Collegiate league top setter Jia Morado teams up with fellow Ateneo alumna Alyssa Valdez as Creamline parades a fortified team in Saturday’s inaugural of the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at Filoil Flying V Centre.
Creamline tests its mettle against newcomer Adamson-Akari before Perlas-BanKo takes on Air Force in the double-header that starts at 4 p.m.
Also beefing up Creamline is former MVP Mary Jean Balse.
“Everyone’s beefing up to try and stop [champion] Pocari Sweat,” said commissioner Tony Boy Liao when he guested with PVL president Ricky Palou at Sports IQ Thursday.
“It’s going to be a very competitive conference,” said Palou, who made a pitch for the men’s game: “Watch it live. It’s a great experience.”
In the men’s division, defending champion Air Force battles Gamboa Coffee at 10 a.m. and Megabuilders tackle Army at 1 p.m.