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SGVIL crown at stake as NUNS opens quarters campaign

Published Apr 28, 2026 05:27 pm

At A Glance

  • It's win or go home for the last eight teams vying for the coveted Final Four seats in the Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 on Wednesday, April 29, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.
NUNS Lady Bullpups (SGVIL)
NUNS Lady Bullpups (SGVIL)
It’s win or go home for the last eight teams vying for the coveted Final Four seats in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 on Wednesday, April 29, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.
Action in the knockout quarterfinal begins at 10 a.m.
Repeat-seeking National University Nazareth School puts its unbeaten record and the crown on the line against a determined St. John’s Institute side to close the four pairings scheduled at Court 1.
The Lady Bullpups emerged unscathed in the group stage following a four-game sweep of Pool A, staying on course to become the first-ever back-to-back champions in the country’s biggest grassroots volleyball league. The event is backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner, and R and B Milk Tea.
NUNS marches into the match brimming with confidence and a stacked arsenal bannered by Raine Alonzo, Bella Cruz and Alas Pilipinas Girls member Xyz Rayco.
SJI, which finished second in Pool C, will bank on high-scoring winger Caera Celis and Kristel Mirasol to pull off a major upset.
On the other hand, last year’s runner-up Bacolod Tay Tung, also undefeated in four games, takes on Season 2 champion Adamson University in an exciting rematch of the 2024 title showdown also at Court 1.
University of Santo Tomas, which swept Pool D in the group stage, battles King’s Montessori School while unbeaten Far Eastern University-Diliman squares off against Immaculada Conception College at Court 2.
Meanwhile, reigning Division 2 champion Domuschola International School takes on the challenge of the still-perfect University of Batangas High School in their quarterfinal meeting in the tournament backed by Smart Sports, PusoP.com, Solar Sports Free TV, Mikasa, Asics, Eurotel, Team Rebel Sports, and Rigour Technology as technical partners.
UST-B and Bacolod Tay Tung-B open the hostilities at Court 1.
Undefeated NUNS-B dukes it out against host squad La Sale Green Hills while Corpus Christi School collides with St. Jude Parish School at Court 2.
Quarterfinal matches will be played in a best-of-three sets format. The semifinal and final are best-of-five sets, winner-take-all matches.
SGVIL games are available live and on-demand via PusoP.com livestream and Solar Sports.

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