Six Creamline stars including sidelined hitter Alyssa Valdez banner the national women's volleyball team pool while old hands Marck Espejo and Bryan Bagunas lead the men's side for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

The Philippine National Volleyball Federation released the names of players invited to the training pool four months before the biennial meet kicks off in Phnom Penh on 5 May.

Joining Valdez, who is still recovering from a knee injury she sustained during the Premier Volleyball League battle for third last December, are Cool Smashers setter Jia Morado-De Guzman, opposite hitter Tots Carlos, middle Ced Domingo, libero Kyla Atienza and Jema Galanza.

Also included in the women's pool composed mostly of professional players are Choco Mucho's Kat Tolentino and Cherry Nunag, Cignal setter Angel Cayuna, PLDT's Kath Arado, Mika Reyes, Del Palomata and Jules Samonte, Mylene Paat of Chery Tiggo and Petro Gazz's MJ Phillips.

University of the East's Lia Pelaga and Riza Nogales are the only college players who committed to joining the pool after others turned down the federation's call.

Reigning University Athletic Association of the Philippines Most Valuable Player-Rookie of the Year Bella Belen and National University teammates Cams Lamina, Alyssa Solomon and Jen Nierva declined the PNVF's invitation.

Last year, the federation dissolved the national squad composed of college players mostly members of the UAAP Season 84 champion NU due to "commitment issues."

The sports' local governing body then called on Creamline to represent the country in the AVC Asian Women's Volleyball Cup in Manila and in the ASEAN Grand Prix in Thailand.

AC Miner, Faith Nisperos and Vannie Gandler of Ateneo de Manila University, Eya Laure and Detdet Pepito of University of Santo Tomas, Lorene Toring of Adamson University and Alleiah Malaluan of De La Salle University also backed out with the UAAP Season 85 unfurling in late February and will run until around early May.