Ysa Jimenez and Shaya Adorador delivered timely support to Bella Belen as the Capital1 Solar Spikers earned their first win of the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
Capital1’s newest additions immediately made their presence in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
While Bella Belen continued to lead the way for the Solar Spikers, Shaya Adorador and Ysa Jimenez provided crucial scoring support in their four-set win over the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, 25-17, 25-16, 15-25, 25-19, at the Playtime FilOil Centre in San Juan.
The balanced help from Adorador and Jimenez proved just as important as the two finished with 14 and 13 markers, respectively.
“Before pa naman kami pumasok sa Capital1, ang goal lang din namin is at least matulungan si Bella—and ito ‘yung resulta,” Jimenez told One Sports. “Madaling manalo kapag lahat talaga nag-co-contribute.”
“May mga rally kanina na sunod-sunod, humihingi talaga kami ng bola. Pero nasa sistema at diskarte ‘yun. 'Pag nabigyan kami, mindset namin na patayin agad para makatulong sa kanya,” she added.
Total team effort
Adorador echoed the same sentiment, pointing to the team’s growing chemistry as a factor in the win.
“Marami pa po kaming kailangang trabahuhin lalo na ‘yung connection—libero to setter, setter to spiker,” Adorador explained. “Pero sa sistema ni coach, hindi naman mahirap mag-adjust. Open naman po siya, lalo na in-game.”
Jimenez and Adorador were two of eight signings made by the Solar Spikers during the busy offseason. The others included Rachel Jorvina, Pauline Gaston, Cherry Nunag, France Ronquillo, Ezra Madrigal, and Jasmine Nabor.
Belen, for her part, emphasized that the win underscored the importance of collective effort as Capital1 continues to build toward consistency in the All-Filipino tilt.
“Team effort talaga ang volleyball,” Belen shared to reporters. “Hindi puwedeng isa o dalawa lang ang gumagana.”
“Very happy ako sa mga nadagdag ngayong season. Malaking tulong sila sa team, and paunti-unti naming tatrabahuin ‘yung conference na ‘to.”
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The new-look Solar Spikers will look to continue their momentum as they face the Nxled Chameleons on Saturday, February 7, at the Ynares Center Montalban.
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