2024–25 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles season

The 2024–25 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles season is the second season of the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

The Thunderbelles began their off-season acquisitions with the signing of volleyball veteran Jovelyn Gonzaga from the Cignal HD Spikers before doing a sister team transfer with the Farm Fresh Foxies, which saw three of its players move to Zus Coffee.

In the All-Filipino Conference, despite a 2–1 start throughout November, the team wasn't able to continue the momentum, finishing the preliminary round with a 4–7 record with 14 points, ending up at ninth place. After a loss to the PLDT High Speed Hitters in the qualifying round, the team was placed in Pool A of the play-in tournament. They first beat Cignal in five sets, and with a four-set victory over the Capital1 Solar Strikers, the team advanced to the final round.[1] In the best-of-three quarterfinals against the Petro Gazz Angels, the Thunderbelles were able to sweep the first match, but were swept in the last two matches, ending their run in a reverse sweep.[2]

Ahead of the preseason PVL on Tour, Zus Coffee brought in Alyssa Eroa from the Galeries Tower Highrisers and Maika Ortiz from the Choco Mucho Flying Titans to their roster. In the prelims, Zus Coffee finish with a 3–2 record, but with all of their wins being in five sets, they only accrued seven points, finishing fourth. In the knockout round, the team beat Choco Mucho in a five-set match which led them to the final round, where they were swept by PLDT in the quarterfinals.[3]

Despite not making the semifinals, Zus Coffee was invited to take part in the Invitational Conference following guest team Kurashiki Ablaze's inability to take part.[4] The team lost all five matches in the prelims without earning any points.[5]

For the Reinforced Conference, the team will bring in American player Anna DeBeer to be their foreign guest player for the conference.[6][7] The team had their best finish in the prelims after placing second with a 7–1 record, racking up 20 points along the way. They then swept Capital1 in the quarterfinals to clinch their first-ever semifinals berth.[8][9]

Roster

Zus Coffee Thunderbelles roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
1 Mycah Go Outside Hitter (2002-04-15) April 15, 2002 St. Benilde
2 Caroline Santos Middle Blocker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) De La Salle
3 Thea Gagate Middle Blocker 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 De La Salle
4 Kate Santiago Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2002-01-26) January 26, 2002 Adamson
5 Glaudine Troncoso Outside Hitter 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (1997-10-13) October 13, 1997 Central Philippine
6 Julia Angeles Libero 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 Letran
7 Jade Gentapa Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 St. Benilde
8 Jovelyn Gonzaga Opposite Hitter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1991-10-31) October 31, 1991 Central Philippine
9 Gayle Pascual Opposite Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 St. Benilde
10 Chinnie Pia Arroyo Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2001-05-19) May 19, 2001 National-U
11 Wielyn Estoque Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2001-04-08) April 8, 2001 St. Benilde
12 Renee Mabilangan Setter 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) (2000-12-29) December 29, 2000 National-U
13 Sharya Ancheta Middle Blocker 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 Adamson
14 Dolly Versoza Outside Hitter 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 José Rizal
15 Alexis Ciarra Miner Middle Blocker (2003-01-21) January 21, 2003 Ateneo
16 Alyssa Eroa Libero 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 San Sebastian
17 Fiola Ceballos Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1994-06-21) June 21, 1994 Central Philippine
18 Anna DeBeer Outside Hitter 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (2001-09-25) September 25, 2001 Louisville
19 Riza Nogales Middle Blocker (2002-12-03) December 3, 2002 UE
21 Cloanne Mondoñedo (C) Setter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2000-11-16) November 16, 2000 St. Benilde
24 Maika Ortiz Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1991-08-30) August 30, 1991 UST
Updated as of: September 19, 2025 | Source: PVL.ph


National team players

Players who are part of the Philippines women's national team are excluded from playing with the team due to various commitments. This affected the team's roster for both the PVL on Tour and Invitational Conference.

