HIGHLIGHTS: PVL All-Filipino Conference (Creamline vs Choco Mucho)

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PVL All-Filipino schedule of games (April 18 )

Smart Araneta Coliseum

4 p.m. – Strong Group Athletics vs Farm Fresh Foxies
6 p.m. – Creamline Cool Smashers vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans

VIDEO: Sisi Rondina talks about Choco Mucho’s tough loss to Creamline

VIDEO: Bea De Leon and Denden Lazaro-Revilla on facing their former team

PVL: Bea De Leon realizes dream to share Araneta floor with Gumabao

Creamline Cool Smashers' Bea de Leon and Michele Gumabao in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game at Smart Araneta Coliseum

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Bea de Leon and Michele Gumabao in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game at Smart Araneta Coliseum. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Bea De Leon fulfilled a longtime dream on Thursday, sharing the floor with idol Michele Gumabao in front of 17,396 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

De Leon starred with nine points to help Creamline beat her former team Choco Mucho, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, in a crucial elimination round match in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.

Eleven years ago, a young De Leon, wearing a La Salle shirt, manifested on X (formerly Twitter) that she would one day play alongside Gumabao in front of a jampacked crowd. FULL STORY

PVL: Denden Lazaro-Revilla delivers for Creamline vs former team

Creamline Cool Smashers’ Denden Lazaro-Revilla in a PVL All-Filipino Conference game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Creamline’s new libero Denden Lazaro-Revilla was all business against her former team Choco Mucho, staying focused on their goal to boost their semifinal bid in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference.

Revilla’s floor defense was on point with 17 excellent receptions out of 25 attempts as Creamline asserted its mastery of sister team Choco Mucho, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, on Thursday evening in front of in front of 17,396 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum. FULL STORY

PVL: Creamline dominates Choco Mucho in highly-anticipated clash

Creamline Cool Smashers celebrate a point against the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

What was expected to be a back-and-forth action in the highly-anticipated PVL All-Filipino Conference rematch turned into a one-sided affair after Creamline extended its mastery over sister team Choco Mucho.

The Cool Smashers cruised past the Flying Titans with a 25-17, 25-22, 25-19 rout in front of 17,396 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum Thursday night to gain a stronger position to move on to the semifinals. FULL STORY

STATS: Creamline Cool Smashers vs Choco Mucho Flying Titans April 18

Tots Carlos leads Creamline with 22 points against Choco Mucho. Only Sisi Rondina finished in double digits for the Flying Titans.

VIDEO: Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses, Alyssa Valdez, Bea De Leon, and Denden Lazaro-Revilla after beating Choco Mucho

PVL LIVE UPDATES: Choco Mucho vs Creamline

VIDEO: Trisha Tubu and Caitlin Viray share their thoughts after Farm Fresh’s third win

PVL: Trisha Tubu, Farm Fresh end slide with win over Strong Group

Farm Fresh Foxies’ Trisha Tubu in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–With improvement the only thing left for them in the current All-Filipino Conference, Trisha Tubu and Farm Fresh snapped a five-game skid with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-22 victory over Strong Group in the Premier Volleyball League on Thursday.

Tubu scattered 13 points, 12 coming from attacks, to help the eliminated Foxies to their third win in 10 games in what could be their best finish, win-loss wise, since they joined the league in the Invitational Conference last year.

“Thankful na nakuha ulit namin yung win after ng consecutive losses namin sa mga past few games namin,” Tubu said. “Maganda ito na paghuhugutan namin para sa last game namin.” FULL STORY

PVL LIVE UPDATES: Strong Group vs Farm Fresh

PVL: Crucial clash for box-office draws Creamline, Choco Mucho

FILE– Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina vs Creamline Tots Carlos in the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference.–PVL PHOTO

Choco Mucho and Creamline collide on Thursday in another expected hit at the box-office—like all of their past matches—and with stakes as high as a championship itself.

The last time these two teams met was in the title series of the last All-Filipino Conference of the Premier Volleyball League, but with the standings muddled up after the Tuesday night playdate, the league-leading Flying Titans would want nothing less than a win in their 6 p.m. clash with the defending champion Cool Smashers to become the first team in the semifinals. FULL STORY

PVL: MJ Phillips not ruling out Petro Gazz return in All-Filipino

Petro Gazz Angels’ MJ Phillips.–PVL PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–After a rather disappointing stint with Gwangju AI Peppers in the Korean V-League, Petro Gazz’s versatile hitter MJ Phillips made her much-awaited homecoming just in time for her local club’s crucial victory in the Premier Volleyball League.

Phillips suiting up for the Angels, who gave themselves a stronger position in the standings leading to the looming semifinals after improving to a 7-2 (win-loss) card with a 25-13, 25-18, 25-17 smashing of Cignal on Tuesday, in the current All-Filipino Conference has not been ruled out. FULL STORY

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