Paula Palma showcased her scoring prowess to carry King’s Montessori School into the quarterfinals with a 25-16, 29-27 win over De La Salle-Zobel A in the 2025 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 Saturday at the La Salle Green Hills Gym.

The open hitter scored all her 18 points off kills, including an 11-point explosion in the extended second set as the Lady Vikings finished the preliminary round with three straight wins after four starts in Pool C of 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.

KMS pulled through despite surrendering 19 points to the Lady Junior Archers. Venice Escote and Sharina Lleses added eight and seven markers each for the Lady Vikings, who will wait for their final pool ranking and quarters opponent.

If KMS ends up on top of Pool C, it will face the second-ranked team in Pool B. However, if the Lady Vikings slipped to No. 2, they’ll take on Pool A’s top seed.

DLS-Z A dropped to a 1-1 card despite the 12-point effort of Aislinn Alemana.

Also in Pool C, Arellano University came back from a set down to shock California Academy, 20-25, 27-25, 25-11, to preserve its unbeaten record after two outings.