The2024–25 Galeries Tower Highrisers season was the third season of theGaleries Tower Highrisers in thePremier Volleyball League (PVL). The team was initially coached byLerma Giron before parting ways with the team on August 22, 2025. He was subsequently replaced byGodfrey Okumu on the same day.[1][2]
In theAll-Filipino Conference, despite recording only one win out of 11 matches and earning just five points, Galeries Tower upset the third-seededCignal HD Spikers in their qualifying round match to advance to the final round for the first time in franchise history.[3] They were then swept by theAkari Chargers despite putting up a tough fight, with both games going the full length.[4]
Ahead of the preseasonPVL on Tour, the team lostAlyssa Eroa after she signed with theZus Coffee Thunderbelles. The team went winless in the preliminary round and were swept by theChery Tiggo Crossovers to eliminate the Highrisers from the tournament.[5]
The team then signed Montenegrin playerJelena Cvijović to be the team's foreign guest player for theReinforced Conference.[6][7]
| 2024–25 Galeries Tower Highrisers roster | ||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Height | DOB | From |
| 1 |  | Carlota Hernandez | Outside Hitter | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | (1999-04-02)April 2, 1999 (age 26) | Far Eastern |
| 3 | | Ysabel Jimenez | Opposite Hitter | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | (1999-11-08)November 8, 1999 (age 26) | UST |
| 4 | | Winnie Bedaña | Opposite Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | (2001-03-20)March 20, 2001 (age 24) | UPHSD |
| 5 | | Lia Pelaga | Middle Blocker | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | (2002-06-05)June 5, 2002 (age 23) | UE |
| 6 | | Juliet Catindig | Libero | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | (1999-07-22)July 22, 1999 (age 26) | UE |
| 7 |  | Jelena Cvijović | Outside Hitter | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | (1992-09-30)September 30, 1992 (age 33) | – |
| 9 | | Ivy Jisel Perez | Setter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | (1995-02-13)February 13, 1995 (age 31) | National-U |
| 10 | | Shannen Palec | Opposite Hitter | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | (2025-09-28)September 28, 2025 (age 4 months) | UST |
| 11 | | Dodee Batindaan | Middle Blocker | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | (2001-04-11)April 11, 2001 (age 24) | Arellano |
| 12 | | Roselle Baliton (C) | Middle Blocker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | (1997-03-27)March 27, 1997 (age 28) | UE |
| 13 | | France Ronquillo | Opposite Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | (1999-09-15)September 15, 1999 (age 26) | National-U |
| 14 | | Andrea Marzan | Middle Blocker | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | (1995-01-10)January 10, 1995 (age 31) | Arellano |
| 15 | | Audry Paran | Outside Hitter | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | (1997-12-02)December 2, 1997 (age 28) | National-U |
| 17 | | Fenela Emnas | Setter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | (1994-08-28)August 28, 1994 (age 31) | Adamson |
| 18 | | Julia Coronel | Setter | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | (2001-10-05)October 5, 2001 (age 24) | De La Salle |
| 19 | | Jean Asis | Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | (2002-08-08)August 8, 2002 (age 23) | Far Eastern |
| 21 | | Marian Tracy Andal | Libero | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | (2001-03-13)March 13, 2001 (age 24) | UPHSD |
| 23 | | Dimdim Pacres | Opposite Hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | (1997-09-23)September 23, 1997 (age 28) | UST |
Coaching staff
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Players who were part of thePhilippines women's national team were excluded from playing with the team due to various commitments. This affected the team's roster for the PVL on Tour.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 8 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 0.833 | 957 | 966 | 0.991 | Qualifying round |
| 9 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 0.870 | 958 | 962 | 0.996 | |
| 10 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 0.333 | 835 | 949 | 0.880 | |
| 11 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | 11 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 0.258 | 754 | 926 | 0.814 | |
| 12 | Nxled Chameleons | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 0.290 | 817 | 952 | 0.858 |
| 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference preliminary round match log Total: 1–10 (5 points) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 0–4 (1 point)
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December: 1–1 (4 points)
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January: 0–2 (0 points)
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February: 1–2 (3 points)
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| 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference qualifying round match log Total: 1–0 (3 points) | ||||||||||||
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Qualifying round: 1–0 (3 points)
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| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Creamline | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Chery Tiggo | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Petro Gazz | 2 | |||||||||||
| Creamline | 6 | Championship | |||||||||||
| 7 | Zus Coffee | 1 | |||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 9 | Creamline | 1 | ||||||||||
| Choco Mucho | 1 | Petro Gazz | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Galeries Tower | 0 | |||||||||||
| Akari | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Akari | 2 | |||||||||||
| Third-place | |||||||||||||
| 4 | PLDT | 0 | Choco Mucho | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Choco Mucho | 2 | Akari | 2 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference final round match log Total: 0–2 (2 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–2 (2 points)
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| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | School |
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| 1 | 2 | Jean Asis | MB | FEU |
| 2 | 15 | Winnie Bedaña | MB | Perpetual |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nxled Chameleons | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 408 | 381 | 1.071 | Final round |
| 3 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 359 | 371 | 0.968 | Knockout round |
| 4 | Petro Gazz Angels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 390 | 406 | 0.961 | |
| 5 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 439 | 481 | 0.913 | |
| 6 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 335 | 386 | 0.868 |
| 2025 PVL on Tour preliminary round match log Total: 0–5 (0 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 0–2 (0 points)
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July: 0–3 (0 points)
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| 2025 PVL on Tour knockout round match log Total: 0–1 (0 points) | ||||||||||||
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Knockout round: 0–1 (0 points)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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| 8 | Akari Chargers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 1.125 | 749 | 731 | 1.025 | Quarterfinals |
| 9 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 0.647 | 621 | 660 | 0.941 | |
| 10 | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 0.600 | 673 | 724 | 0.930 | |
| 11 | Nxled Chameleons | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0.208 | 576 | 701 | 0.822 | |
| 12 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.083 | 465 | 635 | 0.732 |
| 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round match log Total: 0–8 (0 points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 0–5 (0 points)
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Second round: 0–3 (0 points)
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| Player | Date signed | Previous team | Ref. |
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| Jhoanna Maraguinot | November 13, 2024 | Nxled Chameleons | [8] |
| Marian Andal | June 19, 2025 | Perpetual Lady Altas(NCAA) | [9] |
| Lia Pelaga | June 19, 2025 | Nxled Chameleons | [9] |
| Ivy Perez | June 19, 2025 | Nxled Chameleons | [9] |
| Player | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel Encarnacion | Cignal Super Spikers | [10] |
| Alyssa Eroa | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | [11] |
| Renee Mabilangan | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | [12] |