The Adamson Lady Baby Falcons at the 2024 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League. File photo/handoutMANILA -- A record-setting 30 teams will participate in the third staging of the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL), which begins on May 28 at the La Salle Green Hills gym.

Twenty schools, led by repeat-seeking Adamson University, will duke it out in Division 1, and 10 new teams will clash in Division 2.

The Lady Baby Falcons, who defeated Bacolod Tay Tung in last season’s finale, are bunched with Lyceum of the Philippines University, Naga College Foundation, Emilio Aguinaldo College, and University of Perpetual Help in Pool A of Division 1.

Pool B is composed of Bacolod Tay Tung, Bethel Academy, De La Salle-Lipa, Chiang Kai Shek College, and Holy Rosary College, while in Pool C are Kings’ Montessori High School, Arellano University, Corpus Christi School, inaugural champion California Academy, and De La Salle-Zobel A.

Reigning UAAP titlist National University Nazareth School, Far Eastern University-Diliman, St. John’s Institute-Bacolod, University of the Philippines Integrated School, and University of Santo Tomas are in Pool D.

In Division 2, Pool E has La Salle Green Hills, Miriam College, De La Salle-Zobel B, Everest International Academy and  Assumption College-San Lorenzo, while in Pool F are Assumption-Antipolo, St. Paul College-Pasig, St. Theresa College-QC, Domuschola International School and Immaculate Conception Academy.

Division 1 preliminary round matches will be played in best-of-three sets. All frames, including the deciding set, will be played up to 25 points.

The top two teams in each group in the pool play will advance to the knockout quarterfinal. The knockout semifinal and final matches will be played in best-of-five sets.

In Division 2, the top four teams in each group will advance to the knockout quarterfinal. The semis and final games are also winner-take-all affairs.