All-Filipino Conference

Main article: 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
7 Akari Chargers 11 5 6 15 16 22 0.727 844 868 0.972 Qualifying round
8 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 11 5 6 14 20 24 0.833 957 966 0.991
9 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 11 4 7 14 20 23 0.870 958 962 0.996
10 Galeries Tower Highrisers 11 1 10 5 10 30 0.333 835 949 0.880
11 Capital1 Solar Spikers 11 1 10 5 8 31 0.258 754 926 0.814
Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference preliminary round match log
Total: 4–7 (14 points)
November: 2–1 (6 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
1 November 14, 2024 Akari 1–3 83–94 Filoil EcoOil Centre
825		 0–1 0 P2
2 November 19, 2024 Nxled 3–1 94–85 Ynares Center
338		 1–1 3 P2
3 November 28, 2024 Galeries Tower 3–0 75–57 PhilSports Arena
659		 2–1 6 P2
December: 0–2 (1 point)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
4 December 5, 2024 Farm Fresh 1–3 89–89 Smart Araneta Coliseum
405		 2–2 6 P2
5 December 12, 2024 Creamline 2–3 114–111 PhilSports Arena
2,299		 2–3 7 P2
January: 2–1 (7 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
6 January 18, 2025 Choco Mucho 2–3 103–105 PhilSports Arena
2,875		 2–4 8 P2
7 January 25, 2025 Capital1 3–0 81–59 PhilSports Arena
850		 3–4 11 P2
8 January 30, 2025 Chery Tiggo 3–1 98–89 PhilSports Arena
277		 4–4 14 P2
February: 0–3 (0 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
9 February 4, 2025 Petro Gazz 1–3 92–102 PhilSports Arena
715		 4–5 14 P2
10 February 13, 2025 Cignal 1–3 76–96 Ninoy Aquino Stadium
1,385		 4–6 14 P2
11 February 22, 2025 PLDT 0–3 51–75 City of Passi Arena
2,278		 4–7 14 P2

Qualifying round

Match log

2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference qualifying round match log
Total: 0–1 (0 points)
Qualifying round: 0–1 (0 points)
Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Report
March 4, 2025 PLDT 1–3 89–96 PhilSports Arena
789 		P2

Play-in tournament

Pool A standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 2 2 0 5 6 3 2.000 200 186 1.075 Final round
2 Cignal HD Spikers 2 1 1 4 5 4 1.250 202 185 1.092
3 Capital1 Solar Spikers 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 159 190 0.837
Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference play-in tournament match log
Total: 2–0 (5 points)
Play-in tournament: 2–0 (5 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
1 March 11, 2025 Cignal 3–2 107–105 PhilSports Arena
677		 1–0 2 P2
2 March 13, 2025 Capital1 3–1 93–81 PhilSports Arena
480		 2–0 5 P2

Final round

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1Creamline2
8Chery Tiggo0
2Petro Gazz2
Creamline6Championship
7Zus Coffee1
Petro Gazz9Creamline1
Choco Mucho1Petro Gazz2
3Galeries Tower0
Akari2
6Akari2
Third-place
4PLDT0Choco Mucho1
5Choco Mucho2Akari2

Match log

2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference final round match log
Total: 7–2 (21 points)
Quarterfinals: 2–1 (6 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Series Report
1 March 18, 2025 Petro Gazz 3–0 77–69 PhilSports Arena
2,611		 1–0 P2
2 March 22, 2025 Petro Gazz 0–3 58–78 Ynares Center Antipolo
3,224		 1–1 P2
3 March 25, 2025 Petro Gazz 0–3 63–75 PhilSports Arena
608		 1–2 P2

Draft

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League draft
Round Pick Player Pos. School
1 5 Alexis Miner MB Ateneo
2 17 Mycah Go OH Benilde
3 25 Riza Nogales MB UE
4 28 Angela Jackson OH UST

PVL on Tour

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League on Tour

Preliminary round

Pool B standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
2 Creamline Cool Smashers 5 3 2 10 11 8 1.375 441 394 1.119 Final round
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 5 3 2 9 12 10 1.200 488 451 1.082 Knockout round
4 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 5 3 2 7 12 12 1.000 512 503 1.018
5 Akari Chargers 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 420 460 0.913
6 Capital1 Solar Spikers 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 353 432 0.817
Source: PVL.ph

Match log

2025 PVL on Tour preliminary round match log
Total: 3–2 (7 points)
July: 3–2 (7 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
1 July 5, 2025 Akari 2–3 110–102 Ynares Center Montalban
1,393		 0–1 1 P2
2 July 6, 2025 Capital1 3–2 109–103 Ynares Center Montalban
1,203		 1–1 3 P2
3 July 19, 2025 Creamline 3–2 111–105 City of Passi Arena
2,174		 2–1 5 P2
4 July 20, 2025 Cignal 1–3 80–96 City of Passi Arena
2,405		 2–2 5 P2
5 July 29, 2025 Chery Tiggo 3–2 102–97 Candon City Arena
2,929		 3–2 7 P2

