ERICA Staunton will return for another tour of duty with Creamline at the 2025 AVC Women's Champions League.
The 24-year-old American winger was an integral part of the Cool Smashers' grand slam win in the 2024 PVL season.
She was the youngest guest import in last year's Reinforced and Invitational Conferences, where she bagged the Best Outside Spiker nod after ruling the week-long Invitationals capped by a five-set title win over Cignal.
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Her youth and lack of experience didn't show one bit as her hard-hitting exploits foiled Akari's dream run in the winner-take-all finals.
Now two-for-two with Creamline, Staunton looks to rekindle her winning pedigree against some of Asia's best teams in the 12-club conclave from Apr. 20 to 27.
There, the two finalists will qualify for the 2025 FIVB Women's Club World Championship.
No stranger to overseas play having seen action in Indonesia's Proliga, Staunton & Co. aims to top Pool A against Kazakhstan's Zhetysu VC and Jordan's Al-Nassr.
Creamline has the luxury of fielding in two more guest imports following the AVC's decision to increase the teams' import allocation from two to three.
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