Ria Meneses Explained

Ria Meneses
Full Name:	Marivic Velaine Morelos Meneses
Nickname:	Ria, Riri
Nationality:	Filipino
Birth Date:	October 18, 1995
Height:	1.85 m
Position:	Middle Blocker
Currentnumber:	18
College:	University of Santo Tomas
Currentclub:	Cignal HD Spikers
Nationalyears:	2022–present
Nationalteam:	Philippines

Marivic Velaine Morelos Meneses (born October 18, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Cignal HD Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League.^[1] She was a member of the Philippines women's national under-23 volleyball team which competed in the 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship.^[2]

Clubs

• Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns (2015)^[3]
• Generika-Ayala Lifesavers (2016–2020)
• Petro Gazz Angels (2021)
• Choco Mucho (2021)
• Cignal HD Spikers (2022)

Awards

Individual

• 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season 1st Conference "Best Blocker"
• 2014–15 UAAP Season 77 "Best Blocker"
• 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
• 2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
• 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
• 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"^[4]
• 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Petro Gazz adds Kath Arado, Ria Meneses, Mean Mendrez to signings. spin.ph. 2021-04-19.
2. Web site: Alyssa Valdez: Home crowd will be team's edge in Asian U23 Volleyball Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20170604065904/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2015/04/30/alyssa-valdez-philippines-asian-U23-women%E2%80%99s-volleyball-championship.html. dead. June 4, 2017. cnnphilippines.com. 2021-04-19.
3. Web site: Ria Meneses comes up huge as Cagayan Valley makes short work of Baguio. spin.ph. 2021-04-19.
4. News: Yumol . David Tristan . August 13, 2021 . Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813112513/https://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2021/8/13/Jaja-Santiago-takes-home-Conference-MVP-and-Finals-MVP-awards.html . dead . August 13, 2021 . . August 16, 2021.
5. Web site: Pro league rookie Sisi Rondina skies high with first career PVL MVP award . Isaga . JR . December 16, 2023 . Rappler . December 16, 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216162053/https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/sisi-rondina-wins-premier-league-most-valuable-player-2023/ . live .