Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan
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| Full name | Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Rhea, D-Mac | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1991 | ||||||||||
| Hometown | Batangas, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||
| Spike | 275 cm (108 in) | ||||||||||
| Block | 270 cm (106 in) | ||||||||||
| College(s) | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||
| Current club |
 Petron Tri-Activ Spikers
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Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan is a Filipino professional indoor volleyball athlete, a member of Philippines women national volleyball team and the powerhouse club Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. Dimaculangan played setter for and was a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses.
Rhea was born in a family of five siblings in Batangas. She is the younger sister of Ray Karl Dimaculangan, also a volleyball player and used to play as a setter for the men's volleyball team of the UST Golden Tigers.
Rhea started her career in volleyball early in her elementary days in De La Salle Lipa. She was originally a hitter for her team, and only transitioned into her current position in 5th grade.
She moved in the University of Santo Tomas High School for her high school education where she became the playmaker for the girls' volleyball team. Later on, she pursued her tertiary education in University of Santo Tomas, majoring in Sports Science, and continuing with the UST Golden Tigresses.
Together with the likes of Aiza Maizo, Angeli Tabaquero, and Maika Ortiz, she led her España-based squad to several victories. In 2009-2010, the UST Golden Tigresses achieved a historic "Grand Slam" after sweeping the major Philippine collegiate women's volleyball conferences. (Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference and 2nd Conference, the 2009 University Games, and UAAP Season 72).
In UAAP Season 72 where her team won the championship, she claimed the Best Server and Final's Most Valuable Player award .
Rhea also made a name in several Shakey's V-League conferences. In Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference, she was entitled the Final's Most Valuable Player and Best Setter. She also snatched the Best Setter award in Shakey's V- League Season 11, Open Conference.
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