RACHEL Anne Daquis is back.
One of Philippine volleyball's most recognizable faces will return to the PVL with young Farm Fresh.
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The 36-year-old veteran spiker closes a six-year chapter with Cignal, where she last played back in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference before a season-long hiatus.
Daquis' signing with the Foxies completes a one-two superstar acquisition by Strong Group Athletics, having previously secured the services of her fellow ace attacker and ex-HD Spikers teammate Jovelyn Gonzaga to sister team ZUS Coffee.
Although a GonzaQuis reunion isn’t to be, Daquis will once again team up with seasoned libero Jheck Dionela who also just recently left the Cignal fold after 11 years to join Farm Fresh.
Orange is the new black
In October last year, just before the season-ending All-Filipino wars, Daquis was invited to a coaches' camp in the United States and had to forego the entirety of that conference.
And in a matter of months to begin 2024, she'd go on to embark on a new field altogether as she launched 'Forn de Manila,' the first Filipino bakery in Barcelona, Spain.
It'd eventually mark the end of her Cignal career and signified her intent to put volleyball on pause.
Year 20 will present a whole new challenge altogether for one of the sport’s longstanding pillars, as she’s set to boost a young Foxies attack line led by the likes of Trisha Tubu, Caitlin Viray, and an on-the-mend Jolina dela Cruz.
With a pursuit of resurgence to carry out, Daquis and the rest of the Foxies look to make a steady ascent through the league ranks when the six-month-long All-Filipino Conference goes underway on Nov. 9.
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