Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors
Former Philippine professional women's volleyball team
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The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors were a women's volleyball team in the Philippines owned by Federated Distributors, Inc., the distributors of Pocari Sweat in the country. The team was established in 2014 as a member of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The team originally took on the name Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions before renaming to the Philips Gold Lady Slammers in 2015.
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| Short name | Pocari Sweat | ||
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| Nickname | Lady Warriors | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| League | Philippine Super Liga (2014–2016) Premier Volleyball League (2018–2019) | ||
| Championships | Premier Volleyball League: 1 (2017 Reinforced) Shakey's V-League: 2 (2016, 2016) | ||
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In 2016, the team moved to the Shakey's V-League/Premier Volleyball League and subsequently renamed to their most recent moniker.
History
The Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) in 2014 as the original Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions.[1] The following season, the team changed its name to the Philips Gold Lady Slammers,[2][3] while a new team assumed the Mane 'n Tail name.
On April 4, 2016, the team officially announced it will join the Shakey's V-League[4] and play as the Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors.[5]
On July 18, 2016, the Lady Warriors won the Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference championship, beating the Philippine Air Force Jet Spikers in a best-of-three finals series. This was the team's first title.
On June 15, 2017, the Lady Warriors won the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference Women's Division Champions, beating the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in a best-of-three finals series. This was the team's third and final title.[6]
Name changes
Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions (2014, Philippine Superliga)
Philips Gold Lady Slammers (2015, Philippine Superliga)
Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors (2016–2018, Premier Volleyball League)
Final roster
For the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference:[7]
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| No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | |
| 1 |  Jozza Mae Cabalsa | Outside hitter | |||
| 2 | Mary Ann Balmaceda | Libero | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | April 26, 1993 | |
| 3 | Jeanette Panaga | Middle blocker | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | July 25, 1994 | |
| 4 | Iari Yongco | Opposite hitter | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | September 2, 1990 | |
| 6 | May Ann Pantino | Outside hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | May 18, 1986 | |
| 7 | Wendy Anne Semana | Setter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | February 15, 1986 | |
| 8 | Gena Keeshia Andaya | Setter | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | October 5, 1991 | |
| 9 | Elaine Kasilag | Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 15, 1994 | |
| 11 | Jellie Tempiatura | Libero | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| 12 | Joy Gazelle Cases | Outside hitter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | December 29, 1988 | |
| 13 | Dell Palomata | Middle blocker | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | November 1, 1995 | |
| 16 | Angel Mae Antipuesto | Middle blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | May 2, 1993 | |
| 18 | Myla Pablo (c) | Outside hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | December 9, 1994 | |
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Coaching staff
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Team Staff
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Medical Staff
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Honors
Team
Premier V-League:
| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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| 2016 [nb 1] |
Open | Champion | [9] |
| Reinforced | Champion | [10] | |
| 2017 | Reinforced | Champion | |
| Open | Runner-up | ||
| 2018 | Reinforced | 4th place | |
| Open | 5th place |
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Others:
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Individual
Premier Volleyball League
| Season | Conference | Award | Name |
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| 2016 [nb 1] |
Open | ||
| Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Myla Pablo | ||
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | |||
| Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | ||
| Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
| Reinforced Open | |||
| Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Michele Gumabao | ||
| Best Opposite Spiker | |||
| Best Setter | Iris Janelle Tolenada | ||
| Best Foreign Guest Player |  Breanna Lee Mackie | ||
| 2017 | Reinforced Open | ||
| Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Myla Pablo | ||
| Best Import (Finals) | Michelle Strizak | ||
| Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
| 2nd Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
| Open | |||
| Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Myla Pablo | ||
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | |||
| 1st Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
| Best Libero | Melissa Gohing | ||
| 2018 | Reinforced | ||
| Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Myla Pablo[12] | ||
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | |||
| 1st Best Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | ||
Philippine SuperLiga | |||||||||||||||||
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Philippine SuperLiga:
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Team captains
Kaylee Manns (2014)
Jill Gustilo (2015)- Michele Gumabao (2015 – 2016)
- Gyzelle Sy (2017)
- Myla Pablo (2018)
Imports
Premier Volleyball League/Shakey's V-League
| Season | Number | Player | Country |
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| 2016 | 4 | Andrea Kay Kacsits | United States |
| 6 | Breanna Lee Mackie | ||
| 2017 | 4 | Michelle Strizak | |
| 13 | Krystal Rivers[nb 2] | ||
| 14 | Edina Selimovic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 2018 | 2 | Maddie Palmer | United States |
| 10 | Arielle Love |
Philippine SuperLiga
| Season | Number | Player | Country |
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| 2014 | 2 | Kaylee Manns | United States |
| 16 | Kristy Jaeckel | ||
| 2015 | 1 | Alexis Olgard | |
| 10 | Bojana Todorović |