Creamline again in semis once more after sweeping Chery Tiggo
Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons and Pangs Panaga elevate their arms throughout a victory over Chery Tiggo to shut out their quarterfinals sequence.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
ANTIPOLO CITY—Reserving a reservation to the semifinals has turned fairly into an obsession for the Creamline Cool Smashers.
They earned one other return journey on Saturday night by walloping the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-22, within the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All Filipino Convention.
Bea De Leon and Bernadeth Pons engineered the Cool Smashers’ gripping turnaround from a forgettable opening set spiked with errors to shut out their quarterfinal sequence after two video games.
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Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses, Bea De Leon, and Bernadeth Pons after successful the quarterfinals. #PVL2025 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/tfKD5C39S4
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“Coming into this sport, I simply wished to carry out my position. I actually wished to guarantee that I’ll be there to assist the crew,” mentioned De Leon after tallying 14 factors, highlighted by seven assaults, plus 5 blocks for the second sport in a row and two aces.
Pons struck Chery Tiggo with 18 factors and had 15 receptions, Tots Carlos added 14 assaults aside from 13 digs and Kyle Negrito tossed 25 glorious units on prime of six factors for the Cool Smashers, who superior to the semis for the seventeenth straight convention.
“We have been reminded by coach (Sherwin Meneses) that Chery has nothing to lose. They are going to combat till the tip, so we don’t should be complacent,” mentioned Pons.
Extremely energized after snatching the primary set, the Crossovers eagerly fought their means in stealing one other body on the expense of the Cool Smashers.
Successive hits by Tots Carlos, nevertheless, prevented one other Chery Tiggo escape act as Creamline managed to extricate itself from a good contest close to the tip of the second set.
Seth Rodriguez’s energy tip and a Shaya Adorador projectile pulled the Crossovers inside 21-23 earlier than De Leon’s fast strike within the center doused the rally.
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Chery Tiggo was poised to chop it down additional, however an Ara Galang assault error at set level tied the match coming into the third set.
Rodriguez led the Crossovers with 16 factors and 5 blocks whereas Cess Robles added 14 factors.
“We knew Chery received’t merely hand over and we got here in prepared for such conditions. We’re now within the semifinals and we have now to double our efforts to make it to the finals,” mentioned Meneses.
Other than gifting Meneses his one hundred and first victory as head coach of the franchise, the Cool Smashers have impressively sustained an unbroken stint within the semis since becoming a member of the league in 2017.
The Cool Smashers rose from three factors down halfway within the third set with Pons firing her means capped by an off-the-block hit for a 22-21 Creamline edge.
Michele Gumabao then rifled a crosscourt spike adopted by a down-the-line strike, placing the Cool Smashers forward by a set.
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Pons and De Leon sustained the onslaught within the fourth, hurting Chery Tiggo’s survival bid with key hits because the Cool Smashers constructed a six-point cushion.
The Crossovers slowly chopped it down and moved inside 24-22 by means of the efforts of Rodriguez and Adorador earlier than De Leon unleashed the ultimate kill to the delight of the pro-Creamline crowd on the Ynares Heart Antipolo.
