Manila, Feb. 9 -- Cignal HD Spikers' Ishie Lalongisip was named the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Press Corps Player of the Week for Feb. 4 to 8, becoming the first rookie to receive the honor.

On Thursday, Lalongisip scored 13 points as Cignal ended a two-game slump with a 25-12, 25-15, 25-17 victory over Capital1 at Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

The HD Spikers improved their record to 6-3 in the All-Filipino Conference.

"I just embrace the role given to me by coach Shaq [Delos Santos], it seems like maybe the pressure is always there, I'm just entertaining it positively," the 23-year-old Adamson University alumna said.

Lalongisip edged PLDT's Savi Davison, Petro Gazz's Brooke Van Sickle and Creamline's Bea De Leon for the award...