Cignal Super Spikers (women)

Cignal Super Spikers
Full nameCignal Super Spikers
Short nameCignal
NicknameSuper Spikers
Founded2013
Head coachShaq Delos Santos
CaptainDawn Macandili-Catindig
LeaguePremier Volleyball League
Philippine Super Liga (2013–2020)
2025 Reinforced7th place
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
Philippine Super Liga: 1
(2017)
PLDT sports teams
Teams under PLDT
Volleyball
(women's)		 Volleyball
(women's,
2013–2018)*		 Volleyball
(men's)*
Teams under Cignal
Volleyball
(women's)		 Volleyball
(men's)
Teams under Smart and TNT
Basketball 3x3
basketball*		 Esports
An asterisk (*) indicates a former or defunct team

The Cignal Super Spikers are a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippines. The club is owned by Cignal TV, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a PLDT company.

History

Philippine Super Liga

The team was established in 2013 as the Cignal HD Spikers, they competed in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) as one of the league's founding teams. They went on to appear in the finals of their first two conferences.[1]

Cignal HD were co-champions of the 2017 PSL Invitational Cup. The team had a total of one title, three runner-up finishes and four bronze-medal finishes in the PSL.[2]

Premier Volleyball League

In 2021, it was one of four PSL teams that made the jump to the professional Premier Volleyball League.[2]

In October 2025, the team changed their name to the Cignal Super Spikers.[3]

Current roster

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference
Cignal Super Spikers women's roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
1 Pearl An Denura Libero 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in) (2000-10-24) October 24, 2000 National-U
2 Roselyn Doria Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1996-09-02) September 2, 1996 National-U
3 Jewel Encarnacion Outside Hitter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2000-12-22) December 22, 2000 Philippines
4 Tin Tiamzon Outside Hitter 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (1997-05-04) May 4, 1997 De La Salle
5 Vanessa Gandler Outside Hitter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2000-12-05) December 5, 2000 Ateneo
6 Ishie Lalongisip Outside Hitter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2001-12-30) December 30, 2001 Adamson
7 Maria Jessa Ordiales Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (2000-12-14) December 14, 2000 De La Salle
8 Erika Mae Santos Opposite Hitter 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 De La Salle
9 Judith Abil Opposite Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997 UE
10 Erin May Pangilinan Middle Blocker 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2001-10-12) October 12, 2001 National-U
11 Jacqueline Acuña Middle Blocker 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 National-U
12 Gyzelle Sy Setter 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1992-08-02) August 2, 1992 Far Eastern
14 Ethan Arce Middle Blocker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (2001-06-06) June 6, 2001 Philippines
15 Heather Anne Guino-o Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 Far Eastern
16 Dawn Macandili-Catindig (C) Libero 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) (1996-06-01) June 1, 1996 De La Salle
17 Katrin Trebichavská Outside Hitter 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (2000-07-26) July 26, 2000 Buffalo
22 Gel Cayuna Setter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 Far Eastern
24 Ria Janelle Beatriz Duremdes Libero 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1998-06-07) June 7, 1998 Far Eastern
Updated as of: November 13, 2025 | Source: PVL.ph


Season-by-season records

Domestic league

List of the last five conferences completed by the Cignal women's volleyball team. For the full-season history, see List of Cignal Super Spikers (women) seasons.

Season Conference Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source
2024 Invitational 2nd (3–1, 8 pts) Lost in championship vs. Creamline, 2–3* Runner-up [4]
2024–25 All-Filipino 3rd (8–3, 25 pts) Did not qualify[A] 9th place [5]
PVL on Tour 1st (4–1, 12 pts) (Pool B) Lost in semifinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 1–3*
Lost in third place match vs. Creamline, 0–3* 		4th place [6]
Invitational 5th (1–4, 4 pts) Did not qualify 5th place [7]
Reinforced 6th (5–3, 13 pts) Lost in quarterfinals vs. PLDT 1–3* 7th place [8]
An asterisk (*) indicates single match
Notes
  1. ^ Cignal lost in the qualifying round vs. Capital1 and placed 3rd in the play-in tournament.

