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Aleona Denise Santiago showed why she’s the top rookie draft pick as  she almost single-handedly carried Petron to a rousing 25-27, 25-23, 1 9-25, 24-26, 15-10 win over PLDT Home TVolution in the 2014  Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference on Wednesday at the  Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. The 20-year-old center attacker toyed with the PLDT defense to finish  with 37 points, 36 of which are kills that the Power Attackers failed  to stop at the net. "My teammates have all long faces so I reminded them to just enjoy  the game and relax. We need to work as a team for us to win,”  said Santiago in Filipino, who also had one block. “Coach [George  Pascua] told me to just remain focused and think nothing else but this  game." "Dindin [Santiago] showed why she’s the first-round draft pick. All  our offensive plays were designed for her because of her height  advantage and skills,” said Pascua after the match. The Power At...

Philippine Super Liga (PSL) organizers are planning to create a players database to give the league a bigger pool of talents thus making it easier for team owners to stock up on their respective rosters. PSL chairman Philip Ella Juico said the database will benefit both the team owners where they can tap the hidden talent in the provinces while at the same time giving the players the chance to show their talents at a higher level. Players that already graduated from member universities of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI), the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural, and Educational Association, and the Davao Private Schools Athletic Association are some of the collegiate leagues the PSL is planning to include on its database. University of the Visayas, Southwestern University, University of San Jose-Recoletos, University of San Carlos, and the University of Cebu are some of the CESAFI member squads that have volleyball programs. Sports Core...