Bacoor City Strikers (volleyball)

The Bacoor City Strikers, also known as Bacoor City Strikers – Metro Land Builders Corp. for sponsorship reasons, are a Filipino women's developmental volleyball team based in Bacoor, Cavite. The team currently competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). The team playing their home games at Strike Gymnasium.

Owned by the Local Government of Bacoor, the team is one the league's charter teams, beginning play in the 2023 season. The team shares its name with its basketball counterpart in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

History

Background

The Bacoor City Strikers were first announced as one of the charter teams of the MPVA. For the inaugural 2023 season, the Bacoor City Strikers is captained by Razel Paula Aldea.

Immediate success and first championship

After a slow one-point start in its first two games, Bacoor City went on to win the next six games out of the eight remaining, Led by Shaila Omipon and Razel Aldea, the Strikers clinched the third seed with 17 points on a 6–4 record to earn twice-to-beat advantage in the Quarterfinals.

In the playoffs, Bacoor City eliminated Caloocan in one match then faced second-seeded Rizal in the Semifinals. The Strikers lost match 1 in five sets but came back to win the next to matches, earning them a Finals berth against the first-seeded Negros–ICC Blue Hawks, who are ahead by 10 points. Despite the big disparity, Bacoor City took the first match with Negros taking the second. Bacoor City then won the third match in straight sets to be declared the MPVA's inaugural champions.

Despite the departure of the basketball Strikers from the MPBL, the volleyball Strikers are set to continue competing in 2024.

Team identity

Like its former basketball counterpart, the team is named after Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla. The logo is the also the same as the basketball team.