Creamline Cool Smashers. PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Creamline nailed 17 blocks to beat Chery Tiggo, 25-22, 22-25, 25-5, 25-19, and edged closer to victory to claim bronze in the League’s Enhanced Games. 2022 Premier Volleyball Team on Thursday at Araneta Smart Arena.
Licking the wounds of their failed Grand Slam bid after the Crossovers were forced to play 5 setters in their final semi-final on Tuesday, the Cool Smashers still yearned for a strong end to the season as Jeanette Panaga unloaded. nine blocks to finish with 14 points, while Tots Carlos and Alyssa Valdez stepped up their attack.
“Our mindset is to play our game and bring in a ‘happy, happy’ mentality. Coach Sherwin [Meneses] told us to play with less pressure and think about why we’re here,” Panaga said in Filipino after taking the top save of the season set by Rose Doria in the win. Cignal’s 5 sets against PLDT in the third place match of the Invitationals .
With Turkish player Yeliz Basa and mid laner Domingo sidelined, Carlos leads Creamline with 19 points from 18 attacks and one block on 17 dugouts, while Valdez also joins the blocking group with four blocks. to finish with 16 points and have 10 digs.
After splitting points in the first two sets, Creamline came back in the third round, pouring seven blocks and limiting Chery Tiggo to just three attacks. The Cool Smashers unleashed an 11-0 start to finish the frame in just 18 minutes.
It was the second lowest scoring output by a PVL team in a set as Creamline also limited Balipure to the league’s three worst points in a 25-12, 25-3, 25-15 win on July 28, 2021. recently during the Open Conference bubble in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
Michele Gumabao was also the one to shine when coming on from the bench with 11 points, including her three consecutive attacks in the fourth set to win their Game 1. Jema Galanza had 10 points and an excellent nine hits, while Jia De Guzman made an excellent 17 sets ahead of three.
“We are very happy to have won this victory and we were able to recover from the previous game. [heartbreak] about not making it to the Finals. When we talk to each other, we want to enjoy the rest of our games and then the results will come,” Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses said in Filipino.
Creamline strives for third place in Game 2 on Tuesday at Philsports Arena as they try to ease the pain of missing out on the finals for the first time since 2017.
MVP candidate Mylene Paat, who averaged 20 points per game in the eliminations, was trailed by the lowest 8 points of her conference having hit just 7 of her 54 strikes, because Chery Tiggo only scored 35 hits compared to Creamline’s 57.
Roselle Baliton has five blocks to finish with 10 points to lead the Crossovers. Import Jelena Cvijovic has 9 points, while EJ Laure has 8 points, 27 hits and 14 digs.
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