Chery Tiggo secures Eya Laure return, snags UST teammate Imee Hernandez

MANILA, Philippines – The Chery Tiggo Crossovers capped off their huge PVL off-season recruitment drive with the return of former UST Golden Tigresses captain Eya Laure for her professional volleyball debut, the team announced on Sunday, May 28.

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Back like she never left!

The Chery Tiggo Crossovers complete their huge UAAP haul with the signing of former UST Golden Tigresses captain, Eya Laure!

Laure joins Imee Hernandez, Cess Robles, Jen Nierva, and Joyme Cagande.#PVL2023 pic.twitter.com/0S2DGe6EZ8

— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) May 28, 2023

Just last Thursday, Laure announced her decision to forgo her final UAAP season with the Tigresses to turn pro.

The UAAP Season 84 and 85 women’s volleyball tournament top scorer and MVP candidate joins her UST running mate, middle blocker Imee Hernandez, as the two Chery Tiggo signings for the day.

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The Chery Tiggo Crossovers move on from NU to UST, signing the Golden Tigresses' star middle blocker Imee Hernandez as their fourth UAAP pickup!#PVL2023 pic.twitter.com/pF3PsZCG5h

— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) May 28, 2023

This came after a string of reveals last Saturday, May 27, when the Crossovers flexed their haul from the Sampaloc side of Manila in the form of inseparable NU champion trio Joyme Cagande, former Best Libero Jen Nierva, and UAAP Season 84 Finals MVP Cess Robles.

The star-studded quintet is set to debut at the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference sometime in late June, as Chery Tiggo resumes its title bid following a conquest of the 2021 Open Conference.

Laure, who briefly left the Crossovers following the PVL’s ascent to professional status in 2021, also reunites with her elder sister EJ, and is now expected to start alongside the likes of former UST teammate Alina Bicar, Cza Carandang, Pauline Gaston, and former MVP Mylene Paat. – Rappler.com