Knockout round

Match log

2025 PVL on Tour knockout round match log
Total: 1–0 (2 points)
Knockout round: 1–0 (2 points)
Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Report
August 5, 2025 Choco Mucho 3–2 107–93 PhilSports Arena
1,243 		P2

Final round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
          
 
August 7
 
 
1
PLDT		3
 
August 12
 
8
Zus Coffee		0
 
PLDT3
 
August 9
 
Creamline2
 
4
Creamline		3
 
August 17
 
5
Farm Fresh		0
 
PLDT3
 
August 7
 
Chery Tiggo2
 
2
Cignal		3
 
August 12
 
7
Akari		0
 
Cignal1
 
August 9
 
Chery Tiggo3 3rd place match
 
3
Nxled		0
 
August 17
 
6
Chery Tiggo		3
 
Creamline3
 
 
Cignal0
 

Match log

2025 PVL on Tour final round match log
Total: 0–1 (0 points)
Quarterfinals: 0–1 (0 points)
Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Report
August 7, 2025 Zus Coffee 0–3 61–75 PhilSports Arena
1,135 		P2

Invitational Conference

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
2 Kobe Shinwa University 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 442 402 1.100 Championship match
3 Chery Tiggo Crossovers 5 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 430 425 1.012 3rd place match
4 Creamline Cool Smashers 5 2 3 7 11 11 1.000 482 460 1.048
5 Cignal HD Spikers 5 1 4 4 7 13 0.538 398 433 0.919
6 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 303 423 0.716
Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2025 PVL Invitational Conference preliminary round match log
Total: 0–5 (0 points)
August: 0–5 (0 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
1 August 23, 2025 Kobe Shinwa 0–3 56–77 PhilSports Arena
850		 0–1 0 P2
2 August 25, 2025 Cignal 1–3 81–97 PhilSports Arena
485		 0–2 0 P2
3 August 26, 2025 Chery Tiggo 0–3 57–75 PhilSports Arena
968		 0–3 0 P2
4 August 28, 2025 PLDT 1–3 74–99 PhilSports Arena
352		 0–4 0 P2
5 August 29, 2025 Creamline 0–3 54–75 Smart Araneta Coliseum
810		 0–5 0 P2

Reinforced Conference

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Farm Fresh Foxies 8 7 1 21 22 7 3.143 694 618 1.123 Quarterfinals
2 Zus Coffee Thunderbelles 8 7 1 20 21 8 2.625 688 596 1.154
3 PLDT High Speed Hitters 8 6 2 18 19 9 2.111 669 591 1.132
4 Creamline Cool Smashers 8 5 3 17 20 12 1.667 729 661 1.103
5 Petro Gazz Angels 8 5 3 14 17 14 1.214 718 669 1.073
Source: Premier Volleyball League

Match log

2025 PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round match log
Total: 7–1 (20 points)
First round: 5–0 (14 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
1[a] October 7, 2025 Akari 3–2 107–105 Ynares Center Montalban
1,533		 — — P2
2 October 11, 2025 Chery Tiggo 3–1 95–83 City of Dasmariñas Arena
3,266		 1–0 3 P2
3 October 14, 2025 Galeries Tower 3–0 75–54 Smart Araneta Coliseum
1,510		 2–0 6 P2
4 October 23, 2025 Creamline 3–1 100–86 Filoil Centre
1,850		 3–0 9 P2
5 October 28, 2025 Petro Gazz 3–0 75–63 Filoil Centre
1,200		 4–0 12 P2
6 November 4, 2025 Akari 3–2 110–92 SM Mall of Asia Arena
1,178		 5–0 14 P2
Second round: 2–1 (6 points)
Match Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Record Pts Report
7 November 8, 2025 Choco Mucho 3–1 99–87 Candon City Arena
2,561		 6–0 17 P2
8 November 13, 2025 Cignal 0–3 59–76 Smart Araneta Coliseum
1,551		 6–1 17 P2
9 November 18, 2025 Nxled 3–0 75–55 Ynares Center Montalban
736		 7–1 20

