BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
Women's volleyball team in the Philippines
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The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders were a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League).
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| Full name | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders | ||
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| Short name | BaliPure | ||
| Nickname | Water Defenders | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Dissolved | 2022 | ||
| League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
| Championships | Premier Volleyball League: 1 (2017 Open) | ||
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History
The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders joined the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) when it was still known as the Shakey's V-League (SVL). Its first tournament was the 2016 Open Conference.[1][2]
The SVL became the PVL for the 2017 season. Balipure finished as runners-up to the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors in the 2017 Reinforced Conference before winning the 2017 Open Conference at Pocari's expense.[3]
In the 2021 season, the PVL became a professional league. There were concerns that BaliPure cannot professionalize since their roster consisted of college players putting their status within the PVL in question.[4]
They were still able to take part at the 2021 and 2022 Open Conferences.[5][6] The team is now defunct.[7]
Honors
Team:
| Season | Conference | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Open | 3rd Place |
| Reinforced | 3rd Place | |
| 2017 | Reinforced | Runner-up |
| Open | Champions | |
| 2018 | Reinforced | 6th place |
| Open | did not compete | |
| 2019 | Reinforced | 6th place |
| Open | 8th place | |
| 2021 | Open | 8th place |
| 2022 | Open | 9th place |
| Invitational | did not compete |
Individual:
| Season | Conference | Award | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) |  Grethcel Soltones |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | ||
| Reinforced | Best Libero | Dennise Michelle Lazaro | |
| 2017 | Reinforced | Best Setter | Jasmine Nabor |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Grethcel Soltones | ||
| 1st Best Middle Blocker |  Risa Sato | ||
| Best Import (Conference) |  Jennifer Brooke Keddy | ||
| Open | Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Grethcel Soltones | |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | |||
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Risa Sato | ||
Imports
| Season | Number | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | Kaylee Manns | United States |
| 7 | Kate Morrell | ||
| 2017 | 7 | Jaroensri Bualee |  Thailand |
| 8 | Jennifer Brooke Keddy | United States | |
| 2018 | 7 | Alexis Mathews | |
| 10 | Janisa Johnson | ||
| 2019 | 5 | Alexandra Vajdovä |  Slovakia |
| 11 | Danijela Dzakovic |  Montenegro |
Team captains
Alyssa Valdez (2016)
Kaylee Manns (2016)- Grethcel Soltones (2017)
- Jasmine Nabor (2017)
- Joyme Cagande (2018)
- Grazielle Bombita (2019)
- Alina Bicar (2021–2022)
Head coaches
- Charo Soriano (2016, playing head coach)[1]
Tai Bundit (2016)- Roger Gorayeb (2017)[8]
- Raymund Castillo (2018)
- Rommel Abella (2019–2022)
Notable players
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Local players |
Foreign players
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