2025–26 Farm Fresh Foxies season
Third season of the Farm Fresh Foxies
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The 2025–26 Farm Fresh Foxies season was the third season of the Farm Fresh Foxies in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). On May 6, 2025, Alessandro Lodi was appointed as the team's new head coach.
Despite notably acquiring Angelique Dionela and Rachel Daquis, the Foxies had a middling All-Filipino Conference, going 5–6 with 15 points, finishing sixth in the preliminary round. In the qualifying round, Farm Fresh fell to the Akari Chargers in five sets and were sent to the play-in tournament. Unfortunately, the team's downfall continued as they lost both matches and didn't make the final round.[1]
Ahead of the preseason PVL on Tour, Farm Fresh continued to bolster its lineup with Frances Molina, Ria Meneses, and Des Clemente-de Guzman all joining the team. During the tournament, the team produced better results by going 3–2 in the prelims, earning nine points along the way, and beating the Capital1 Solar Spikers in straight sets to earn a berth into the final round. The team faced against perennial contenders Creamline Cool Smashers where they fell in a sweep.[2]
The team was invited to take part in the following Invitational Conference to take up the slot vacated by the Kurashiki Ablaze, but instead gave it to sister team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles, who accepted it.[3]
For the Reinforced Conference, Farm Fresh signed Belgian player Helene Rousseaux as their foreign guest player.[4][5] With a 7–1 record, the Foxies tied with the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles for the best record in the prelims, but with 21 points over Zus Coffee's 20, the team claimed the first seed in the final round. Unfortunately, the team wasn't able to continue the momentum, as they were eliminated in straight sets by eight-seeded Akari in the quarterfinals.[6][7]
On January 26, 2026, the Foxies acquired former Petro Gazz Angels captain Remy Palma as well as previous All-Premier Team selections Ara Galang and Mylene Paat, all of whom signed with owners Strong Group Athletics earlier in the off-season.[8] Palma also joins the team as a playing assistant coach.[9] On the other hand, the team lost Caitlin Viray to the Choco Mucho Flying Titans while Rachel Daquis switched to sister team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles.[10][11]
Roster
| 2024–25 Farm Fresh Foxies roster | |||||
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| No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | School |
| 1 | Alohi Robins-Hardy | Setter | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | November 30, 1995 | BYU |
| 3 | Rachel Daquis | Outside hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | December 13, 1987 | FEU |
| 4 | Caitlin Viray | Opposite Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | April 12, 1998 | UST |
| 5 | Alyssa Bertolano | Opposite Hitter | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 23, 2002 | UP |
| 6 | Des Clemente-de Guzman | Middle Blocker | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | May 31, 1996 | DLSU |
| 7 | Frances Xinia Molina | Outside Hitter | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | September 23, 1994 | SBU |
| 8 | Jolina Dela Cruz | Outside Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | May 9, 1999 | DLSU |
| 9 | Rizza Cruz | Middle Blocker | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | July 8, 2000 | Adamson |
| 10 | Maicah Larroza | Outside Hitter | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | May 19, 2001 | DLSU |
| 11 | Pierre Angeli Abellana | Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | February 26, 2002 | UST |
| 12 | Trisha Tubu | Opposite Hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | October 24, 2000 | Adamson |
| 14 | Jheck Dionela | Libero | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | January 26, 1991 | UPHSD |
| 17 | Louie Romero (C) | Setter | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | July 5, 2000 | AdU |
| 18 | Lorene Toring | Middle Blocker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | February 17, 2000 | Adamson |
| 19 | Helene Rousseaux | Outside Hitter | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | September 25, 1991 | – |
| 20 | Ann Monares | Libero | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 22, 2002 | FEU |
| 21 | Marivic Meneses | Middle Blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | October 18, 1995 | UST |
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Coaching staff
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Team staff
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Medical staff
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Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | School |
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| 1 | 3 | Alohi Robins-Hardy | S | BYU |
| 2 | 16 | Ann Monares | L | FEU |
PVL on Tour
Preliminary round
Pool A standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 400 | 298 | 1.342 | Final round |
| 2 | Nxled Chameleons | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 408 | 381 | 1.071 | |
| 3 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 359 | 371 | 0.968 | Knockout round |
| 4 | Petro Gazz Angels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 390 | 406 | 0.961 | |
| 5 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 439 | 481 | 0.913 |
Source: PVL.ph
Match log
| 2025 PVL on Tour preliminary round match log Total: 3–2 (9 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 3–2 (9 points)
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Knockout round
Match log
| 2025 PVL on Tour knockout round match log Total: 1–0 (3 points) | ||||||||||||
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Knockout round: 1–0 (3 points)
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Final round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| August 7 | ||||||||||
1 PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 12 | ||||||||||
8 Zus Coffee | 0 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 9 | ||||||||||
| Creamline | 2 | |||||||||
4 Creamline | 3 | |||||||||
| August 17 | ||||||||||
5 Farm Fresh | 0 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 7 | ||||||||||
| Chery Tiggo | 2 | |||||||||
2 Cignal | 3 | |||||||||
| August 12 | ||||||||||
7 Akari | 0 | |||||||||
| Cignal | 1 | |||||||||
| August 9 | ||||||||||
| Chery Tiggo | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
3 Nxled | 0 | |||||||||
| August 17 | ||||||||||
6 Chery Tiggo | 3 | |||||||||
| Creamline | 3 | |||||||||
| Cignal | 0 | |||||||||
Match log
