Choco Mucho welcomes Ponce, Ogunsanya ahead of PVL 2022 season

Two new noted names were added to Choco Mucho's arsenal with a little over a month left before the tentative February 16 opening of the 2022 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference.

After some hints yesterday, the Flying Titans on Friday finally made the development official, welcoming libero Thang Ponce and middle blocker Aduke Ogunsanya as two of their recent recruits.

Welcome home, @ponce_thang!

With Thang’s impressive skills on the court, get ready for exciting rallies! Revilla x Thang as your Liberos? “Walang lalapag na bola!” Team Titans, let’s all welcome the newest addition to our family, Choco Mucho Flying Titans Libero, Thang Ponce! pic.twitter.com/T2C3kWvHMz

— Choco Mucho Flying Titans (@CMFlyingTitans) January 14, 2022

Welcome home, Aduke!

No doubt she has an exceptional talent which led her to win multiple UAAP & PSL championships. Aduke’s experience will definitely help the team succeed. Let’s all welcome the newest addition to our family, CMFT Middle Blocker, Aduke Ogunsanya! pic.twitter.com/uJABkkW2ei

— Choco Mucho Flying Titans (@CMFlyingTitans) January 14, 2022

Ponce will team up with veteran defensive specialist Denden Lazaro-Revilla while also reuniting with former Perlas teammates in setter Jem Ferrer and middle blocker Cherry Nunag, who joined the Rebisco-owned club last November.

Meanwhile, Ogunsanya is tipped to boost a tall Choco Mucho frontline that already features stars like Bea de Leon, Maddie Madayag, Kat Tolentino, and Shannen Palec.

It will be unfamiliar territory for the 5-foot-9 former La Salle tower, though, as she will play alongside Ateneo rivals in Ponggay Gaston, Jamie Lavitoria, Deanna Wong, Lazaro-Revilla, de Leon, Madayag, Ferrer, and Tolentino.

Choco Mucho wound up third in the eliminations round of the previous 2021 PVL Open Conference but ultimately bid goodbye to podium finish hopes after falling to Petro Gazz in their battle for third.

—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA News