The Petro Gazz Angels were a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
History The team debuted in the 2018 PVL Reinforced Conference. Petro Gazz Angels was primarily composed of former players from CSB Lady Blazers in the NCAA and DLSU Lady Spikers in the UAAP.
Petro Gazz won their first conference in the 2019 Reinforced Conference, followed by a 2022 Reinforced Conference title under coach Rald Ricafort. They often lost to the Creamline Cool Smashers in the finals.
Under Oliver Almadro, Petro Gazz finished second in the 2023 First All-Filipino Conference. However the latter half of the 2023 season, Petro Gazz's worse finish; ninth place in the Invitational under Almadro and sixth place in the Second All-Filipino Conference under Timmy Santo Tomas.
At the start of the 2024 season, the club hired Japanese coach Koji Tsuzurabara. Petro Gazz return to the podium after finishing third at the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. However in the 2024 Reinforced Conference, Creamline ended Petro Gazz' stint in the quarterfinals.
Petro Gazz took part at the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference. As one of the top two teams in the prelimary round they qualified for the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League. They later finished their campaign by winning their first ever All-Filipino Conference in April 2025. The team competed in the AVC tournament hosted at in Pasig within the same month. Their run ended in the quarterfinals and was eliminated by Chinese club BAIC Motor.
They were supposed to compete at the VTV Cup but was replaced by the national team.
In October 2025, Petro Gazz brought in Gary and Lisa Van Sickle as head coach and assistant coach respectively aiming for a more "American-style of play". The couple are parents of player Brooke Van Sickle. The team went on to obtain their fourth overall title by winning the 2025 Reinforced Conference.
On January 7, 2026, the PVL blocked a merger of Petro Gazz with the Nxled Chameleons with the former could be potentially be disbanded rather than formally merged to the latter.
On January 10, 2026, the team officially filed a leave of absence from the league after seven successful years with a total of 4 PVL trophies, 3 runner-up finishes, and 2 bronze finishes, citing financial concerns. Team manager David Dichupa clarified however that the team is not yet technically dissolved and it has a "very big chance" to return to the PVL.
Rivalry with Creamline
Petro Gazz was involved in a rivalry with the Creamline Cool Smashers. Despite the latter's dominance, Petro Gazz won two of their three league championships against Creamline.
Honors
Team Premier Volleyball League: Season Conference Title Source2018 Reinforced 5th place Open 4th place 2019 Reinforced Champions Open Runner-up 2021 Open 3rd place 2022 Open Runner-up Invitational 6th place Reinforced Champions 2023 1st All-Filipino Runner-up Invitational 9th place 2nd All-Filipino 6th place 2024–25 2024 All-Filipino 3rd place Reinforced 6th place 2024–25 All-Filipino Champions 2025–26 PVL on Tour 9th place Reinforced Champions
PNVF Champions League: Season Title Source 2021 3rd place 2024 Champions
AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League: Season Title Source 2025 6th place
Individual Season Conference Award Name Ref.2018Open Best Libero Cienne Marie Arielle Cruz2019Reinforced 2nd Best Middle Blocker Cherry Rose Nunag Best Foreign Guest Player Wilma Salas Most Valuable Player (Finals) Janisa JohnsonOpen 1st Best Outside Spiker Jovielyn Grace Prado 2nd Best Middle Blocker Jeanette Panaga2021Open 2nd Best Outside Spiker Myla Pablo 1st Best Middle Blocker Ria Meneses Best Libero Kath Arado2021PNVF Champions League for Women 1st Best Outside Spiker Frances Molina 2022Open 2nd Best Outside Spiker Grethcel Soltones Reinforced 2nd Best Outside Spiker Myla Pablo 1st Best Middle Blocker MJ Phillips Best Foreign Guest Player Lindsey Vander Weide Most Valuable Player (Finals)20231st All-Filipino 1st Best Middle Blocker Mary Remy Joy Palma 2nd Best Middle Blocker MJ Phillips2024PNVF Champions League for Women Most Valuable Player Brooke Van Sickle 1st Best Outside Spiker 2nd Best Outside Spiker Jonah Sabete 2nd Best Middle Blocker Mary Remy Joy Palma2024–252024 All-Filipino Most Valuable Player (Conference) Brooke Van Sickle Best Opposite Spiker Aiza Maizo-PontillasReinforced 1st Best Outside Spiker Brooke Van Sickle 2024–25 All-Filipino Most Valuable Player (Conference) Brooke Van Sickle Most Valuable Player (Finals) MJ Phillips2025–26 PVL on Tour 2nd Best Outside Spiker Myla Pablo Reinforced Most Valuable Player (Conference) Brooke Van Sickle 1st Best Outside Spiker Most Valuable Player (Finals) MJ Phillips
Team captains Stephanie Mercado (2018) Janisa Johnson (2019) Chie Saet (2019–2023) Remy Palma (2024–2025)
Imports Season Name Country2018 Kadi Kullerkann Estonia Anastasia Trach Ukraine Olena Lymareva-Flink2019 Wilma Salas Cuba Janisa Johnson United States2022 Lindsey Vander Weide2024 Wilma Salas Cuba2025 AVC CL Gia Day United States2025 Lindsey Vander Weide
Notes
Coaches Jerry Yee (2018, 2022) Arnold Laniog (2019–2021) Rald Ricafort (2022) Oliver Almadro (2023 1st All-Filipino–Invitational) – elevated as the team's head of volleyball operations Timmy Santo Tomas – (2023 2nd All-Filipino) Koji Tsuzurabara (2024–2025) Brian Esquibel (interim; 2025) Gary Van Sickle (2025)
Former players
Local players Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (2022-2025) Antonnette Adolfo Baby Love Barbon Brooke Van Sickle Chie Saet (2018-2025) Cienne Cruz Cherry Nunag (2019) Djanel Welch Cheng Donnalyn Paralejas Dzi Gervacio Frances Molina (2021) Grethcel Soltones (2021-2023) Heather Guino-o Jeanette Panaga (2019) Jeushl Wensh Tiu Jellie Tempiatura Jonah Sabete (2022-2025) Jovelyn Grace Prado Julyana Tolentino Kath Arado (2021) Kecelyn Galdones Lourdes Clemente-De Guzman MJ Phillips (2022-2025) Mary Anne Mendrez Mary Joy Dacoron Michelle Morente Myla Pablo (2021-2022, 2024-2025) Nicole Anne Tiamzon (2022-2025) Rachel Anne Austero Ranya Musa Remy Palma (2021-2025) Ria Meneses (2021) Rica Jane Enclona Seth Rodriguez Stephanie Mercado-De Koenigswarter
Foreign players
Wilma Salas
Kadi Kullerkann
Olena Lymareva-Flink Anastasiya Trach
Janisa Johnson Lindsay Vander Weide Giovanna Day - AVC Women’s Champions League 2025
Drafts Season Pick No. Name2024 10 Antonette Adolfo 18 Donnalyn Paralejas 2025 11 Julyana Tolentino
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