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Petro Gazz standouts Brooke Van Sickle and MJ Phillips in the 2025 AVC Women's Champions League. PVL Media Bureau

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745671822120AVC Womens Champions League 2025 Petro Gazz vs. Taipower - MJ Phillips-4372.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Petro Gazz standouts Brooke Van Sickle and MJ Phillips in the 2025 AVC Women&#x27;s Champions League. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – If there&#x27;s one thing a Philippine volleyball fan can count on, it&#x27;s the desire of Brooke Van Sickle and MJ Phillips&#x27; desire to represent the country on the international stage with Alas Pilipinas Women.</p><p>Van Sickle, who has roots in San Emilio, Ilocos Sur, expressed her desire once more to take on Alas Pilipinas duties alongside Phillips, who traces her heritage in Zambales.</p><p>The Fil-American also bared that they have been &quot;waiting patiently&quot; for updates regarding their federation switch.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1915780412569485597&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-04-26T07%3A20%3A24.182292%3A73857130-6f49-421a-b2e6-5c8a461e690a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b18550705ed37466dfbbd031f91faaa8fe58534e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:921px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1915780412569485597"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>For now, they&#x27;re still affiliated with USA Volleyball.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re waiting patiently and hoping. If we could represent the Philippines, that would be awesome. It’s an honorable thing, and also it&#x27;s a great opportunity,&quot; said Van Sickle following the conclusion of their AVC Women&#x27;s Champions League run.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/12/pvl-van-sickle-phillips-address-comments-criticizing-their-nationality-0114"><strong>READ: PVL: Van Sickle, Phillips address comments criticizing their nationality<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;I haven&#x27;t heard any updates yet. I know that MJ and my paperwork have already been processed, so now we&#x27;re just kind of waiting for the next step, I guess,&quot; she also said.</p><p>The product of University of Hawaii said she&#x27;d be happy to be connected with the Alas girls and support them.</p><p>&quot;If we don’t get our paperwork done in time, I’d love to support the national team from the sidelines in the upcoming international tournaments,&quot; Van Sickle said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/25/avc-petro-gazz-puts-up-brave-stand-but-falls-to-beijing-baic-motor-2138"><strong>READ: AVC: Petro Gazz puts up brave stand but falls to Beijing Baic Motor in knockout QF<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Just to even network and meet all the girls would be super cool. It&#x27;s just kind of playing it day by day. If we get an update and it goes well, then for sure, we’ll represent,&quot; she added.</p><p>Van Sickle believes Alas Women will be &quot;phenomenal&quot; as they participate in three major competitions this year -- the AVC Challenge Cup which is now rebranded to AVC Nations Cup, the Southeast Asian V. League, and the Southeast Asian Games.</p><p>&quot;As of right now, we have no idea. It’s kind of up in the air. But even if we don’t end up playing, best of luck to the girls. I hope they stay healthy, and they’re going to do phenomenally. I’m really excited to watch them or even join them. I’m really stoked.&quot;</p><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/T9q6DA66nzg??si=MFklWm5tmD91G2ZI&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"We're waiting patiently and hoping. If we could represent the Philippines, that would be awesome. It’s an honorable thing, and also it's a great opportunity," says Brooke Van Sickle 🇵🇭 #PVL2025 #AVCChampionsLeague </p>

"We're waiting patiently and hoping. If we could represent the Philippines, that would be awesome. It’s an honorable thing, and also it's a great opportunity," says Brooke Van Sickle 🇵🇭 #PVL2025 #AVCChampionsLeague

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Van Sickle, Phillips 'waiting patiently and hoping' to represent Philippines with Alas Women

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Published April 26, 2025 09:47 PM PHT

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