Frances Molina

Frances Xinia Dionisio Molina (born September 23, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player for the Farm Fresh Foxies of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She played with the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars in the 2016 FIVB Club World Championship. She is part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team.

Early life A native of Nueva Ecija, she was born (second to three siblings) to Araceli Harding (née Dionisio) and Pedro Molina with the former who later became estranged from the latter and married to an India-based to British engineering consultant. Harding was an open hitter playing for the Central Luzon State University volleyball team in the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA). She was supposed to join the Philippine women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games, but it was discontinued due to earlier marriage, and her work in a company based in Macau.

Molina grew up in the town of Aliaga and moved to Cabanatuan to attend the Araullo University (later transferred to College of Immaculate Conception)

Career Molina started playing volleyball on her fourth year in high school. In 2008, she was recruited to be the part of the Cabanatuan's secondary girls' volleyball team for the Central Luzon Regional Athletics Association. She was scouted by George Sucaldito and Nemecio Gavino from the San Beda College.

Molina has also participated in internationally competing at the 2016 Thai-Denmark Super League 2016 as part of the Petron-Philippine Super Liga All-Stars. She was also named as part of the PSL Manila squad that will participate at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. In 2017, she became part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team that competed in various tournaments like ASEAN Grand Prix and 2019 SEA Games.

In 2021, Molina signed to Petro Gazz Angels to play in the first season of Premier Volleyball League on its professional status.

Awards

Individual 2012 NCAA Season 92 "Best blocker" 2015 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix "2nd Best Opposite Spiker" 2017 Philippine Superliga Invitational "1st Best Outside Spiker" 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women "1st Best Outside Spiker" 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker" 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker" 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "Most Valuable Player (Conference)"

Clubs 2014 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2015 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2016 Philippine SuperLiga Invitational – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2016 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2017 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2018 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2018 Philippine SuperLiga Invitational – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2018 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2019 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2019 Philippine SuperLiga Invitational – File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Petro Gazz Angels 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women - File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Petro Gazz Angels 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference - File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference - File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference - File:Med 2.png Runner-Up, with Cignal HD Spikers 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference - File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference - File:Med_3.png Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2024 PNVF Champions League for Women - File:Med_2.png Silver medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference - Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2024 PVL Invitational Conference - Image:Med_2.png Silver medal, with Cignal HD Spikers