Farm Fresh Foxies
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| Short name | Farm Fresh | ||
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| Nickname | Foxies | ||
| Founded | 2023 | ||
| Owner | Farm Fresh Philippine International Incorporated | ||
| Head coach | Alessandro Lodi | ||
| Captain | Louie Romero | ||
| League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
| 2025 PVL on Tour | 6th place | ||
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The Farm Fresh Foxies are a women's professional volleyball team in the Philippines competing in the Premier Volleyball League. The team is owned by Farm Fresh Philippine International.
The team made their debut in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference as an expansion team. It is backed by the Strong Group Athletics organization, which also owns the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles.
History
[edit]The Farm Fresh Foxies joined the Premier Volleyball League in 2023.[1] They make their debut in the 2023 Invitational Conference.[2][3] Jerry Yee is the team's first head coach[4] and an initial roster largely composed of College of Saint Benilde players.[5] They have committed to take part in the league for at least three years.[6]
Its owners meant to use the team's participation the PVL to promote the introduction of Farm Fresh's milk product in the Philippines.[5] The team share ownership with the franchise of Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association.[2]
Current roster
[edit]| Farm Fresh Foxies | ||||||
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| No. | Player | Position | Height | Birth date | School | |
| 1 | Alohi Robins-Hardy | Setter | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | November 30, 1995 | BYU | |
| 3 | Rachel Daquis | Outside hitter | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | December 13, 1987 | FEU | |
| 4 | Caitlin Viray | Opposite Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | April 12, 1998 | UST | |
| 5 | Alyssa Bertolano | Opposite Hitter | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 23, 2002 | UP | |
| 6 | Des Clemente-de Guzman | Middle Blocker | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | May 31, 1996 | DLSU | |
| 7 | Frances Xinia Molina | Outside Hitter | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | September 23, 1994 | SBU | |
| 8 | Jolina Dela Cruz | Outside Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | May 9, 1999 | DLSU | |
| 9 | Rizza Cruz | Middle Blocker | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | July 8, 2000 | Adamson | |
| 10 | Maicah Larroza | Outside Hitter | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | May 19, 2001 | DLSU | |
| 11 | Pierre Angeli Abellana | Outside Hitter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | February 26, 2002 | UST | |
| 12 | Trisha Tubu | Opposite Hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | October 24, 2000 | Adamson | |
| 14 | Jheck Dionela | Libero | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | January 26, 1991 | UPHSD | |
| 17 | Louie Romero (C) | Setter | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | July 5, 2000 | AdU | |
| 18 | Lorene Toring | Middle Blocker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | February 17, 2000 | Adamson | |
| 19 | Helene Rousseaux | Outside Hitter | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | September 25, 1991 | – | |
| 20 | Ann Monares | Libero | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 22, 2002 | FEU | |
| 21 | Marivic Meneses | Middle Blocker | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | October 18, 1995 | UST | |
| Updated as of: September 19, 2025 | Source: PVL.ph | ||||||
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Season-by-season records
[edit]| Season | Conference | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2023 | Invitational | 6th (0–5, 1 pt) (Pool B) | Did not qualify | 13th place | [7] |
| Second All-Filipino | 10th (2–9, 7 pts) | Did not qualify | 10th place | [8] | |
| 2024 | All-Filipino | 9th (3–8, 11 pts) | Did not qualify | 9th place | [9] |
| Reinforced | 8th (3–5, 8 pts) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Akari, 1–3* | 8th place | [10] | |
| Invitational[a] | 5th (0–4, 1 pt) | Did not qualify | 5th place | [11] | |
| 2024–25 | All-Filipino | 6th (5–6, 15 pts) | Did not qualify | 10th place | [12] |
| PVL on Tour | 3rd (3–2, 9 pts) (Pool A) | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Creamline, 0–3* | 6th place | [13] | |
| Invitational | Did not qualify | ||||
| Reinforced | TBD | ||||
| An asterisk (*) indicates single match | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Despite not qualifying initially, Farm Fresh accepted the invitation to join the 2024 Invitational Conference.
Individual awards
[edit]Team captains
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Cloanne Mondoñedo (2023)
Louie Romero (2023–present)
Coaches
[edit]
Jerry Yee (2023–2024)
Shota Sato (2024)[17]
Benson Bocboc (2024-25)[18] Interim coach
Alessandro Lodi (2025–present)[19]
Imports
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (May 24, 2023). "PVL welcomes two new teams with 'long term' commitment; Army skips Invitationals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Garcia, John Mark (June 5, 2023). "Farm Fresh Foxies announce arrival in PVL with Mycah Go signing". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (June 4, 2023). "Mycah Go joins new PVL team Farm Fresh amid ACL recovery". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Dannug, Jonash (June 7, 2023). "Adamson releases Jerry Yee after accepting Farm Fresh job". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Agcaoili, Lance (June 9, 2023). "PVL Invitational opens on June 27 with 11 local teams, 2 foreign squads". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ Masoy, Niel Victor (June 19, 2023). "PVL gets commitment from 3 new teams". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Foton charges past Farm Fresh in squeaker". Premier Volleyball League. July 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Nxled ties for 8th, repels Farm Fresh". Premier Volleyball League. December 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Rondina strikes again, powers Choco Mucho to 5-set win". Premier Volleyball League. April 23, 2024. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Unbeaten Akari thwarts Farm Fresh, reaches semis". Premier Volleyball League. August 24, 2024. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "Creamline on the cusp of historic 'slam', romps past Farm Fresh". Premier Volleyball League. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Nxled dominates Farm Fresh to cap Play-In tournament". Premier Volleyball League. March 13, 2025. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Creamline completes form-following Final 4 cast, ousts Farm Fresh". Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (September 4, 2024). "'MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors". One Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Brooke Van Sickle shines bright with back-to-back MVP honors". Premier Volleyball League. April 12, 2025. Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ^ "Erika Santos shines as PVL on Tour MVP". Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (July 6, 2024). "PVL: Farm Fresh continues revamp with Shota Sato as head coach, Colombian spiker Yeny Murrillo as import". One Sports. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (October 31, 2024). "PVL: Benson Bocboc takes over as Farm Fresh Foxies interim head coach". One Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (May 6, 2025). "PVL: Farm Fresh ushers new era with Italian coach Alessandro Lodi at the helm". One Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Dannug, Jonash (July 5, 2024). "Farm Fresh introduces Yeny Murillo as import for Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko (September 4, 2024). "PVL: Farm Fresh adds Japanese spiker Asaka Tamaru ahead of Invitational Conference". One Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Farm Fresh signs Belgian star Helene Rousseaux". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Dannug, Jonash (September 19, 2025). "Helene Rousseaux joins Farm Fresh for Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
