Iriga City Oragons

The Iriga City Oragons is a professional women's volleyball club that played in the Philippine SuperLiga. The team is owned by the Local Government of Iriga City.[1]

Iriga City Oragons

Short name	Iriga City
Nickname	Oragons
Founded	2017
Manager	Madelaine Alfelor–Gazmen
Captain	Grazielle Bombita
League	Premier Volleyball League
2018 Open	7th place
Uniforms
Home Away

In 2018, the Lady Oragons returned to the Premier Volleyball League during the reinforced conference and is joined by the Philippine Navy players. The team's last participation in the defunct Shakey's V-League was back in the 2016 open conference.[2]

Current roster

For the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference:

Philippine Navy – Iriga City

Philippine Navy – Iriga City Oragons
No.	Name	Position	Height	Date of birth
2	Florence May Madulid	Outside Hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1990-05-10) May 10, 1990
3	Joanne Bunag	Middle Blocker	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
5	Therese Rae Ramas
6	Nerissa Bautista	Outside Hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
7	Grazielle Bombita (c)	Outside Hitter	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1991-02-28) February 28, 1991
8	Shyrra Cabriana	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	(1994-05-07) May 7, 1994
9	Hezzemie Acuña	Middle Blocker	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1991-03-03) March 3, 1991
10	Reynelen Raterta	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	(1994-10-28) October 28, 1994
11	Nicole Brielle Guyguyon
12	Christine Agno	Libero	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1993-10-15) October 15, 1993
14	Rizalle Amaro
15	Mary Jane Diane Ticar	Libero	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1992-12-14) December 14, 1992
16	Devine Eguia	Middle Blocker	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1993-07-10) July 10, 1993
17	Carissa Yvette Martinez	Libero	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	(1993-07-17) July 17, 1993

Head Coach Edgardo Rusit Assistant Coaches Leah Ariola Cecile Cruzada

Team Manager Madelaine Alfelor–Gazmen Physical Therapist Alnasri Asiri

Previous roster

2018 PVL season

Open Conference Further information: 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference Philippine Navy – Iriga City[3] Philippine Navy – Iriga City Oragons No. Name Position Height Date of birth 2 Florence May Madulid Outside Hitter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 3 Joanne Bunag Middle Blocker 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 5 Therese Rae Ramas 6 Nerissa Bautista Outside Hitter 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 7 Grazielle Bombita (c) Outside Hitter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991 8 Shyrra Cabriana Setter 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 9 Hezzemie Acuña Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1991-03-03) March 3, 1991 10 Reynelen Raterta Setter 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (1994-10-28) October 28, 1994 11 Nicole Brielle Guyguyon 12 Christine Agno Libero 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 14 Rizalle Amaro 15 Mary Jane Diane Ticar Libero 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 16 Devine Eguia Middle Blocker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (1993-07-10) July 10, 1993 17 Carissa Yvette Martinez Libero 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 Head Coach Edgardo Rusit Assistant Coaches Leah Ariola Cecile Cruzada Team Manager Madelaine Alfelor–Gazmen Physical Therapist Alnasri Asiri Reinforced Conference Further information: 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Philippine Navy – Iriga City[2] Philippine Navy – Iriga City Oragons No. Name Position Height Date of birth 2 Florence May Madulid Outside Hitter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1990-05-10) May 10, 1990 4 Charmaine Dela Cruz Opposite Hitter 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 5 Janet Serafica Setter 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1987-09-26) September 26, 1987 6 Angela Kim Middle Blocker 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1982-11-11) November 11, 1982 7 Grazielle Bombita (c) Outside Hitter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1991-02-28) February 28, 1991 8 Shyrra Cabriana Setter 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 9 Hezzemie Acuña Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1991-03-03) March 3, 1991 10 Reynelen Raterta Setter 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) (1994-10-28) October 28, 1994 11 Jennifer Fortuno Libero 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) (1992-02-04) February 4, 1992 12 Macy Ubben Opposite Hitter 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (1991-06-24) June 24, 1991 13 Lauren Whyte Outside Hitter 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (1991-02-10) February 10, 1991 15 Mary Jane Diane Ticar Libero 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1992-12-14) December 14, 1992 16 Devine Eguia Middle Blocker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (1993-07-10) July 10, 1993 17 Carissa Yvette Martinez Outside Hitter 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 Head Coach Edgardo Rusit Assistant Coaches Leah Ariola Cecile Cruzada Team Manager Madelaine Alfelor–Gazmen Physical Therapist Alnasri Asiri

2017 PSL Grand Prix Line-up

Further information: 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference Iriga City Lady Oragons [4] No. Name Pos Height Weight Spike Block Date of birth 1 Tamara Kmezić (I) Opposite Hitter 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 286 cm (113 in) (1991-01-18) January 18, 1991 2 Janeca Janine Lana 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (2000-08-14) August 14, 2000 3 Karen Levina Middle Blocker 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1993-02-14) February 14, 1993 4 Ayra Mikaela Bombita 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (1997-02-04) February 4, 1997 5 Grethcel Soltones Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 275 cm (108 in) 276 cm (109 in) (1995-09-09) September 9, 1995 6 Saam Miyagawa (I) Outside Hitter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1983-08-17) August 17, 1983 7 Grazielle Bombita 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1991-02-08) February 8, 1991 8 Shyrra Cabriana Setter 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994 9 Honey Mae Valiente Libero 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998 10 Reynelen Raterta (c) Setter 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 11 Katherine Villegas Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1995-04-30) April 30, 1995 12 Gretchen Mondragon 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (1989-11-18) November 18, 1989 13 Mary Grace Berte Opposite Hitter 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 15 Minami Yoshioka (I) Libero 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (1992-11-09) November 9, 1992 Head Coach Parley Tupaz Assistant Coach(es) Romeo Alaba Manuel Cabrera Team Manager Madelaine Alfelor Physical Therapist Nagrampa  C  Team Captain  I  Import  DP  Draft Pick  R  Rookie  IN  Inactive  S  Suspended  FA  Free Agent Injured

Honors

Team

Premier Volleyball League

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2018	Reinforced	7th place
	Open	7th place	[5]

Philippine SuperLiga

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2017	Grand Prix	8th place

Individual

Team Captains

• Reynelen Raterta (2017)
• Grazielle Bombita (2018)

Coaches

• Parley Tupas (2017)
• Edgardo Rusit (2018)

Imports

Premier Volleyball League

Season	Number	Player	Country
2018	12	Macy Ubben	USA
	13	Lauren Whyte	USA

Philippine Super Liga

Season	Number	Player	Country
2017	1	Tamara Kmezić	Serbia
	6	Saam Miyagawa	Japan
	15	Minami Yoshioka	Japan

See also

• Philippine Navy Fighting Stingrays
• Philippine SuperLiga

References

1. Satumbaga, Kristel (October 19, 2017). "2 more teams join PSL Grand Prix". tempo.com.ph. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
2. Escarlote, Mark (March 28, 2018). "PVL Team Preview: Iriga City-Navy". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
3. Escarlote, Mark (September 14, 2018). "PVL Open Conference: Lady Oragons spicier than ever". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
4. Mendoza, Voltaire (October 24, 2017). "Iriga City parades Japanese beach volley star". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
5. Escarlote, Mark (November 18, 2018). "PVL: Lady Warriors down Lady Oragons in straight sets". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2018.