FILE – Jau Umandal. Picture from Spikers’ Turf
MANILA, Philippines—The wealthy obtained richer because the Cignal HD Spikers signed reigning Most Invaluable Participant Jau Umandal and three different prized recruits forward of the following Spikers’ Turf event in October.
The HD Spikers on Wednesday welcomed Umandal, Lloyd Josafat, Mark Calado, and Vince Abrot as they eye to comb the 2 Spikers’ Turf conferences this 12 months with out star spiker Marck Espejo, who will play within the Korean V-League additionally in October.
Espejo was drafted by reigning champion Incheon Korean Air Jumbos because the third general choose within the 2023 Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Asian Quota Draft final April 27.
However Cignal rapidly crammed the void, touchdown three gifted wing spikers and a flexible center blocker in Josafat.
Umandal, who gained the Open Convention MVP and led his former staff Cotabato to the Finals, shall be enjoying for the staff that beat them within the Finals.
The College of Santo Tomas product shall be joined by his Philippine males’s volleyball staff and Cotabato teammate Josafat, who can also be one of many College of the East’s most important gunners within the UAAP Season 85.
Umandal was a part of the Prime 10 in each abilities division within the Open Convention, the place he emerged as the perfect participant.
The nationwide staff star was the second-top scorer within the league with a complete of 236 factors. He was the third-best attacker with a forty five.82% spiking fee, fourth in blocking with 0.47 blocks per set, and No.4 in serving with 0.23 aces per body and in addition confirmed super ground protection because the eighth Greatest Digger with 1.15 digs per set and the No. 8 Greatest Receiver with a 41.94% effectivity fee.
Calado, who emerged as final UAAP season’s high scorer and led Far Jap College to a bronze end, can even beef up the wing hitter rotation of the HD Spikers as he groups up with mainstays Wendel Miguel and Ysay Marasigan.
Abrot will present the veteran presence for the HD Spikers after he performed for the Vanguard Volley Hitters final convention.
Cignal is eyeing its second straight title this 12 months after sweeping all its 15 video games within the Open Convention.
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