Jema Galanza Profile
Full name: Jessica Margarett Casidsid Galanza
Birthday: November 28, 1996 (Age 28)
Hometown: San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight: 54.5 kg (120 lb)
Jessica Margarett “Jema” Casidsid Galanza is a Filipino volleyball athlete player and former captain of the Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons volleyball team in the UAAP. She also played for the Laoag Power Smashers during the 2016 SVL Reinforced Conference and for the Creamline Cool Smashers during the 2017 PVL Reinforced Conference.
Jema Galanza was born and raised in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines to Jesse and Fe Galanza. She went to San Pedro Relocation Center National High School, San Pedro, Laguna and earned her bachelor’s degree at Adamson University. She has three siblings and her youngest sister, Maria Fe “Mafe” Galanza, is playing for the University of Santo Tomas’ Golden Tigresses.
During her collegiate years she played with the Adamson Lady Falcons and was the team captain in UAAP Season 80. Galanza is playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers in Premier Volleyball League alongside with Alyssa Valdez, Jia Morado and Michele Gumabao.
In 2018, Galanza played for the Philippine women’s volleyball team that competed in the 2018 Asian Women’s Volleyball Cup held at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. During the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference, Galanza received the 2nd best outside spiker award and together with the Creamline Cool Smashers, eventually won the championship.
Awards
Individual
- 2015 16th National Intercollegiate Volleyball “Best Attacker”
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference “2nd Best Outside Spiker”
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference “Most Valuable Player (MVP) and 1st Best Open Spiker”
Collegiate
- 2014 UAAP Season 76 Beach Volleyball – Med 1.png Champion, with Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons
- 2014 Shakey’s V-League 11th Season 1st Conference – Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons
- 2014 19th UNIGAMES Women’s Volleyball – Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Adamson Soaring Lady Falcons
Club Team
- 2017 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Open Conference – Med 3.png third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Med 1.png champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Med 1.png champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Med 2.png runner-Up, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Med 1.png champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Med 2.png runner-Up, with Creamline Cool Smashers
