The Gilas Pilipinas women achieve a milestone

The Gilas Pilipinas women achieve a milestone.  (Fiba Asia)

By Philippine Daily Inquirer

 

Hey there sports fan,

Here's a perfect way to start this newsletter. The Gilas Pilipinas women proved the rightly belong in Division  A of Fiba Asia with a milestone victory over Chinese-Taipei in the Women's Asia Cup recently. We'll have more on them as the tournament progresses.

In another victory of sorts for Filipino women athletes, the Premier Volleyball League opened in a flood of anicipation and excitement after a busy offseason. In case you missed it, several new players—and old hands playing for new teams—really heightened everyone's eagerness for the Invitational Conference.

If you want to brush up on how big this conference is, check out this wonderful cheat sheet and this list of players to watch in the current PVL tournament. 

It's also a season of transition for a lot of players, aside from those who jumped to the pros early and those who signed up with new squads. There are also players who will take on new roles, like F2 Logistics' Ivy Lacsina, and those who will return to the comfort of their old positions, like Creamline star hitter Tots Carlos.

And then there's another kind of transition, the one where standouts like Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons take their beach volleyball talents back to the indoors.  

There's no reason anymore to skip your usual dose of PVL action, especially with the league expanding the platforms that fans can stream games on when they can't go to the venues.