SAVI Davison fired 28 points in only three sets to power PLDT's path back to the semifinals with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-19 rout of ZUS Coffee in the 2025 PVL on Tour quarterfinals on Thursday at the Philsports Arena.
The High Speed Hitters only dropped one set in six successive preseason victories, that being against Choco Mucho in the preliminary round.
Next up for PLDT is either a date with 10-time PVL champion Creamline or a pool-play rematch with Farm Fresh in the knockout semis on Tuesday.
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The High Speed Hitters will enter the PVL Final Four for the second time in the last three conferences — and fifth overall in four years in the league.
And they will do so with a league-best six-game win streak on hand.
"It's just the environment that the girls are able to give me. I feel comfortable, I feel confident with them by my side. Huge thanks for them supporting me, whether I'm here, whether I'm elsewhere, but just the welcome back feels good," Davison said.
"Not much has changed, like I said. The girls have made it more than a welcoming environment for me to come back to and just the adjustments that I have to make are personal and not so much team-wide."
PLDT has again secured qualification to the Invitational Conference after begging off from last year’s six-team field due to multiple player injuries.
No signs of PLDT rust
Unlike a restless ZUS Coffee side with just a day to prepare for the playoffs, PLDT had to wait for 11 days to see action again since their prelims-ending sweep of Galeries Tower in Cebu City.
It returned like a whole new workhorse with a recharged Davison making her first preseason start and taking over straight away.
The Fil-Canadian ace helped PLDT erase a 19-20 deficit by taking the lion's share in a 6-1 counter-blitz to nab the opening set.
Jovy Prado continues to impress in her first tournament back for the High Speed Hitters with 10 points to back Davison's dominant outing.
After completing a first-set carbon copy in the second frame, Davison & Co. stretched the lead to as much as seven -- one that the Thunderbelles no longer caught up with.
AC Miner and Chinnie Arroyo paced the loss with 13 and 10 markers, respectively.
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