Foton Tornadoes
Short name | Foton | ||
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Founded | 2014 | ||
Manager | Jose Mari Angulo | ||
Captain | Lindsay Stalzer (Bradley) | ||
League | Philippine Super Liga | ||
2016 All-Filipino | Runner-up | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
Uniforms | |||
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The Foton Tornadoes are a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).
History
The team debuted in the Grand Prix Conference of the 2014 PSL season.[1] The team is owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc., the distributors of Foton automobiles in the Philippines.
Aside from volleyball, Foton also sponsored men's basketball teams in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (Foton Toplanders), and the Filsports Basketball Association (Pampanga Foton Toplanders), when they won a championship title in the 2nd conference on December 15, 2015.
International tournaments
As the champion of the 2015 PSL Grand Prix, Foton represented the Philippines in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship held in Biñan, Laguna.[2] The team was reinforced by three selected players from other PSL teams and imports Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher.[3][4] Italian coach and FIVB volleyball instructor Fabio Menta was named as head coach of the squad.[5] The team finished in 7th place overall after the 9-day competition.[6]
Name changes
Foton Tornadoes (2014-present, Philippine Superliga)
Foton Toplanders (2016 Invitational Cup, Philippine Superliga)
Foton Pilipinas (2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship)
Roster
Current roster
For the 2016 PSL Invitational Cup:
Foton Toplanders | ||||||||
No. | Nationality | Last Name | First Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | College | Birth Date |
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1 | Araneta | Angeli Pauline | Middle Hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg | UP | September 19, 1993 | |
4 | Orendain | Patty Jane | Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg | USLS | August 10, 1992 | |
5 | Acevedo | Maria Carmina Denise | Libero | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg | Ateneo | April 28, 1989 | |
7 | Remulla | Ivy Elayne | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | DLSU | November 14, 1979 | |
8 | Macatuno | May Jennifer | Setter | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg | Adamson | May 23, 1991 | |
10 | Ortiz | Maika Angela | Middle Blocker | 5'10" | 74 kg | UST | August 30, 1991 | |
15 | Tabaquero | Ma. Angeli | Open Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | UST | |||
16 | Estampa | Royce | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | USLS | July 7, 1992 | |
Dimaculangan | Rhea Katrina | Setter | 5'7" | 66 kg | UST | March 21, 1991 | ||
Henson | Danna | Outside Hitter | Arellano | |||||
Salamangos | Shirley | Middle Blocker | Arellano | |||||
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Previous roster
For the 2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference:
Foton Tornadoes | ||||||||
No. | Nationality | Last Name | First Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | College | Birth Date |
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1 | Araneta | Angeli Pauline | Middle Hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg | UP | September 19, 1993 | |
2 | Messing | Kathleen Anne | Outside Hitter | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | kg | Pepperdine | October 31, 1992 | |
3 | Santiago | Alyja Daphne | Opposite Hitter | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 68 kg | NU | January 20, 1996 | |
4 | Orendain | Patty Jane | Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg | USLS | August 10, 1992 | |
5 | Acevedo | Maria Carmina Denise | Libero | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg | Ateneo | April 28, 1989 | |
6 | Stalzer | Lindsay | Hitter | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg | Bradley | July 25, 1984 | |
7 | Remulla | Ivy Elayne | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | DLSU | November 14, 1979 | |
8 | Macatuno | May Jennifer | Bench Heater | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg | Adamson | May 23, 1991 | |
9 | Perez | Ivy | Setter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 59 kg | NU | February 13, 1995 | |
10 | Tiangco-Williams | Mel | Outside Hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 72 kg | GSU | August 28, 1988 | |
11 | General | Fatima | Libero | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 55 kg | NU | August 27, 1995 | |
16 | Quijano-Estampa | Royce | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | USLS | July 7, 1992 | |
17 | Ceballos | Fiola | Outside Hitter | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 56 kg | CPU | June 21, 1994 | |
18 | Delos Reyes | Jeannie | Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg | CPU | April 10, 1994 | |
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For the 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup:
Foton Hurricanes (Foton - Team A) | ||||||||
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No. | Last Name | First Name | Ht. | Wt. | College | |||
1 | Tan | Bea | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 55 kg | Ateneo | |||
2 | Soriano | Ma. Paulina | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg | Adamson |
