MANILA – Four Western Visayas-based volleybelles have committed to join Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles women’s volleyball team ahead of UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.
Bacolodnons Jihan Isabelle Chuatico and Alexia Marie Montoro, and Ilonggas Fiona Marie Arroyo and Robielle Silla have all decided to join the squad of head coach Sergio Veloso.
Chuatico and Montoro were former standouts of Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts and were part of the school’s championship runs in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa and 2024 Rebisco Volleyball League (RVL) National Finals.
In the RVL tournament earlier this year, Chuatico was awarded Finals Most Valuable Player and Best Middle Blocker, while Montoro took home the Best Outside Hitter citation.
Chuatico and Montoro will join fellow former Thunderbolt and Bacolodnon Katherine Shaine Cortez, who was recruited to join the Blue Eagles squad prior to UAAP Season 86.
Arroyo and Silla, on the other hand, were former members of the Central Philippine University Golden Lions’ secondary girls volleyball team before they moved to Manila for senior high school.
Arroyo was recruited to play for Far Eastern University-Diliman Lady Baby Tamaraws, while Silla suited up for National University Nazareth School Lady Baby Bulldogs in UAAP juniors.
The Blue Eagles, in their first year under the guidance of Veloso, came off a fifth place finish (5-9 win-loss slate) during the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament earlier this year./PN
