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Camille Victoria. UAAP PHOTOS
MANILA, Philippines – Former University of Santo Tomas spiker Camille Victoria will make her Premier Volleyball League debut with Akari in the 2023 Open Conference, which starts in February.
The Chargers on Thursday welcomed Victoria, who opted to forego her remaining year with the Golden Tigresses.
Victoria will add to Akari’s roster during her breakout season in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament last May.
He is the second attack option of UST, emerging as the 19th best scorer last season with a total of 112 points built on 85 spikes, 21 blocks, and six aces in 14-game elimination. He is the No.10 best blocker with 0.39 blocks per set.
Project Victoria: ACTIVATED.
The frenzy continues as we officially welcome former UST Tigress Camille Victoria to the Akari family! We are excited to witness what the coaching staff has in store for you, Cams! COME ON!!! #AkariRising ⚡️💖✨ pic.twitter.com/DYVLenNel6
— Akari Chargers (@AkariChargers) January 12, 2023
Victoria, who were also the runners-up of the Tigresses in the last Season 81 of 2019, helped Eya Laure, the Top Scorer of Season 84 to finish the eliminations with a 9-5 record only to lose to the fourth seeded Ateneo Blue Eagles on the ladder. semifinals.
The former Tigress will play under Philippine women’s volleyball team coach Jorge Souza de Brito and joins new recruits Bang Pineda and Eli Soyud, as well as Trisha Genesis, Erika Raagas, Lycha Ebon, and Dani Ravena, who used to be in her college. competition.
Akari finished eighth in the first PVL tournament in the Reinforced Conference, winning three of eight matches, including Dominican import Pris Rivera’s record 44 points against Choco Mucho in five sets and four sets that stunned F2 Logistics’ semifinal bid. .
Meanwhile, UST lost two senior spikers as Ysa Jimenez also kissed his UAAP career goodbye and signed with PLDT.
But Tigresses coach KungFu Reyes has many promising newcomers Xyza Gula, Regina Jurado, Pierre Abellana, and setter Karylle Caasi to help Laure in her final year in UAAP Season 85 in February.
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