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PVL: Leila Cruz hopes to 'bring justice' to Capital1's 2nd overall pick

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1720525935249PVL Draft- Leila Cruz-7291.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Capital1 selects Leila Cruz as the second overall pick of the first-ever PVL Rookie Draft at Novotel Manila Araneta City on July 8, 2024. <em>PVL Media Group</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – De La Salle University product Leila Cruz hopes to &quot;bring justice&quot; as she was picked second overall by Capital1 in the inaugural Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Rookie Draft Monday at Novotel Manila Araneta City.</p><p>&quot;I’ll try my best talaga to bring justice doon sa Top 2 pick na binigay nila to me, and I will do everything na makakaya ko para mabigyan ng better finish this season yung Capital1,&quot; Cruz told reporters.</p><p>&quot;Super grateful po and kind of shocked actually but yeah, thank you so much to Capital1 kasi tinrust nila ako and I’m so excited to play with you guys,&quot; the Lady Spiker went on as she expressed gratitude to her new management.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1810281171181281670&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-07-09T12%3A50%3A20.867485%3Af3789781-3b39-4fa1-86f2-399c9ed4b5e7%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=2b0347cba9d5317edd34cb262a3b9df1cc2bbd63&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:316px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1810281171181281670"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Cruz, who did not play during UAAP Season 86 due to her ACL injury, was still the first option of the rebuilding Capital1 team in the Rookie Draft.</p><p>Now fully recovered, the 6-foot-1 opposite spiker opens a new chapter in her volleyball career as she transitions from coach Ramil de Jesus&#x27; system to coach Roger Gorayeb&#x27;s.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/8/gagate-goes-1st-overall-as-la-salle-players-taken-early-in-pvl-draft-1550"><strong>READ: Gagate goes 1st overall as La Salle players taken early in PVL Draft</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/7/la-salle-s-gagate-tipped-to-be-historic-1st-pick-in-pvl-rookie-draft-2318"><strong>READ: La Salle&#x27;s Gagate tipped to be historic 1st pick in PVL Rookie Draft</strong></a></div><p>Cruz expressed excitement as she will have the privilege to undergo Gorayeb&#x27;s tutelage.</p><p>&quot;Super nakakatuwa na ma-handle nilang dalawa kasi we all know naman na parehas silang talagang veteran sa larangan ng volleyball,&quot; Cruz said of Gorayeb and de Jesus.</p><p>Drafted alongside her is Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Roma Mae Doromal, who was picked at 14th overall, and Gilliana Torres at 20th.</p><p>Cruz, Doromal, and Torres will be bolstering the Solar Spikers, who look to surpass their 11th-place finish last All-Filipino Conference.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hvTNVlofXfg??si=vxOB7sqFJ4Nhd4hw&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>De La Salle University product Leila Cruz hopes to "bring justice" as she was picked second overall by Capital1 in the inaugural PVL Rookie Draft Monday at Novotel Manila Araneta City.</p>

De La Salle University product Leila Cruz hopes to "bring justice" as she was picked second overall by Capital1 in the inaugural PVL Rookie Draft Monday at Novotel Manila Araneta City.