PVL: Creamline dumps BaliPure, earns outright semis spot
Creamline continued its mesmerizing dance and handily dispatched BaliPure 25-22, 25-18, 25-16, to capture its fourth consecutive victory in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference Saturday at Filoil Flying V Centre.
The Cool Smashers, who stumbled in their second game against BanKo, ramped up the wins and improved to a league-best 5-1 card while the Water Defenders dropped to 3-3.
Article continues after this advertisementAlyssa Valdez dropped a game-high 15 points to lead the Cool Smashers, who have locked the top spot and earned an outright berth to the semifinals.
“We took it one game at a time and coach Tai [Bundit] made us go through game-viewing sessions to help us in little ways,” said Valdez in Filipino. “I think we had a pretty nice distribution today and the team had a beautiful chemistry in the game.”
Creamline had the Water Defenders close behind midway through the third set, 15-13, but they eventually zoomed away and finished the match on a 10-3 run. Michele Gumabao finished things off with a crosscourt kill.
Article continues after this advertisementKuttika Kaewpin had 10 points to complement Valdez’ scoring while Risa Sato added nine.
Janisa Johnson had 13 points fro the Water Defenders while Alexis Matthews had 10.