Setter Mars Alba has officially joined Akari, signaling the Chargers’ clear intent to go deep in the coming Premier Volleyball League conference.

The management warmly welcomed the former De La Salle University ace into the Akari family, convinced that she could be the missing link in the team’s desire to win its first ever title in the country’s top professional women’s volleyball league.

Alba was signed to a multi-year year contract.

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 85 Finals Most Valuable Player started her professional career with Choco Mucho and played a key role in the team’s runner-up finish to powerhouse Creamline in last year’s All-Filipino Conference.

Toughened by her three conferences with the Flying Titans, Alba is considered to be a big catch owing to her growing number of followers in the volleyball community.

The Chargers are likewise banking on Alba’s tested leadership and competitiveness as they try to surpass their runner-up finish in the PVL Reinforced Conference that saw them topple the fancied PLDT in the semifinals.