Defending champion Adamson University battles Emilio Aguinaldo College to begin its chase for a repeat crown as thrilling action in the 2025 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup erupts Wednesday at the La Salle Green Hills gym.

The Lady Baby Falcons and Lady Brigadiers Pool A match in the Division 1 competition will cap off a busy five-game schedule in Court 1 starting at 9 a.m.

Five pairings will also be played in Court 2 beginning at 9 a.m.

All eyes will be on Adamson as it tries to set off on a winning note in its bid to become the first-ever back-to-back champion in the country’s biggest grassroots volleyball league backed by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor, Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken, Potato Corner and R and B Milk Tea.

Last edition’s holdovers Abegail Segui and Lhouriz Tuddao and University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 87 Rookie of the Year Ellaine Gonzalvo spearhead the Lady Baby Falcons’ charge.

Adamson behind last year’s Most Valuable Player Shaina Nitura completed a flawless six-game tournament sweep without dropping a single set to rule the league backed by Mikasa, Asics, Team Rebel Sports, Belo Deo and Smart.

EAC will try to turn its fortunes around after an early exit in the previous contest, where it won only one game in four outings in the preliminary round.

Division 2 tussle between Assumption College-San Lorenzo and La Salle Green Hills in Pool E kicks off the games in Court 1, followed by the Pool F collision of Domuschola International School and St. Therese College-QC.

Also in Court 1 are the Division 1 matches between King’s Montessori School and Arellano University High School in Pool C and St. John’s Institute-Bacolod versus University of Santo Tomas in Pool D.