RC Cola–Air Force Raiders
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| Full name | RC Cola-Army Troopers | ||
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| Short name | RC Cola | ||
| Nickname | Raiders (2013-2015) Troopers (2016) | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Manager | Maj. Gen. Elmer Pabale | ||
| Captain | Sgt. Cristina Salak (FEU) | ||
| League | Philippine Super Liga | ||
| 2016 PSL Grand Prix | 4th place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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, first 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]
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
[edit | edit source]RC Cola Raiders (2013, Philippine Superliga)
RC Cola-Air Force Raiders (2014-2015, Philippine Superliga)
RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016, Philippine Superliga)
Current roster
[edit | edit source]For the 2016 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup:
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| 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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Honors
[edit | edit source]Team
[edit | edit source]| Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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| 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 | edit source]| Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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| 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 | edit source]- 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 | edit source]| Season | Number | Player | Country |
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| 2013 | 3 | Minghua Zhang | China China |
| 5 | Sontaya Keawbundit |  Thailand
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| 2014 | 2 | Emily Brown | United States United States |
| 17 | Bonita Wise | United States United States | |
| 2015 | 12 | Sara McClinton | United States United States |
| 18 | Lynda Morales | Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico | |
| 2016 | 6 | Kierra Holst | United States United States |
| 4 | Hailie Ripley | United States United States |
Coaches
[edit | edit source]Former players
[edit | edit source]| Number | Player | Season | Transfer to |
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| 2 | Jed Montero | 2014 | |
| 6 | Jill Gustilo | Foton Tornadoes | |
| 8 | Jennifer Manzano | ||
| 15 | Tony Faye Tan | ||
| 17 | Southlyn Ramos |
See also
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