Ara Galang picked first in PSL Draft, CJ Rosario taken second

MANILA, Philippines – Fresh off winning a UAAP women’s volleyball championship with the DLSU Lady Spikers, Ara Galang was selected first overall by F2 Logistic in the 2016 Philippine Superliga Draft held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall on Friday, May 27.

Galang, whose participation in the draft was uncertain until the final minute, will join a team coached by her college mentor, Ramil De Jesus, and will play with former collegiate teammates Aby Marano, Cha Cruz, and Kim Dy, Mika Reyes, Stephanie Mercado, and more.

“I treat her as my sister… nakakatuwa kasi she’s very respectful and magaan kasama saloob [nang court],” Cruz said during the Draft after Galang’s name was announced.

(It’s great because she’s very respectful and fun to play with inside the court.)

CJ Rosario, the sister of PBA star Troy Rosario and a standout from Arellano University, was taken second overall by Petron. The 6-foot-1 middle hitter already has experience playing in the PSL after seeing action for Petron in a pre-season tournament.

With the third pick, Amy’s Kitchen-Perpetual selected University of Mindanao setter Renelyn Raterta. Generika had the fourth pick and took Geneveve Casugod out of FEU, while Cignal HD took Mary Grace Berte with the fifth pick.

The sixth pick was owned by Foton and it selected Dana Henson from Arellano. Standard Insurance-Philippine Navy had the seventh pick and took Jonah Sabete from Bulacan State University, while RC Cola-Army, the defending champion, had the eighth pick but passed.

Here were the results for the second round:

F2 Logistics – pass

Petron – pass

Amy’s Kitchen-Perpetual – pass

Generika – Angelica Legacion

Cignal HD – Marlyn Llagoso

Foton – Shirley Salamagos

Standard Insurance-Philippine Navy – pass

RC Cola-Army – pass 

– Rappler.com