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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732790346817462557504_1227729341857005_2638419804252981228_n.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Zus Coffee Thunderbelles&#x27; Thea Gagate and Galeries Tower Highrisers&#x27; Julia Coronel. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Zus Coffee top rookie Thea Gagate was glad to see fellow ex-De La Salle Lady Spiker Julia Coronel of Galeries Tower Highrisers thrive in the professional volleyball scene. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2024/11/28/pvl-zus-coffee-rolls-past-galeries-for-back-to-back-wins-1829"><strong>READ: PVL: Zus Coffee rolls past Galeries for back-to-back wins</strong></a></div><p>Gagate and Coronel both entered the professional league through the 2024 PVL Rookie Draft after concluding their last season together in college with a bronze medal finish in the UAAP Season 86 women&#x27;s volleyball tournament.</p><p>The two were also part of the title-clinching roster of La Salle in the UAAP Season 85.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/15/gagate-coronel-set-for-la-salle-exit-to-banner-pvl-draft-1202"><strong>READ: Gagate, Coronel set for La Salle exit, to banner PVL draft<br/></strong></a></div><p>Both were sidelined in the past conference due to Alas Pilipinas national team duties, but finally, this time, they were able to battle each other in the 2024-25 All-Filipino Conference.</p><p>It was Gagate and the Thunderbelles who snatched the win, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19, on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/9/pvl-julia-coronel-hopes-to-carve-own-legacy-in-the-pros-2051"><strong>READ: PVL: Julia Coronel hopes to carve own legacy in the pros<br/></strong></a></div><p>The 6-foot-2 middle said they had been talking about this moment even before, and they were, by then, &quot;excited.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Exciting lang din kasi pinag-usapan namin ito before,&quot; said Gagate.</p><p>Gagate was also happy to see the development of Coronel, who has played as a setter and spiker for Galeries.</p><p>&quot;Happy lang din ako sa na-improve ni Julia so far, and excited lang din ako sa upcoming transition namin sa pro league,&quot; she added.</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D1zP-53WSuQ??si=xN6HpO9ZpifgdnGe&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Zus Coffee top rookie Thea Gagate was glad to see fellow ex-De La Salle Lady Spiker Julia Coronel of Galeries Tower Highrisers thrive in the professional volleyball scene.</p>

Zus Coffee top rookie Thea Gagate was glad to see fellow ex-De La Salle Lady Spiker Julia Coronel of Galeries Tower Highrisers thrive in the professional volleyball scene.

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PVL: Thea Gagate glad to see Julia Coronel thriving in pros

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published November 28, 2024 10:27 PM PHT

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Updated November 30, 2024 01:17 AM PHT

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