Maria Paulina "Pau" Soriano is a Filipino volleyball athlete playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly known as the Shakey's V-League).

Pau Soriano
Personal information
Full nameMaria Paulina Soriano
Born (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991 (age 32)
HometownQuezon City, Philippines
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spike270 cm (110 in)
Block257 cm (101 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubCreamline Cool Smashers
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
2013PLDT
2013Cagayan Valley
2015Philippine Navy
2016F2 Logistics
2016Standard Insurance
2016Bureau of Customs
2017–Creamline
National team
Philippines

Personal life

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Soriano went to Tandang Sora Elementary School in Banlat, Quezon City and the Ernesto Rondon High School. She is a graduate of Hospitality Management from Adamson University.[1]

Career

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During her collegiate years she played with Adamson Lady Falcons from 2008 to 2012 and was team captain from 2011 to 2012 and playing as its quick hitter or middle blocker.[1][2]

Soriano played with Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns from 2013 to 2015.[3] She played the 2013 Shakey's V-League All-Star game.[4]

While having one-year contract with the Philippine Super Liga, she was given a one-year ban and a P$50,000 (approximately US$1,026 in October 2016) fine for playing with the Shakey's V-League club Bureau of Customs Transformers instead of the Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes from the Philippine Super Liga.[5]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individual

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ a b Armero, Arman (June 2, 2013). "Pau Soriano volleyball ace soars higher". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Adamson Lady Falcons overcome Arellano Lady Chiefs to reach quarterfinals". Spin. April 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (October 8, 2013). "Lady Rising Suns rally back to move a win away from V-League Finals". Spin. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Pau Soriano saves best for last as Smart pulls off V-League All-Star comeback". Spin. November 17, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pau Soriano, Mabbayad each fined P50,000, banned one year after V-League switch". Spin. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Basco, Karl Cedrick (July 31, 2023). "PVL: Kurashiki dethrones Creamline, claims Invitational crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 11, 2023.