RETURN COACH again The reigning queen of the UAAP National University still seems to be the favorite but all the other teams swear a big challenge in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 3 starting Friday (Sept. 27) at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The Lady Bulldogs, led by MVP and Alas Pilipinas ace Bella Belen, are poised to complete the hat-trick in the 18-team field that includes the return of De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines after they skipped last season.
All eight schools from the UAAP and 10 from the NCAA are represented in the preseason tournament, under the format of all games to get equal opportunities for all players, and serve as an advertisement for the resumption of their first league at the beginning of the next season. a year.
UAAP bet Far Eastern University and the NCAA San Sebastian College-Recoletos curtain raiser at 3:30 pm on Friday followed by the Lyceum University of the Philippines-University of the East duel at 6 pm as the official opening ceremony begins on Saturday.
FEU and SSC-R join NCAA champion College of St. Benilde and Adamson University in Pool D as Lyceum and UE complete Pool B with University of Santo Tomas, Mapua University and University of Perpetual Help System-Dalta.
Headlining Pool A is NU with Arellano University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Ateneo de Manila University and San Beda University while La Salle leads Pool C with Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Jose Rizal University and UP.
But there is more than just the games for the third season of the SSL, which will give each school an incentive with the bulk of the SSL pool that raised more than P11 million last season.
Then there is the consistent drive to promote the growth of women’s volleyball as the SSL also hosts the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) for high school and the National Invitationals for the national circuit.
“The main purpose of SSL is to produce champions. We learn from each season and may we continue to grow,” said chairman and CEO Dr. Philip Ella Juico of SSL organizing Athletic Events and Sports Management, Inc., (ACES), joined by president and COO Dr. Ian Laurel during the season premiere. Wednesday at Shakey’s Malate.
“It’s always been a joy at Shakey’s. We feel blessed, lucky and privileged to help the Philippine women’s volleyball scene. We hope to continue this strong partnership and commitment,” said Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc., president and CEO Vic Gregorio.
From the 18 teams, only the top two in each pool will advance to the quarterfinals with the top-ranked team holding the edge of the doubles. The semifinals and finals will be under broadcast format as the games are accessible live and on-demand via Puso Pilipinas, SMART Livestream, Solar Sports Channel 70 on Sky Cable and Channel 59 on Cable Link. – John Bryan Ulanday
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