Rhea Dimaculangan

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Rhea Dimaculangan
Personal information
Full nameRhea Katrina Dimaculangan
NicknameRhea, D-Mac, Kat
Nationality Filipino
Born (1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 33)
Hometown Batangas, Philippines
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Spike275 cm (108 in)
Block270 cm (106 in)
College / University University of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Number12 (club), 19 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2014 RC Cola Air Force Raiders
2015 Philippine Air Force
2015–2017 Foton Tornadoes
2017–2019 Petron Blaze Spikers
2020 Generika-Ayala Lifesavers
2021–2024 PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters
2021 Rebisco Philippines
National team
2014–2021 Philippines
Last updated: December 2023

Rhea Katrina Karla Dimaculangan-Villarete (born March 21, 1991) is a Filipino professional indoor volleyball athlete, and a former member of the Philippines women national volleyball team. She last played for the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in the Premier Volleyball League. Dimaculangan played setter for and was a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses.

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Personal life

Dimaculangan was born in a family of five siblings in Batangas. She is the younger sister of Ray Karl Dimaculangan, also a volleyball player and used to play as a setter for the men's volleyball team of the UST Golden Spikers. [1] In 2024, she married her boyfriend, Raymond Jomarcel Villarete. [2]

Career

Beginnings

Dimaculangan started her career in volleyball early in her elementary days in De La Salle Lipa. She was originally a hitter for her team, and only transitioned into her current position in 5th grade. [1]

Collegiate days

She moved in the University of Santo Tomas High School for her high school education where she became the playmaker for the girls' volleyball team. Later on, she pursued her tertiary education in University of Santo Tomas, majoring in Sports Science under UST-CRS, and continuing with the UST Golden Tigresses.[ citation needed ]

In 2009–2010, the UST Golden Tigresses achieved a historic "Grand Slam" after sweeping the major Philippine collegiate women's volleyball conferences.[ citation needed ] (Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference and 2nd Conference, the 2009 University Games, and UAAP Season 72).[ citation needed ]

In UAAP Season 72 where her team won the championship, she claimed the Best Server and Final's Most Valuable Player award. [3]

Post-graduate career

Shakey's V-League

Dimaculangan also made a name in several Shakey's V-League conferences. In Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference, she was entitled the Final's Most Valuable Player and Best Setter. She also snatched the Best Setter award in Shakey's V- League Season 11, Open Conference. [4]

Philippine Super Liga

Dimaculangan's debut in the Philippine Super Liga was in the 2014 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino league where she snatched the Best Setter award and led her team, RC Cola Air Force Raiders, to a championship silver medal. [5]

She then transferred to the club team Foton Tornadoes together with Maika Ortiz in mid-2015 where she brought the team into a first-runner up finish in the 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino. With the aid of the imports Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher, she helped the team bag its second championship gold medal in the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference.

Early 2017, Dimaculangan moved clubs and signed a year contract with the Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. [6] With Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference silver medal. [7] The following year, she together with Lindsay Stalzer, Katherine Bell and Aiza Maizo-Pontillas led Petron to the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship. [8] Dimaculangan won the Most Valuable Player award of the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference. [9] In 2020, Dimaculangan signed with the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers. [10]

Premier Volleyball League

In 2021, she joined the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters. [11] In 2024, she left the team to focus on her family. [12]

Awards

Individuals

Collegiate

Club

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References

  1. 1 2 "UAAP's Most Valuable Siblings". ABS-CBN News. March 21, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mina, Inna (June 23, 2024). "Perfect Connection: PLDT's Rhea Dimaculangan makes the ultimate call to "I Do"". One Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "UAAP volleyball: Year of the Tigers and Tigresses". ABS-CBN News. March 1, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Daquis wins shakey's V-League MVP award". Manila Standard. August 31, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Army wins third straight Philippine SuperLiga title". Rappler. July 26, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (January 14, 2017). "Former, current Tigresses reunite in Petron". ABS-CBN Sports . Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Petron gets payback, snares PSL Grand Prix crown". Rappler. May 5, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ Naredo, Camille (December 20, 2018). "PSL: After leading Petron to glory, Rhea Dimaculangan claims MVP plum". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (January 7, 2020). "Rhea Dimaculangan signs with Generika after three years with Petron". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Volleyball: PLDT continues to beef up roster, adds Dimaculangan". ABS-CBN News. February 7, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (October 23, 2024). "Rhea Dimaculangan leaving PLDT after 3 years with PVL club". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "UAAP bets shine in UniGames". November 4, 2009.
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