The RC Cola–Air Force Raiders were a women's volleyball team owned by ARC Refreshments Corporation. The team competed in the Philippine Super Liga from 2013 to 2016, debuting as the RC Cola Raiders before it partnered with the women's volleyball team of the Philippine Air Force to become the Air Force Raiders.[1]
| Full name | RC Cola-Army Troopers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | RC Cola | ||
| Nickname | Raiders (2013-2015) Troopers (2016) | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Manager | Elmer Pabale | ||
| Captain | Cristina Salak (FEU) | ||
| League | Philippine Super Liga | ||
| 2016 PSL Grand Prix | 4th place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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While the team known as the Raiders competed until 2015, in 2016, the Philippine Army Lady Troopers partnered with ARC to form the RC Cola–Army Troopers.[2]
Both teams were named after RC Cola, which ARC is the licensee of in the Philippines.[3]
Name changes
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RC Cola Raiders (2013, Philippine Superliga)
RC Cola-Air Force Raiders (2014-2015, Philippine Superliga)
RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016, Philippine Superliga)
Current roster
editFor the 2016 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup:
| RC Cola-Army Troopers | |||||||
| No. | Last Name | First Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | College | Birth Date |
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| 1 | Sabas | Genie | Middle Blocker | 5'7" | 68 kg | USJ-R | |
| 3 | Bunag | Joanne | Open/Middle Hitter | __ kg | FEU | ||
| 5 | Cpl. Balse-Pabayo | Mary Jean | Middle Blocker | 5'11" | 74 kg | UST | |
| 7 | Sgt. Salak (c) | Cristina | Setter | 5'11" | 68 kg | FEU | |
| 8 | Cpl. Gonzaga | Jovelyn | Opposite Spiker | 5'8" | 61 kg | CPU | |
| 9 | Carolino | Michelle | Open Spiker | 5'7" | 62 kg | Letran | |
| 10 | Nunag | Angela | Open Spiker/DS | 5'1" | 56 kg | RTU | |
| 12 | Pvt. Tubino | Honey Royse | Open Spiker | 5'9" | 72 kg | UPHSD | |
| 13 | Daquis | Rachel Anne | Outside Hitter | 5'10" | 56 kg | FEU | 13 December 1987 |
| 14 | PFC Bautista | Nerissa | Open Spiker | 5'10" | 76 kg | San Agustin | |
| 15 | PFC Agno | Christine | Libero | 5'3" | 56 kg | FEU | |
| 16 | Gonzales | Sarah Jane | Setter | 5'4" | 65 kg | UST | |
| 18 | delos Reyes | Jeannie | Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg | CPU | 10 April 1994 |
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Coaching staff
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Team staff
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Medical Staff
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Honors
editTeam
edit| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grand Prix | 6th place | |
| 2014 | All-Filipino | Runner-up | [4] |
| Grand Prix | 3rd place | [5] | |
| 2015 | All-Filipino | (did not compete) | |
| Beach Challenge Cup | |||
| Grand Prix | 6th Place | ||
| 2016 | Invitational | Champion | |
| Beach Challenge Cup | Team A: Champion | ||
| Team B: 7th place | |||
| All-Filipino | 3rd Place | ||
| Grand Prix | 4th Place |
Individual
edit| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | All-Filipino | Best Outside Spiker | Joy Cases | |
| Best Setter | Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan | |||
| 2016 | Invitational | MVP | Jovelyn Gonzaga | |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Honey Royse Tubino | |||
| All-Filipino | Best Opposite Spiker | Jovelyn Gonzaga |
Team captains
edit- Ivy Remulla (2013)
- Wendy Anne Semana (2014 All-Filipino)
- Judy Ann Caballejo (2015 Grand Prix)
- Jovelyn Gonzaga (2016 All-Filipino)
- Cristina Salak (2016 Grand Prix)
Imports
edit| Season | Number | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | Minghua Zhang |  China |
| 5 | Sontaya Keawbundit |  Thailand | |
| 2014 | 2 | Emily Brown |  United States |
| 17 | Bonita Wise | United States | |
| 2015 | 12 | Sara McClinton | United States |
| 18 | Lynda Morales |  Puerto Rico | |
| 2016 | 6 | Kierra Holst | United States |
| 4 | Hailie Ripley | United States |
Coaches
editFormer players
edit| Number | Player | Season | Transfer to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jed Montero | 2014 | |
| 6 | Jill Gustilo | Foton Tornadoes | |
| 8 | Jennifer Manzano | ||
| 15 | Tony Faye Tan | ||
| 17 | Southlyn Ramos | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Ansis, JC. "JED MONTERO: "MAS MALAKAS ANG RC COLA NGAYON"". Solar Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Army Lady Troopers set for comeback in Superliga Invitational Cup after a long absence".
- ↑ "RC Cola Raiders display unity". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Abcede, JP (27 July 2014). "Generika-Army floors RC Cola-Air Force, scores three-peat". website. philippinesuperliga.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Abcede, JP (1 December 2014). "RC Cola-PAF Finish at Third Place". website. philippinesuperliga.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.