{{short description|Filipina volleyball player}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Thang Ponce | image = | caption = | full_name = Tonnie Rose F. Ponce | nickname = Thang | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|31}} | hometown = Hermosa, Bataan | height = 1.57 m | weight = 52 kg | spike = | block = | position = Libero | currentnumber = 16 | college = Adamson University | currentclub = Choco Mucho Flying Titans | years1 = 2016–2019 | team1 = Adamson Lady Falcons | years2 = 2019–2020 | team2 = Motolite | years3 = 2020–2022 | team3 = Perlas Spikers | years4 = 2022–present | team4 = Choco Mucho Flying Titans }}
'''Tonnie Rose "Thang" T. Ponce''' (born October 31, 1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://women.volleybox.net/tonnie-rose-t-ponce-p13394/clubs |title=Tonnie Rose T. Ponce |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=women.volleybox.net |access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref> is a Filipino professional volleyball player. She currently plays for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/dante-alinsunurins-trust-in-thang-ponce-pays-off-for-choco-mucho/288114 |title=Dante Alinsunurin's trust in Thang Ponce pays off for Choco Mucho|website=Tiebreaker Times |date=November 16, 2023|access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref> She was a member of the Adamson Lady Falcons volleyball team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/perlas-spikers-pick-up-thang-ponce-jellie-tempiatura/201178|title=Perlas Spikers pick up Thang Ponce, Jellie Tempiatura |website=Spin.ph|date=February 8, 2021|accessdate=March 13, 2024}}</ref> The pro league PVL awarded her Best Libero in the 2023 All-Filipino Conference and 2018 Collegiate Conference.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/12/16/2319447/choco-muchos-rondina-named-pvl-all-filipino-conference-mvp-cayuna-best-setter|title=Choco Mucho's Rondina named PVL All-Filipino Conference MVP; Cayuna is best setter|last=Morales|first=Luisa|date=December 16, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2024|newspaper=Philippine Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/211835-pvl-up-lady-maroons-capture-historic-volleyball-crown/|title=UP Lady Maroons capture historic volleyball crown|date=September 12, 2018|accessdate=March 13, 2024|website=Rappler}}</ref>
==Early life== Ponce, who was raised in the town of Hermosa, Bataan, took up college studies at Adamson University and played for the Lady Falcons alongside Jema Galanza in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daytimeview.com/2017/09/25/pvl-volleyball-adamson-university-vs-college-saint-benilde/|date=September 25, 2017|accessdate=March 13, 2024|title=PVL VOLLEYBALL – ADAMSON UNIVERSITY VS COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE|website=Daytime View}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hermosa.gov.ph/congratulations-thang-ponce-bilang-best-libero-sa-premier-volleyball-league-pvl/|title=Congratulations Thang Ponce, bilang Best Libero sa Premier Volleyball League (PVL)|date=2023|accessdate=March 13, 2024|website=hermosa.gov.ph }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/18093/jessey-de-leon-manuel-medina-share-skills-experience-to-aspiring-talents-in-thang-ponce-s-hometown|title=Jessey de Leon, Manuel Medina share skills, experience to aspiring talents in Thang Ponce's hometown|date=December 29, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2024|first=Chester|last=Fajardo|website=One Sports}}</ref>
==Awards== ===Individual=== * ''2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference "Best Libero"'' * ''2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"'' * ''2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"''<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 12, 2024 |title=Brooke Van Sickle hailed PVL All-Filipino Conference MVP |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/05/12/sports/brooke-van-sickle-hailed-pvl-all-filipino-conference-mvp/1945959 |work=Manila Times |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref> * ''2024-25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"'' <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Brooke Van Sickle hailed PVL All-Filipino Conference MVP |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/12/pvl-brooke-van-sickle-wins-back-to-back-all-filipino-conference-mvp-0113 |access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref>
===Collegiate=== * 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference – File:Med 3.png 2nd runner-up, with Adamson Lady Falcons
===Club=== * 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 2.png 1st runner-up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans * 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 2.png 1st Runner-Up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans<ref>{{cite news |last=Anzures |first=Rom |date=May 12, 2024 |title=PVL: Creamline reigns over Choco Mucho anew to claim 2024 All-Filipino crown |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/12/creamline-reigns-over-choco-mucho-anew-to-claim-all-filipino-crown-2221 |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Choco Mucho Flying Titans current roster}}
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