Galanza, Creamline thrive under pressure to keep bid going

Jema Galanza and the Creamline Cool Smashers in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals . –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — With Creamline’s backs against the wall, Jema Galanza never stopped believing in her team’s pedigree as a strong title contender in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.  Two days after losing their first semifinal games to…

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Losing streak to Creamline finally ends for Choco Mucho

Choco Mucho’s MAddie Madayag during a PVL semifinals game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — After 13 tries, Maddie Madayag and the Choco Mucho Flying Titans found the perfect time to beat the Creamline Cool Smashers in the 2024 PVL All-FIlipino Conference semifinals. Despite getting dominated in the first two sets, the Flying Titans applied the…

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Choco Mucho finally gets first franchise victory over Creamline for semis head start

Choco Mucho –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net It took a while but Choco Mucho finally notched an elusive first victory over its sister team Creamline. And it came at a very crucial time. The Flying Titans clinched a head start in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals by coming from behind to thwart the Cool Smashers, 13-25,…

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Playing without Tots Carlos no excuse for Creamline loss

Creamline Cool Smashers during a PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals game against Choco Mucho Flying Titans. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Missing Tots Carlos was not an excuse for Creamline’s tough five-set meltdown to Choco Mucho, with team captain Alyssa Valdez saying they prepared for the situation before the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinal round. Without…

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PLDT scores first ever win over Creamline to end campaign

Savannah Davison leads PLDT High Speed Hitters against Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–With its fate already decided just before clashing with defending champion Creamline, PLDT capped off its PVL 2024 All-Filipino Conference with a bang. The High Speed Hitters defeated the semifinal-bound Cool Smashers for the first time,…

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Creamline dominates Choco Mucho in awaited clash

Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate a point against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net What was expected to be a back-and-forth action in the highly-anticipated PVL All-Filipino Conference rematch turned into a one-sided affair after Creamline extended its mastery over sister team Choco Mucho. The Cool Smashers cruised past the…

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Denden Lazaro-Revilla delivers for Creamline vs former team

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Denden Lazaro-Revilla in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Creamline’s new libero Denden Lazaro-Revilla was all business against her former team Choco Mucho, staying focused on their goal to boost their semifinal bid in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Revilla’s floor defense was on point with 17 excellent…

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Still on top, Choco Mucho circles Creamline playdate

Choco Mucho Flying Titans’ Royse Tubino in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. — PVL PHOTO Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin has bested most of the teams in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) except for one: sister team Creamline. And ahead of the Flying Titans’ anticipated rematch against previous All-Filipino Conference Finals rival and eventual champion Creamline,…

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Creamline bounces back with straight-set win over Nxled

Creamline Cool Smashers in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Creamline bolstered its PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinal bid with a 25-22, 25-12, 25-20 bounce-back win against eliminated Nxled on Saturday at PhilSports Arena. Tots Carlos produced 18 points from 14 attacks and four of the Cool Smashers’ five aces to lift her crew to…

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Petro Gazz triumph over Creamline tightens semis race

Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses (foreground, left) congratulates Petro Gazz counterpart Koji Tsuzurabara, whose Angels celebrate their marathon win. —PVL IMAGES Petro Gazz left everything on the floor late Saturday night and pulled out a 15-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19, 15-13 victory over Creamline before close to 6,000 screaming souls that packed the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex…

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