Foton Tornadoes (Foton - Team B) | ||||||||
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No. | Last Name | First Name | Ht. | Wt. | College | |||
1 | Ceballos | Fiola | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 56 kg | CPU | |||
2 | Orendain | Patty Jane | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg | USLS |
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For the 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference:
Foton Tornadoes | ||||||||
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No. | Nationality | Last Name | First Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | College | Birth Date |
1 | Araneta | Angeli Pauline | Middle Hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg | UP | September 19, 1993 | |
3 | Mendez | Kimberly | Setter | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 56 kg | USLS | June 23, 1991 | |
4 | Orendain | Patty Jane | Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 58 kg | USLS | August 10, 1992 | |
5 | Acevedo | Maria Carmina Denise | Libero | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg | Ateneo | April 28, 1989 | |
6 | Gervacio | Angeline Marie | Opposite Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 64 kg | Ateneo | December 30, 1991 | |
7 | Remulla | Ivy | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | DLSU | November 14, 1979 | |
8 | Macatuno | May Jennifer | Setter | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 52 kg | Adamson | May 23, 1991 | |
9 | Factor | Dona Mae | Outside/Middle Hitter | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 54 kg | EAC | February 12, 1990 | |
10 | Tiamzon | Nicole | Outside Hitter | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 51 kg | UP | November 3, 1995 | |
12 | Lastimosa | Pamela | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg | UST | September 23, 1993 | |
14 | Velasquez | Cindy | Middle Hitter | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg | DLS-CSB | July 16, 1985 | |
15 | Pantaleon | Bangladesh | Libero | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 60 kg | Letran | October 9, 1987 | |
16 | Estampa | Royce | Middle Hitter | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg | USLS | July 7, 1992 | |
17 | Tan | Maria Beatrice | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 55 kg | Ateneo | April 13, 1993 | ||
18 | Delos Reyes | Jeannie | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | kg | CPU | April 10, 1994 | ||
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Honors
Team
Philippine Superliga:
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2014 | Grand Prix | 5th place | [7] |
2015 | All-Filipino | 4th Place | |
Beach Challenge Cup | Team A: 4th place | ||
Team B: Runner-up | |||
Grand Prix | Champion | [8] | |
2016 | Invitational | 5th place | |
Beach Challenge Cup | Runner-up | ||
All-Filipino | Runner-up | ||
Grand Prix |
International:
Season | Tournament | Title | Source |
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2016 | 2016 Sealect Tuna Women's Volleyball Championship | 6th place | [9][10] |
AVC Club Volleyball Championship | 7th place |
Individual
Season | Conference | Award | Name |
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2015 | All-Filipino | 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Patty Jane Orendain |
Grand Prix | 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Alyja Daphne Santiago | |
1st Best Setter | Ivy Jizel Perez | ||
Most Valuable Player | Lindsay Stalzer | ||
2016 | All-Filipino | 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Alyja Daphne Santiago |
Team captains
Season | Number | Player |
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2014 | 6 | Jill Gustilo |
2015 | 7 | Ivy Remulla |
2016 | 8 | Angeli Araneta |
3 | Alyja Daphne Santiago | |
15 | Lindsay Stalzer | |
Coaches
- Ma. Vilet Ponce-de Leon (2014-2016)
- Fabio Menta (2016 Asian Women's Club Championship)
- Moro Branislav[11] (2016-present)
References
- ↑ "Three new teams vie for honors in import-laced Superliga Grand Prix". website. http://spin.ph. Spin.ph. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "Tornadoes set goals high in 2016". Business Mirror. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ http://tiebreakertimes.com/tbt/psl-owners-in-full-support-of-foton-pilipinas-avc-campaign/56106
- ↑ http://www.spin.ph/volleyball/news/lindsay-stalzer-ariel-usher-foton-import-avc-asian-womens-club
- ↑ "Forza Foton! International coach Fabio Menta joins Team Foton Pilipinas". The Philippine Star. August 24, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (September 11, 2016). "Foton Pilipinas ends Asian stint with three-set win over Taipei in battle for seventh place". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ JP, Abcede (December 1, 2014). "Foton Cops Fifth After Out Playing Mane 'n Tail". website. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Stalzer, Messing lead from front as Foton beats Petron for maiden Super Liga title". by Mei-Lin Lozada (spin.ph) December 5, 2015, 03:16 pm
- ↑ http://sports.inquirer.net/220964/coach-positive-after-fotons-6th-place-finish-in-thailand
- ↑ http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/08/29/1618344/foton-sixth-tough-thai-volley-tourney
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (26 September 2016). "Serbian replaces Fabio Menta as Foton PH coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 26 September 2016.