Alyssa Solomon reaffirmed head coach Sherwin Meneses’ statement: National University’s bid for back-to-back championships in the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament remains her top priority.
This comes after Solomon entered her name in the 2025 Korean V-League (KOVO) Asian Quota Draft, which will be held remotely on April 11 at the Mayfield Hotel in Seoul.
“Diyan lang siya muna. Mas focus po ako dito sa UAAP,” Solomon said on Sunday after NU’s straight-set victory over University of the Philippines.
The Lady Bulldogs are in the middle of their title defense and have been dominant so far, remaining undefeated in five games.
According to the 6-foot-2 opposite spiker, the opportunity to enter the KOVO draft came unexpectedly. But since the process was simple and did not require her to be physically present in South Korea, she decided to go for it.
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“Actually ano, biglaan lang siya since focused ako sa UAAP that time and biglang may nag-approach sa’kin na agent and sinabi kung gusto ko raw po ba mag-tryout sa KOVO,” she shared.
“Sinabi ko po kung online lang ba or kailangan ko po ba pumunta doon (sa Korea). Sabi naman online lang so wala akong magiging problema doon basta mag-submit lang daw ako ng files na kailangan po.”
Solomon is coming off an exceptional Season 86 campaign, where she was named Finals MVP and Best Opposite Spiker of the tournament.
Joining her in the KOVO draft are fellow Filipinos Majoy Baron (PLDT) and Mars Alba (Choco Mucho) from the Premier Volleyball League, as well as Maddie Madayag (Kurobe) from Japan’s V.League.
Solomon, who had already announced earlier this season that she would forgo her fifth and final playing year in the UAAP, also revealed that she has a backup plan in case her KOVO bid doesn’t work out.
“May isa pa po akong option. Yun po.”
#WATCH: Alyssa Solomon reveals the unexpected journey that led her to the #KOVO Draft 🏐
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