh Tiu Open Hitter   Philippines AirAsia Flying Spikers DLSU
3 Jill Gustilo Libero   Philippines RC Cola Air Force Raiders AdU
4 Charlene Gillego Libero   Philippines Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns FEU
5 Sasa Devanadera Middle Hitter   Philippines PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers SSC-R
6 Michiko Castaneda Middle Hitter   Philippines Cignal HD Spikers UP
7 Joyce Palad Middle Hitter   Philippines Generika-Army Lady Troopers UP

Third round

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Pick Player Position Nationality Team College
1 Mayette Zapanta Opposite Hitter   Philippines Petron Blaze Spikers AdU
2 May Macatuno Setter   Philippines AirAsia Flying Spikers AdU
3 Toni Faye Tan   Philippines RC Cola Air Force Raiders UP

Fourth round

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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

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Women's Division

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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 (May 16, 2014 to July 9, 2014):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Generika-Army Lady Troopers 6 4 2 13 15 8 1.875 546 492 1.110
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
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 (July 13, 2014 to July 26, 2014):

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 GEN-PA 3
4 AIR 3 4 AIR 0
5 CAG 2 1 GEN-PA 3
2 RCC 0
2 RCC 3
3 PET 1 6 PLDT 2
6 PLDT 3

Final standing:

Grand Prix Conference

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Women's Division

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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 (October 18, 2014 to November 26, 2014):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Petron Blaze Spikers 10 8 2 24 27 14 1.929 950 861 1.103
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
6 Foton Tornadoes 10 3 7 9 14 24 0.583 779 862 0.904
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (November 28–30, 2014):

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 Nov
 
 
PETRON3
 
30 Nov
 
CIGNAL0
 
PETRON3
 
28 Nov
 
GENERIKA1
 
GENERIKA3
 
 
RC COLA-AIR FORCE0
 
3rd place match
 
 
30 Nov
 
 
CIGNAL1
 
 
RC COLA-AIR FORCE3

Final standing:

Venues

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Brand ambassador

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Broadcast partner

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References

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  1. ^ "PSL teams name 'protected players' for upcoming conference - Solar Sports Desk". solarsportsdesk.ph. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  2. ^ "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.