Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Filipino Cup semifinals. –UAAP PHOTO Creamline wasted no time—or set—to get to the championship. “We missed the finals in the last conference but everybody was ready to step up this time,” said Jia de Guzman, the astute setter who pulled the strings of a 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 victory over … Read more
Injured Creamline star Alyssa Valdez with Michele Gumabao. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Valdez’s availability for Creamline in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Finals still depends on her doctor but she is raring to rejoin her team “as soon as possible.” Valdez, who is still recovering from a right knee injury, is … Read more
Tots Carlos powers Creamline to another PVL Finals appearance. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Creamline completed a semifinal series sweep of F2 Logistics, 25-22, 25-23, 25-16, to earn its fifth straight Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Finals appearance on Tuesday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Cool Smashers, who played without Alyssa Valdez in … Read more
Michele Gumabao (photo above, No. 7) is looking to do even better when the Cool Smashers gun for a Finals berth on Tuesday. —PVL PHOTOS Almost everyone in Creamline toed the team line about not making the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino semifinal series against F2 Logistics a matter of payback. “Our mindset is not to … Read more
Tots Carlos. PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Tots Carlos said Alyssa Valdez continues to make an impact for Creamline through her leadership despite being ruled out of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals due to a right knee injury. The Cool Smashers hardly missed the three-time MVP’s presence as she continued to guide her teammates from … Read more
Michele Gumabao soared for the Cools Smashers in the fourth set. PVL PHOTO Five-set meltdowns have been a feature in Creamline’s previous tussles with rival F2 Logistics in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The solution? Don’t wait for a deciding set. “[W]e’re happy to finally get one against F2,” Cool Smashers coach Sherwin Meneses said … Read more
F2 Logistics coach Regine Diego. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — F2 Logistics coach Regine Diego offered no excuses in their tough loss to Creamline in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinals series in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference on Saturday at Philsports Arena. “They haven’t been here [in the semis] for the longest … Read more
Tots Carlos and the Creamline Cool Smashers in Game 1 of the PVL All-Filipino semifinals. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Creamline finally got one over F2 Logistics as the defending champion outplayed the first-time semifinalist for a 26-24, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15 victory to inch closer to the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference Finals on … Read more
Injured Creamline start Alyssa Valdez. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—For the first time since Creamline and Alyssa Valdez’s partnership in the Premier Volleyball League, the volleyball star will not be able to suit up in the playoffs. Valdez, who is currently nursing a knee injury, was ruled out by coach Sherwin Meneses for the semifinals after … Read more
Creamline Cool Smashers in a PVL game in Iloilo. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Semifinals-bound Creamline wrapped up the elimination round of the Premier Volleyball League’s All-Filipino Conference on a high note after outlasting Akari in four sets, 25-17, 25-22, 27-29, 25-8, at San Agustin Gymnasium in Iloilo on Tuesday. But despite a thrilling four-setter victory, the … Read more