The Shakey's V-League Season 11 Reinforced Conference concluded recently, with the Cagayan Rising Suns getting help from their imports to beat Philippine Army. Cagayan had two top Thai players in their roster but it was local player Aiza Maizo-Pontillas who was hailed tournament MVP and finals MVP. Cool! I've been a big fan of Aiza ever since her UAAP playing days and it's great to see her playing and still doing very well. Apparently, she is the most decorated player in the Shakey's V-League so far, with 2 Conference MVP and 3 Finals MVP awards. She has also won each of the following awards once: Best Scorer (most total points), Best Attacker (highest attack success rate), Best Server, and Best Blocker. Talk about an all-around player!
The V-League also held a men's tournament for the first time, with IEM winning the inaugural title over Systema. Matching Aiza Maizo-Pontillas' achievements on the men's side was Jeffrey Jimenez from IEM, who also took top honors as tournament and finals MVP to go with his championship title.
Volleyball has clearly become very popular in the Philippines, with more and more matches being televised. While the Shakey's V-League may have already concluded, the Philippine SuperLiga is still ongoing (it's being televised on Solar Sports). And of course, next week, the UAAP volleyball season will commence. I'm definitely looking forward to that. :)
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