| 2025 PVL on Tour final round match log Total: 0–1 (0 points) | ||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1 (0 points)
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Reinforced Conference
Preliminary round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 694 | 618 | 1.123 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | 688 | 596 | 1.154 | |
| 3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2.111 | 669 | 591 | 1.132 | |
| 4 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 1.667 | 729 | 661 | 1.103 | |
| 5 | Petro Gazz Angels | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 718 | 669 | 1.073 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
Match log
| 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round match log Total: 7–1 (21 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4–1 (12 points)
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Second round: 3–0 (9 points)
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Final round
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Farm Fresh | 0 | |||||||||
| November 27 | ||||||||||
| Akari | 3 | |||||||||
| Akari | 2 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| Creamline | 1 | |||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 1 | |||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 3 | |||||||||
| November 27 | ||||||||||
| Capital1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 3 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| PLDT | 0 | 3rd-place match | ||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||
| Cignal | 1 | |||||||||
| Akari | 3 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 2 | |||||||||
Match log
| 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference final round match log Total: 0–1 (0 points) | ||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–1 (0 points)
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All-Filipino Conference
Preliminary round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 2 | Cignal Super Spikers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | 772 | 687 | 1.124 | Qualifying round |
| 3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 700 | 662 | 1.057 | |
| 4 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 1.375 | 850 | 771 | 1.102 | |
| 5 | Nxled Chameleons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 810 | 773 | 1.048 | Play-in tournament semifinals |
| 6 | Akari Chargers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 792 | 838 | 0.945 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
Match log
| 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference preliminary round match log Total: 5–4 (17 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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February: 2–3 (8 points)
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March: 3–1 (9 points)
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Qualifying round
Match log
| 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference qualifying round match log Total: 0–1 (0 points) | ||||||||||||
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Qualifying round: 0–1 (0 points)
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Play-in tournament
Pool A
| Play-in pool A quarterfinal | Play-in pool A semifinal | Play-in pool A final | |||||||||||
| 4 | Farm Fresh | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Nxled | 3 | 5 | Nxled | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Capital1 | 0 | 9 | Galeries Tower | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | Galeries Tower | 3 | |||||||||||
Match log
| 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference play-in tournament match log Total: 1–0 (3 points) | ||||||||||||
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Play-in tournament: 1–0 (3 points)
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Semifinal round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cignal Super Spikers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 248 | 207 | 1.198 | Finals |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 270 | 289 | 0.934 | |
| 3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 276 | 266 | 1.038 | Third place series |
| 4 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 245 | 278 | 0.881 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
Match log
| 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinal round match log Total: 1–2 (3 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals: 1–2 (3 points)
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3rd place series
Match log
| 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference 3rd place series match log Total: 0–2 (2 points) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd place: 0–2 (2 points)
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Transactions
Additions
| Player | Date signed | Previous team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alohi Robins-Hardy | June 8, 2025 | VK Dukla Liberec (Czech Women's Volleyball Extraliga) | [12] |
| Ann Monares | June 11, 2025 | FEU Lady Tamaraws (UAAP) | [13] |
| Des Clemente-de Guzman | June 13, 2025 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | [14] |
| Ria Meneses | July 8, 2025 | Cignal HD Spikers | [15] |
| Frances Molina | July 8, 2025 | Cignal HD Spikers | [15] |
| Royse Tubino | January 2, 2026[a] | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | [16][8] |
| Bia General | January 3, 2026[a] | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | [17][8] |
| Remy Palma | January 5, 2026[a] | Petro Gazz Angels | [18][8] |
| Imee Hernandez | January 6, 2026[a] | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | [19][8] |
| Mylene Paat | January 7, 2026[a] | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | [20][8] |
| Ara Galang | January 8, 2026[a] | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | [21][8] |
Subtractions
| Player | New team | Ref. |
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| Rachel Daquis | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | [22] |
| Janel Delerio | Nxled Chameleons | [23] |
| Caitlin Viray | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | [24] |
Foreign guest player
| Team | Foreign player | Moving from | Ref. |
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| Farm Fresh Foxies |  Helene Rousseaux |
 Papara Göztepe |
[25][26] |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Fresh Foxies |  Benson Bocboc |
Replaced |  Alessandro Lodi |
[27] |
| Farm Fresh Foxies | Alessandro Lodi |
Resigned |  Koji Tsuzurabara |
[28][29] |
Notes
- The player was initially signed to the Strong Group Athletics organization before being assigned to Farm Fresh on January 26, 2026.