Final round

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
          
 
 November 24
 
 
 Farm Fresh 0
 
 November 27
 
 Akari 3
 
 Akari 2
 
 November 24
 
 Petro Gazz 3
 
 Creamline 1
 
 November 30
 
 Petro Gazz 3
 
 Petro Gazz 3
 
 November 24
 
 Zus Coffee 1
 
 Zus Coffee 3
 
 November 27
 
 Capital1 0
 
 Zus Coffee 3
 
 November 24
 
 PLDT 0 3rd-place match
 
 PLDT 3
 
 November 30
 
 Cignal 1
 
 Akari 3
 
 
 PLDT 2
 

Match log

2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference final round match log
Total: 1–0 (3 points)
Quarterfinals: 1–0 (3 points)
Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Report
November 24, 2025 Capital1 3–0 75–52 Smart Araneta Coliseum
Semifinals: 0–0 (0 points)
Date Opponent Sets Total Location
Attendance		 Report
November 27, 2025 PLDT – – Smart Araneta Coliseum

Transactions

Additions

Player Date signed Previous team Ref.
Jovelyn Gonzaga October 15, 2024 Cignal HD Spikers [10]
Chinnie Pia Arroyo October 20, 2024 Farm Fresh Foxies [11]
Joan Narit October 20, 2024 Farm Fresh Foxies [11]
Joan Narit October 20, 2024 Farm Fresh Foxies [11]
Kate Santiago November 2, 2024 Cignal HD Spikers [12]
Alyssa Eroa May 26, 2025 Galeries Tower Highrisers [13]
Fiola Ceballos May 27, 2025 PLDT High Speed Hitters [14]
Renee Mabilangan May 28, 2025 Galeries Tower Highrisers [15]
Maika Ortiz May 29, 2025 Choco Mucho Flying Titans [16]

Subtractions

Player New team Ref.
Jayces delos Reyes Nxled Chameleons [17]
Ypril Tapia Capital1 Solar Spikers [18]
Nikka Yandoc Capital1 Solar Spikers [18]

Notes

  1. ^ The result of Zus Coffee's game against Akari in the PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round was nullified as the game will be replayed with foreign guest players on November 4.

References

  1. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (March 15, 2025). "ZUS Coffee secures last PVL All-Filipino quarterfinal spot after shutting out Capital1". One Sports. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Navarro, June (March 25, 2025). "PVL: Petro Gazz ousts ZUS Coffee to complete semifinals cast". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (August 7, 2025). "PLDT asserts dominance against ZUS Coffee to seal PVL on Tour semis slot". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Payo, Jasmine (August 21, 2025). "Champion Japanese club withdraws from PVL Invitational; ZUS steps in". RAPPLER. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (August 29, 2025). "PVL Invitational: Creamline ends skid behind Jema Galanza". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "ZUS Coffee taps US NCAA standout Anna DeBeer for PVL Reinforced push". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Dannug, Jonash (September 19, 2025). "ZUS Coffee lands American spiker DeBeer in bid to erase Reinforced Conference struggles". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  8. ^ Demigillo, Kiko. "ZUS Coffee heads to first-ever PVL semifinals after sweeping Capital1" (2025-11-24). One Sports. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  9. ^ Garcia, John Mark (November 24, 2025). "ZUS makes PVL semis for the first time by sweeping Capital1". SPIN.ph. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  10. ^ Garcia, John Mark (October 15, 2024). "Jovelyn Gonzaga signs with Zus Coffee in PVL". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Garcia, John Mark (October 20, 2024). "Farm Fresh trio moved to ZUS in another PVL sister-team transfer?". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Demegillo, Kiko (November 2, 2024). "PVL: ZUS Coffee snaps up spiker Chai Troncoso after time with Cignal". One Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Demigillo, Kiko. "Alyssa Eroa to ZUS Coffee as Thunderbelles boost defense with former PVL Best Libero". Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  14. ^ Demigillo, Kiko. "PVL: Fiola Ceballos takes on new challenge with ZUS Coffee after PLDT stint". Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  15. ^ "PVL: Zus Coffee acquires services of Fiola Ceballos, Renee Mabilangan". Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  16. ^ Demigillo, Kiko. "Maika Ortiz becomes last ZUS Coffee signing as Thunderbelles continue PVL offseason revamp". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  17. ^ Garcia, John Mark (November 11, 2024). "Nxled brings in Perez, delos Reyes on eve of PVL season-opener". Spin.ph. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Demigillo, Kiko. "Jerrili Malabanan headlines Capital1's five new signings ahead of PVL on Tour". Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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