Foton Tornadoes 2015

2015 Foton Tornadoes season
Head coach	Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon
Owner(s)	Foton
All-Filipino Conference results Record 5–5 (.500) Place 3rd/6th Playoff finish 4th Place Grand Prix Conference results Record 6–4 (.600) Place 4th/6th Playoff finish Champions Foton Tornadoes seasons 2014 2016

The 2015 Foton Tornadoes season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).

All-Filipino Conference

The Foton Tornadoes made it to the semis but lost to Shopinas in 5 sets.

Roster

Foton Toplanders roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) Height Weight From MH 1 Araneta, Angeli Pauline 1993-09-13 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UP S 3 Mendez, Kimberly 1991-06-23 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 123 lb (56 kg) USLS OH 4 Orendain, Patty Jane 1992-08-10 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 127 lb (58 kg) USLS L 5 Acevedo, Maria Carmina Denise 1989-04-28 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Ateneo OH 6 Gervacio, Dzi 1991-12-30 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 142 lb (64 kg) Ateneo MH 7 Remulla, Ivy Elayne () 1979-11-14 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) DLSU S 8 Macatuno, May Jennifer 1991-05-23 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 114 lb (52 kg) Adamson 9 Factor, Donna Mae 1990-02-12 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 119 lb (54 kg) EAC OH 10 Tiamzon, Nicole 1995-11-03 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 112 lb (51 kg) UP OH 12 Lastimosa, Pamela 1993-09-23 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 146 lb (66 kg) UST MH 14 Velasquez, Cindy 1985-07-16 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) DLS-CSB L 15 Pantaleon, Bangladesh 1987-10-09 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Letran MH 16 Estampa, Royce 1992-07-07 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) USLS 17 Tan, Maria Beatrice 1993-04-13 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 122 lb (55 kg) Ateneo 18 Delos Reyes, Jennie 1994-04-10 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) CPU	Head coach Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon Assistant coach(es) Ronald Dulay Christian Fernandez Team manager Alvin Lu Strength and conditioning coach(es) Jose Mari Angulo (Physician) Alyssa Paula Tomas (Physical Therapist) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Position Legend (S) Setter (L) Libero (OS) Open Spiker (OH) Outside Hitter (MB) Middle Blocker (OP) Opposite Hitter

Classification Round

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Petron Blaze Spikers	28	10	0	30	7	4.286	881	709	1.243
2	Shopinas.com Lady Clickers	19	6	4	22	16	1.375	812	819	0.991
3	Foton Tornadoes	16	5	5	20	18	1.111	843	795	1.060
4	Philips Gold Lady Slammers	14	5	5	18	21	0.857	811	849	0.955
5	Cignal HD Spikers	7	2	8	10	24	0.417	718	797	0.901
6	Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions	7	2	8	10	24	0.417	713	809	0.881

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
21 March	14:30	CIG	0–3	FOT	18-25	24-26	23-25			65-76
26 March	16:15	PET	3–1	FOT	25-18	26-24	20-25	25-19		96-86
30 March	16:15	SHOP	0–3	FOT	17-25	17-25	17-25			51-75
09 April	18:15	FOT	3–1	MNT	24-26	25-19	25-21	25-15		99-81
11 April	14:30	FOT	2–3	PHG	18-25	26-24	21-25	25-15	13-15	103-104
13 April	16:15	MNT	3–0	FOT	25-22	28-26	25-19			78-67
16 April	16:15	FOT	0–3	PET	19-25	20-25	14-25			53-75
18 April	14:30	FOT	3–2	PHG	25-16	25-20	22-25	19-25	15-9	106-95
20 April	16:15	FOT	3–0	CIG	25-23	25-15	25-15			75-53
23 April	18:15	FOT	2–3	SHOP	25-14	23-25	25-18	20-25	10-15	103-97

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Petron Blaze Spikers	3
	4	Philips Gold Lady Slammers	3			4	Philips Gold Lady Slammers	0
	5	Cignal HD Spikers	2								1	Petron Blaze Spikers	3
											2	Shopinas.com Lady Clickers	1
						2	Shopinas.com Lady Clickers	3
	3	Foton Tornadoes	3			3	Foton Tornadoes	2
	6	Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 April	14:30	PHG	3-2	CIG	21-25	25-23	25-9	18-25	20-18	109-100
25 April	16:30	FOT	3-0	MNT	25-17	25-22	25-19			75-58

Semi-finals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
27 April	13:30	PET	3-0	PHG	25-14	25-23	25-18			75-55
27 April	16:15	SHOP	3-2	FOT	22-25	25-23	25-19	21-25	17-15	110-107

Grand Prix Conference

The Foton Tornadoes won its first PSL Championship after defeating Petron Blaze Spikers in the finals of the 2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference.^[1] Lindsay Stalzer their import won the Finals MVP.