PNVF Champions League

Season Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source
2024 1st (4–0, 11 pts) Lost in championship vs. Petro Gazz, 0–3 Runner-up [9]

PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

Season Preliminary round Playoffs Ranking Source
2015 (Team A) 4th (1–2, 3 pts) (Pool D) Did not qualify 13th place
2015 (Team B) 1st (2–0, 6 pts) (Pool B) Lost in semifinals vs. Giligan's, 1–2
Won in third place match vs. Foton Hurricanes, 2–0 		3rd place
2016[A] 4th (0–3, 0 pts) (Pool D) Did not qualify 13th place
2017 (Team A) 1st (2–0, 6 pts) (Pool A) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Sta. Lucia, 1–2
Won in fifth place match vs. Cignal (B), 2–1 		5th place
2017 (Team B) 2nd (1–1, 3 pts) (Pool C) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Petron Sprint 4T, 0–2
Lost in fifth place match vs. Cignal (A), 1–2 		6th place
2018 (Team A) 2nd (1–1, 3 pts) (Pool B) Lost in quarterfinals vs. F2 Logistics, 1–2
Lost in fifth place match vs. Foton, 1–2 		6th place
2018 (Team B) 2nd (1–1, 3 pts) (Pool C) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Sta. Lucia (A), 0–2
Lost in seventh place match vs. Sta. Lucia (B), 0–2 		8th place
2019 (Team A) 2nd (1–1, 3 pts) (Pool D) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Petron XCS, 0–2
Lost in seventh place match vs. F2 Logistics, 0–2 		8th place
2019 (Team B) 3rd (1–2, 4 pts) (Pool B) Did not qualify 10th place
Notes
  1. ^ The team was known as Cignal Team Awesome for the 2016 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup.

Individual awards

Premier Volleyball League

Season Conference Award Name Source
2022 Open 1st Best Outside Spiker Frances Molina [10]
1st Best Middle Blocker Roselyn Doria
2nd Best Middle Blocker Ria Meneses
Best Setter Angelica Cayuna
Invitational 2nd Best Outside Spiker Frances Molina [11]
Reinforced 2nd Best Middle Blocker Roselyn Doria [12]
2023 Invitational Most Valuable Player (Conference) Frances Molina [13]
Best Setter Angelica Cayuna
2nd All-Filipino 2nd Best Middle Blocker Ria Meneses [14]
Best Setter Angelica Cayuna
2024 Reinforced Best Setter Angelica Cayuna [15]
Best Foreign Guest Player María José Pérez
Invitational 1st Best Middle Blocker Jacqueline Acuña [16]
1st Best Outside Spiker María José Pérez
2024–25 All-Filipino Rookie of the Conference Ishie Lalongisip [17]
PVL on Tour Most Valuable Player (Conference) Erika Santos [18]

Philippine Super Liga

PNVF Champions League

Season Conference Award Name Source
2024 PNVF Champions League for Women Best Setter Angelica Cayuna [26]
Best Libero Dawn Macandili-Catindig

Team captains

Imports

Season Number Player Country
2013 Zhanzhan Li  China
Lei Xie
2014 Lindsay Stalzer  USA
Sarah Ammerman
2015 Ariel Usher
Amanda Anderson
2016 Lynda Morales  Puerto Rico
Laura Schaudt  USA
2017 2 Mami Miyashita  Japan
12 Beth Carey  Australia
18 Alexis Mathews  USA
2018 11 Jeane Horton
20 Sonja Milanović  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019 9 Anastasiya Artemeva  Azerbaijan
11 Erica Wilson  USA
2020 18 Liannes Castaneda Simon  Cuba
2022 4 Tai Bierria  USA
2024 15 María José Pérez[27]  Venezuela
2025 23 Eva Chantava[28][29]  Greece
17 Katrin Trebichavská [30]  Slovakia

Coaches

See also

References

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