Jorella Marie de Jesus

Jorella Marie de Jesus (born August 17, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo de Manila University's collegiate varsity team from 2010 - 2015, and also of the 2015 Philippines U23 national team. She played for PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero for the 2015 season.

Jorella Marie de Jesus
Ella shown 2nd from right
Personal information
NicknameElla
NationalityFilipino
Born (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993
Manila, Philippines
HometownNavotas, Philippines
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
College(s)Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter/Libero
Current clubPerlas Spikers
Number8

Personal life

De Jesus was born on August 17, 1993 in Manila, Philippines. She studied at the Ateneo de Manila University in college and finished with an AB Psychology degree. [1]

Career

Ella was a former Best Spiker and Best Blocker on her high school years.[2] After graduating high school, she studied at Ateneo de Manila University and was a varsity player of the women's volleyball team alongside with the "Fab five". After the Fab five's departure, she won her first and second championship in the UAAP (Season 76 & 77). She graduated with a championship in UAAP Season 77[3] in March 2015. She was set to play with the Foton Tornadoes but she stepped down due to her academics.[4] De Jesus played with the Philippines U-23 national team in 2015.[5] She also played for the PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero during the 2015 Shakey's V-League reinforced conference.[6]

Clubs
  • Ateneo Lady Blue Spikers (2010–2015)
  • PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters (2015–2016)
  • Perlas Spikers (2017–present)

References
  1. abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/01/08/profile-ella-de-jesus-484 "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Ella de Jesus" Check |url= value (help). ABS-CBN. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. Olivares, Rick (2015-03-15). "Ella de Jesus stands tall with the Lady Eagles". Business Mirror. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. "Ateneo sweeps uaap season 77 volleyball tournament". interak tv. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. "Dejesus stepped down". Philstar. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  5. "Young women push PH volleyball back into the limelight". Smart. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. Lozada, Mei-Lin (2015-03-17). "Denden Lazaro pulls out of Super Liga after being drafted by Foton. Find out why". Spin. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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