MANILA – Christine Joy Soyud, Alyssa Eroa, and Chie Saet are set to be feted in the first-ever Pilipinas Live PVL Press Corps Awards Night on May 28 at the Novotel in Quezon City.
The trio will be honored with special awards after their remarkable showing in the previous three conferences of the country’s first and only women’s professional volleyball league.
Soyud found a home in the Akari Power Chargers and repaid the club’s trust by rising as one of its go-to spikers on her way to bagging the Most Improved Player recognition.
The 5-foot-10 opposite hitter out of Bago, Negros Occidental was instrumental in the Chargers’ sudden ascent after import Oly Okaro led them to a silver finish in the 2024 Reinforced Conference.
One of Soyud’s most memorable games to date came in the semifinals of the record six-month-long AFC wherein Soyud delivered a career-best 34 points in a five-set win against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.
Soyud edged out Most Improved Player finalists Creamline players Bernadeth Pons and Bea De Leon for the award after a earning a huge margin in team votes.
Meanwhile, Eroa’s story from almost quitting from volleyball to becoming one of the most prominent liberos in the league earned her the Comeback Player of the Year honors.
The 4-foot-11 defensive specialist made her return to the PVL in 2024 through the Galeries Tower Highrisers, three years after her last stint with the PLDT High Speed Hitters during the bubble season in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
Despite a winless Reinforced campaign, Eroa still stood tall by winning the Best Libero plum in that conference. She barely surpassed Jovelyn Gonzaga of ZUS Coffee for the citation.
Lastly, Saet was hailed as Miss Quality Minutes for her substantial contribution during the times that the Petro Gazz Angels needed her.
The 40-year-old setter played a huge role in the Angels’ championship run in the 2024-25 AFC, becoming the main playmaker during the postseason./PN
