PVL: Dominant Davison keen on delivering title to PLDT

PLDT star Savi Davison during a game against ZUS Coffee in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.—MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Determined to deliver PLDT’s first championship, Savi Davison continues to dominate in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.

Davison matched her career-high 34 points to dump PLDT’s first set loss and turn back ZUS Coffee, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20, 26-24, for a quarterfinal berth on Tuesday night at Philsports Arena.

“I want a championship. I wanna be at that really top spot at the end of the season,” said Davison, who had 32 kills and two aces on top of 11 excellent receptions.

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“I’m really preparing for that, so hopefully, I’ll just keep performing until we get there and when that time comes.”

Davison first scored her career-high 34 points to deal Creamline’s lone preliminary round defeat last month.

The Filipino-Canadian spiker led the High Speed Hitters to a five-game winning streak en route to a best-of-three quarterfinals series against the surging Choco Mucho Flying Titans.

“I think it was just a mentality shift from preliminaries to the playoff round. Our coach told the team earlier that it’s a long road from here. It’s best for our team to set a standard. Hopefully, we move all the way up from here,” she said.

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Davison is set to face former league MVP Sisi Rondina in a playoff series, where she puts a premium on defense.

“She’s a heavy hitter. She produces points for the team. I think the top thing that comes to my mind right now is controlling our side of the net and making sure that she does not score as much as she typically does,” she said.

“I think with that, we were able to control our side a little bit more. So that might be something we prioritize, but again, they have other people that work, and we try to look at and take care of as well, hopefully, it’s gonna be a good game.”

With her explosive performance that led to the important victory, Davison earned the PVL Press Corps Player of the Week presented by Pilipinas Live for the period of March 4 to March 6 — her second this conference.

She bested teammate Kim Fajardo, who also stepped up big time against the Thunderbelles after main playmaker Angge Alcantara got hurt near the end of the opening frame, for the weekly nod of the competition streamed live and on-demand via the Pilipinas Live app and on www.pvl.ph.