HERE comes the brigade.
Alas Pilipinas has sent in the cavalry in Tots Carlos and Jema Galanza of Creamline and Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon of National University (NU) it gears up for the FIVB Challenger Cup set July 4 to 7 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
National team coach Jorge Souza de Brito, who recently got an extension up to December next year, made the announcement yesterday.
The four should add more firepower to an already loaded Alas Pilipinas side, which claimed a historic bronze medal in the AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum a few weeks ago.
They were actually part of the pool but Ms. Carlos and Ms. Galanza had to beg off from joining the team in the AVC Challenge Cup due to a pre-booked Spain trip.
Also being reportedly eyed by Mr. De Brito for potential inclusion are Choco Mucho setter Mars Alba and middle blocker Maddie Madayag, Akari’s newly acquired spiker from Nxled Ivy Lacsina, Farm Fresh’s Jolina dela Cruz, Far Eastern University’s Tin Ubaldo and College of St. Benilde’s Gayle Pascual. — Joey Villar