Roster

Foton Toplanders roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) Height Weight From MH 1 Araneta, Angeli Pauline 1993-09-13 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UP OH 2 Messing, Kathleen Anne 1992-10-31 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Pepperdine OH 3 Santiago, Alyja Daphne (I) 1996-01-20 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 150 lb (68 kg) NU OH 4 Orendain, Patty Jane 1992-08-10 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 127 lb (58 kg) USLS L 5 Acevedo, Maria Carmina Denise 1989-04-28 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Ateneo OH 6 Stalzer, Lindsay (I) 1984-07-25 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Bradley MH 7 Remulla, Ivy Elayne () 1979-11-14 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) DLSU S 8 Macatuno, May Jennifer 1991-05-23 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 114 lb (52 kg) Adamson S 9 Perez, Ivy 1995-02-13 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 152 lb (69 kg) NU OH 10 Tiangco-Williams, Kayla Marie 1988-08-28 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 159 lb (72 kg) GSU L 11 General, Fatima 1995-08-27 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 127 lb (58 kg) NU MH 16 Quijano-Estampa, Royce 1992-07-07 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 142 lb (64 kg) USLS OH 17 Ceballos, Fiola 1994-06-21 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 124 lb (56 kg) CPU OH 18 Delos Reyes, Jennie 1994-04-10 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 137 lb (62 kg) CPU	Head coach Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon Assistant coach(es) Ronald Dulay Christian Fernandez Team manager Alvin Lu Strength and conditioning coach(es) Katherine Tenorio (Physician) Jose Mari Angulo (Physical Therapist) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Position Legend (S) Setter (L) Libero (OS) Open Spiker (OH) Outside Hitter (MB) Middle Blocker (OP) Opposite Hitter

Classification Round

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Philips Gold Lady Slammers	22	8	2	27	14	1.929	930	865	1.075
2	Petron Blaze Spikers	21	7	3	26	15	1.733	923	831	1.111
3	Cignal HD Spikers	20	7	3	23	17	1.353	866	829	1.045
4	Foton Tornadoes	19	6	4	23	15	1.533	838	767	1.093
5	MERALCO Power Spikers	5	1	9	9	27	0.333	735	839	0.876
6	RC Cola Air Force Raiders	3	1	9	9	29	0.310	747	908	0.823

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 October	15:00	MER	0–3	FOT	23–25	22–25	16–25	–	–	61–75	P2
15 October	18:15	PET	3–2	FOT	21–25	25–20	25–13	12–25	15–9	98–92	P2
22 October	18:15	FOT	1–3	CIG	20–25	19–25	25–16	23–25	–	87–91	P2
25 October	15:15	PHG	3–2	FOT	25–18	26–24	22–25	23–25	15–13	111–105	P2
27 October	16:15	FOT	3–0	RCC	25–14	25–13	25–16	–	–	75–43	P2
29 October	16:15	FOT	3–0	CIG	25–17	25–19	25–18	–	–	75–54	P2
5 November	16:00	PHG	1–3	FOT	14–25	22–25	25–18	18–25	–	79–93	P2
10 November	16:00	FOT	3–2	MER	25–18	18–25	14–25	25–16	15–8	97–92	P2
12 November	18:00	RCC	0–3	FOT	21–25	21–25	19–25	–	–	61–75	P2
14 November	13:00	PET	3–0	FOT	27–25	25–23	25–16	–	–	77–64	P2

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	19 Nov
	Philips Gold Lady Slammers	0
	Foton Tornadoes	1
					26 Nov - 5 Dec
					Foton Tornadoes	2
					Petron Blaze Spikers	1
					3rd place match
	19 Nov			21 Nov
	Petron Blaze Spikers	1		Philips Gold Lady Slammers	1
	Cignal HD Spikers	0			Cignal HD Spikers	0

Semi-finals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 November	16:00	PHG	2–3	FOT	18–25	24–26	25–18	25–20	8–15	100–104	P2
19 November	18:00	PET	3–1	CIG	25–20	26–24	20–25	25–13	–	96–82	P2

Finals

November 26, 2015 16:00	Foton Tornadoes	3–1	Petron Blaze Spikers	Cuneta Astrodome Attendance: 1, 502 Referee(s): J. Hugo, L. Pajarillo Report(s): Match Result P2 POG: #6 Lindsay Stalzer, with 23 attacks, 1 block and 1 service ace
	14 25 25 25 – 89	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	25 21 19 22 – 87

November 30, 2015 16:00	Petron Blaze Spikers	3–1	Foton Tornadoes	Cuneta Astrodome Attendance: 5,020 Referee(s): J. Hugo, J. Villareal Report(s): Match Result P2 POG: #2 Abigail Maraño, with 12 attacks, 3 blocks and 1 service ace
	25 25 23 26 – 99	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	13 21 25 24 – 83

December 5, 2015 13:00	Foton Tornadoes	3–0	Petron Blaze Spikers	Cuneta Astrodome Attendance: 9,000 Referee(s): L. Benito, Jr., J. Hugo Report(s): Match Result P2 POG: #2 Katie Messing, with 12 attacks and 2 service aces
	25 25 25 – – 75	Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total	18 18 17 – – 53

Final standing

Rank Team Foton Tornadoes Petron Blaze Spikers Philips Gold Lady Slammers 4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 MERALCO Power Spikers 6 RC Cola Air Force Raiders Qualified for the 2016 Asian Club Volleyball Championship

2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference Champions Foton Tornadoes 1st title

References

1. "Foton defeats Petron in straight sets to win PSL Grand Prix title". Rappler.com. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2016-02-17.