RED-hot Creamline swept Chery Tiggo, 25-18, 27-25, 25-22, in Game One of the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference semifinals at the Philsports Arena.
The Cool Smashers’ veteran trio of Jema Galanza (17 points), Tots Carlos (15 points), and Alyssa Valdez (12 points) put out vintage scoring performances to move one win away from their sixth-straight All-Filipino final (10th overall).
Creamline one win away from All-Filipino final
“We all know Chery will give us a good fight talaga. Every point, we’ll have to work hard. ‘Yun lang ‘yung mindset sa’min at buo yung tiwala ng bawat isa sa mga players na nasa loob at nasa labas at mga coaches.
“Basta ibigay namin lahat, ‘yun lang naman ‘yung gusto ng mga coaches at nasa dulo yung reward. Grateful din kami na nakuha namin yung second set na very crucial,” Valdez said.
Creamline head coach Sherwin Meneses, however, refused to rest on their laurels even whilst riding a 12-game unbeaten run.
“Siyempre, ‘di pa tapos yung laban. Kailangan pa namin ng one game para makapasok sa finals. Training ulit muna kami para tignan namin yung mga lapses para gumanda pa yung nilalaro namin,” Meneses added.
Except for a second frame slugfest, Galanza & Co. were in cruise control and took just three sets this time to dispatch the Crossovers, compared to their elimination-round clash that extended to four sets.
Eya Laure's 18-point performance was Chery Tiggo's only double-digit output — one that ultimately fell short to the undefeated top seeds.
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