Wilma Salas, Angels brace for ‘difficult’ duel vs Creamline

Petro Gazz Angels’ Wilma Salas in the PVL Reinforced Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Wilma Salas and Petro Gazz are bracing for a tough quarterfinal game   against 2019 Finals rival Creamline in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference The showdown set for Tuesday is a rematch of the 2019 Reinforced Conference finals between the Angels…

Read More

Creamline bound for quarterfinals after beating Choco Mucho

Erika Staunton and the Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL Reinforced Conference game against Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Playoff-bound Creamline strengthened its position in the PVL Reinforced Conference after dominating once more sister team Choco Mucho, 25-16, 25-19, 31-29, on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Cool Smashers extinguished a third-set attempt…

Read More

Petro Gazz snaps Creamline run to start own streak

Petro Gazz Angels celebrate their victory over the Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Petro Gazz continued to turn things around in the second round of the PVL Reinforced Conference after posting back-to-back wins to improve their quarterfinal chances. The Angels leaned on the duo of Wilma Salas and Brooke van…

Read More

Different trio filling the void for shorthanded Creamline

Creamline’s Michele Gumabao at the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Creamline may be fielding a different starting six as it continues to miss the troika of Alyssa Valdez, Tots Carlos, and Jema Galanza but its winning tradition is still in full display, winning four straight games to top Pool A in the 2024…

Read More

‘Disappointed’ Pons bounces back to lead Creamline

Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Chery Tiggo import Khat Bell wished she had more chance to play with Bernadeth Pons after they merely teamed up in Petron five years ago with the latter focusing on beach volleyball. Bell may only have played a few games together with Pons but she was in awe…

Read More

Lots of room for improvement for Erica Staunton, Creamline

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Erica Staunton in the PVL Reinforced Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Erica Staunton proved she can lead Creamline after a 20-point debut but she still seeks improvement to bounce back from a tough five-set loss to PLDT in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference. Staunton stepped up for the undermanned Cool Smashers,…

Read More

Elena Samoilenko powers PLDT past Creamline in five sets

Elena Samoilenko and the PLDT High Speed Hitters hurdle their first assignment in the PVL Reinforced Conference against Creamline Cool Smashers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — In the battle of depleted teams, PLDT prevailed as Russian spiker Elena Samoilenko stood the tallest with 34 points to stun Creamline, 16-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-19, 15-12, in the…

Read More

Creamline, PLDT missing key players to start Reinforced tilt

Creamline stars Alyssa Valdez and Tots Carlos on the bench for the Cool Smashers’ opening game in the PVL Reinforced Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines —Creamline and PLDT are missing some of their stars to open the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday night at Philsports Arena. PLDT star Savi Davison is unlikely to play…

Read More

Creamline pick Aleiah Torres ready for pressure

Filipino-Canadian libero Aleiah Torres is selected by Creamline in the PVL Rookie Draft.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Filipino-Canadian Aleiah Torres is embracing the pressure that comes with joining the most successful and popular PVL team Creamline ahead of the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday at Philsports Arena. Torres realized her dream to be part of the…

Read More

Ex-Georgia standout to fill in for ‘borrowed’ Creamline stars

Erica Staunton is Creamline Cool Smashers’ import for the PVL Reinforced Conference. –CREAMLINE PHOTO Aiming to finally win a PVL title that has been elusive for the past six seasons, Creamline has signed a versatile spiker in Erica Staunton for the Reinforced Conference that gets off the ground in the second week of July. With…

Read More