...HardCourt SweetHearts...

Eerie things are happening on Earth and I don't know why. I thought angels dwell on heaven but how come some of them are here, and they don't have wings!!. And you know, what's more odd?, they're playing a sport played by humans-Volleyball. Damn intro, OK...I'll cut this crap, I'm pertaining to the semi-goddesses volleyball players; stunningly beautiful and great volleyball athletes and I'm going to name some and post few of their photos for you to see how talented and pretty they are. You know, it's really entertaining to watch such games because not only that you are enjoying the action but also you are able to see some of the eye-candies.

Wait!!..I just realized...this post's title sounds like a pron site, just remove the t sound from the hardcourt, and bang you're on a porn site....hahahaha....lol...just don't mind what I've blurted out.

Let's start with the most popular Volleyball player in the country now. You're right, I'm speaking of Rachel Anne Daquis of FEU Lady Tamaraws, who

Rachel Anne Daquis

wears jersey number 3. I assure you, all fanatics of this sport, know her. Why not?, she has the looks, the talent, and the smarts of a perfect volleyball player. She is an open hitter in their team, meaning

Daquis in Action

she gets most of the sets, and scored most of the points. No doubt that she's on the top 5 best scorer for this UAAP season. She's tall, long-legged lady having a shiny white skin, and a face to die for. She could nail the ball on the opponent's court whenever she get a fine set, but on the times she doesn't, she uses her head and place the

Great Leap

ball to a place where there are no defenders, making a score. She has a weird approach on the ball, as if she was kicking before she hit the ball. Yes, it's weird but it's very effective. She puts an enormous power on most of her spikes that's why it's hard to receive. She has also a very fine serve, which most of the time turned out to be an ace.

Next on the list is my personal favorite, the great and vivacious tigress Ma. Angeli Tabaquero. She's an open hitter of the UST squad who wears jersey

Tabaquero Serving

number 2. She can spike the ball really hard, giving the defenders of the other team a hard time receiving her shots. She's also one of the top scorers in the UAAP. She also has an eye on the empty spots on the opponent's court, dropping the ball to those holes, making a point but most of the time

Angeli Spikes

she rely on her tremendous power. What I like about her when she was spiking the ball, is her form, her approach. I consider her as one of the volleyball athletes who has a beautiful form. Her body in air looks like this sign ) ....and I think that's where she gets her power because she's slim which makes you think that she doesn't have that power to make the ball through the net. Not only that she is a good attacker, she can also score points from her blocks, with her height, it is possible. She's a great digger too, she has lot of spectacular saves. She's willing to dive for the ball. She's an all around player. The thing I like about her the most, is her energy. She's very lively on the court. She always wear her signature smile whenever she scores or misses the ball, and when it seems like all her teammates lose

Catching the Ball

hope, she's there to cheer the whole team up. She encourages her squad. She's fun to watch making her a crowd-favorite. She also has that 'pamewang' pose of her, whenever she won the joust on the net or score against a trash-talking opponent. She would not do that unless the opponent did it first especially FEU, the likes of Morada...and I like it when she does that. The sad news is that, she's missing in this season's line-up for UST, and I don't have a clue why. But I hope I see her in action next year.

Still from the den of the mighty tigresses is another pretty player, the setter of the UST, who wears jersey number 14-Denise Patricia Tan. Another crowd

Tan Receiving the Ball

favorite despite being a setter. In volleyball, the setter usually doesn't get much of the credit and attention because it's seldom that they score a point. But with her alluring presence, it's enough to be considered a crowd-drawer. In the UAAP, she is the tallest among the tossers. As a setter her task is to give the ball to her spikers in their desired height and speed. She must established a good rapport on each of her attackers because each attackers has their own desired sets. It's really hard to become the setter, because it has a lot of thinking. A setter is like a point guard, she will dictates

Setting the Ball

the play of the team and Tan never failed to do all of that. If you think a setter couldn't score a point, you're mistaken, Denise can. With her height, it's too easy for her to dunk or tip the ball, catching the opponents off-guard, and she's good at that. Another way to score is through service. She has steep and powerful serve that converts into a point. She is one of the great servers of the league. But this

Denise Great Form

season, she acquired an injury, that's why she wasn't able to play in most of their games. Hope she fully recovers now in preparation for next season.

Let's not go too far for the next player I'll talk about is one of my contacts here in multiply. From my very own campus, the lady who wears jersey number 2 on

Jedd Outside the Court

court-Jedd Montero. She plays as an open spiker for UP. She has the power to get the ball through the net and score a point. She's one of the dependable players of the fighting maroons. She possesses an enormous power which she puts on all of her spikes. She's not that tall but with the right timing, she could

On the Beach

nail the ball on the opponent's floor. One thing too, she has a powerful serve that's so hard to receive. I know on a year or two, she will become one of the best power hitters in UAAP.

From maroon, let's go green-De La Salle. One woman to watch out for in the green archers is the very talented and pretty Charlene Abigail Cruz or popularly known as Cha. She's a 2nd year player but it was only this season I was able to see her play. She wears jersey number 11. I think she's the most versatile athlete in UAAP now...wanna know why?...She plays as an alternate setter of her team, whenever their usual setter is out of the court or too far

Cha After the Game

from the ball, she was the one carrying the load of setting the ball to her teammates, and she does it pretty well. She could also play as an effective spiker. She could be an open hitter or a middle spiker. I like how the way she hit the ball, she stretch her arms well, that's why her shots are fast and 'patusok'. She hits the ball in a perfect angle. Also, with her height, she also scored some points from her offensive blocking. She's a great digger too, a dependable defensive player just like on their 2nd round of elims game against FEU, she was able to dig all of the spikes of Daquis be it a powerful shot or a drop ball. Nice athleticism.

Speaking of DLSU, I might as well talk about someone from it's arch rival-Ateneo. I found the rookie Fille Saint Cainglet of the blue Eagles cute. She looks like 'neneng-nene' or 'batang-bata'. Being a rookie, it's very unexpected to see her play like a veteran. She's a open spiker who scores couple of points from her shots. She shows a lot of promise. Believe me, give her a year or two, she will become one of the great scorers in the UAAP, because now on her first playing year, she was able to challenge higher year players and prove to them that she has something that they have to watch out for next seasons.

Alright, this is where it will end. Reiterating what I've said on the intro, it's REALLY entertaining to watch volleyball games because not only that you are enjoying the action but also you are able to see some of the eye-candies playing there.

CIAO.