LIVE: PVL All-Filipino Conference Play-in Tournament March 13
2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference play-in tournament schedule
March 13, Thursday – Philsports Arena
- 4pm – Nxled Chamelons vs Farm Fresh Foxies
- 6:30pm – Capital1 Solar Spikers vs ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles:
PVL: Thea Gagate happy with ZUS Coffee showing ahead of quarters
ZUS Coffee Thunderbelle’s Thea Gagate in a game against Capital1 Solar Spikers during a PVL All-Filipino Conference play-in game. –PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — With Thea Gagate at the forefront, ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles have experienced a lot of firsts — from the first win to their maiden winning streak and other achievements — in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
In their latest breakthrough, Gagate helped ZUS Coffee book its first-ever playoffs after sweeping the play-in round with a 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17, on Thursday at Philsports Arena.
The Alas Pilipinas middle blocker, who had 13 points including four blocks, is thrilled to be part of the Thunderbelles’ roller coaster ride, leading to a best-of-three quarterfinals series against the No.2 Petro Gazz.
PVL: ZUS Coffee books quarterfinals berth with play-in sweep
ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO
ZUS Coffee completed its maiden voyage to the quarterfinals of the PVL All Filipino Conference anchored on a 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17 win over Capital1 at Philsports Arena on Thursday night.
Skipper Cloanne Mondoñedo and veteran Jovelyn Gonzaga put on the winning touches in the decisive set as they arranged a best-of-three duel with the Petro Gazz Angels in the next phase.
“This is the first time for the franchise (to reach the quarterfinals). I’m super proud of my teammates. We knew they (Solar Spikers) would fight to the finish and we just gave our all,’’ said Mondoñedo, who steered their offense with 20 excellent sets while delivering six vicious attacks.
PVL scores: Capital1 vs ZUS Coffee
- FINAL: ZUS Coffee advances to the quarterfinals after beating Capital1, 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17, to sweep the play-in round. The Thunderbelles make their PVL playoffs debut against the Petro Gazz Angels.
- END OF SET 2: ZUS Coffee 25, Capital1 17.
- END OF SET 1: ZUS Coffee 25, Capital1 22.
PVL: Nxled routs Farm Fresh to wrap up All-Filipino campaign
Nxled Chameleons against Farm Fresh Foxies in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHOTO
Sharp and consistent from start to finish, Nxled swept Farm Fresh on sheer resolve, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 Wednesday night to wrap up its PVL All-Filipino Conference hinting of brighter things ahead.
EJ Laure got herself clicking in attack mode throughout and with ample backing from Chiara Permentilla and Lycha Ebon propelled the Chameleons to victory in a matchup where only pride was at stake on the table.
“For us, there is no way to go but move up. This conference, we learned to translate our losses into actions for us to win,’’ said Permentilla after the Chameleons finished their Pool B campaign in the play-in tournament with a 1-1 record after ending the preliminaries with a 1-10 card.
PVL scores: Nxled vs Farm Fresh (play-in)
- FINAL: Nxled ends its PVL 2025 All-Filipino Conference with a rousing 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 sweep of the short-handed Farm Fresh.
- END OF SET 2: Nxled 25, Farm Fresh 17. The Chameleons take a 2-0 lead as they keep on pouncing on the short-handed Foxies, who rested their starters
- END OF SET 1: Nxled 25, Farm Fresh 17.
THUNDERBELLES EYE LAST QUARTERFINALS BERTH! 🏐
⚔️ : CAPITAL1 ☀️ vs. ZUS COFFEE 🌩️
🕡 : First serve is at 6:30 p.m.
🎟️ : https://t.co/5vcubgH9VwWatch the games on:
📺 : One Sports | One Sports+
📲 : Pilipinas Live
🖥️ : https://t.co/ihdl9Qmw64#PVL2025 | #TheHeartOfVolleyball pic.twitter.com/JAtDqBVurI— Premier Volleyball League (@pvlph) March 12, 2025
CHAMELEONS, FOXIES PLAY FOR PRIDE! 🏐
⚔️ : NXLED 🦎 vs. FARM FRESH 🦊
🕓 : First serve is at 4:00 p.m.
🎟️ : https://t.co/5vcubgHHL4Watch the games on:
📺 : One Sports | One Sports+
📲 : Pilipinas Live
🖥️ : https://t.co/ihdl9Qn3VC#PVL2025 | #TheHeartOfVolleyball pic.twitter.com/VrXjfTeHhr— Premier Volleyball League (@pvlph) March 12, 2025
PVL: ZUS Coffee can end days of mediocrity in battle with Capital1
ZUS Coffee’s Chai Troncoso during a game against Cignal in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Perennially out of playoff contention in its first two PVL conferences, ZUS Coffee has a golden chance to play in an entirely different environment.
The Thunderbelles can step into the quarterfinal picture for the first time once they accomplish the mission of beating the Capital1 Solar Spikers on Thursday in the All-Filipino Conference play-in round at 6:30 p.m. at PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
“This is going to be a big game as we aim for the quarters. We’re going all out on this one,’’ said Chai Troncoso, the team’s catalyst in hurdling a formidable hump in Pool A of the play-in tournament.
PVL: Thriving Chai Troncoso disrupts ex-team Cignal’s playoff plans
ZUS Coffee’s Chai Troncoso comes up big against her ex-team Cignal in a crucial PVL game.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Chai Troncoso haunted her former team Cignal to put ZUS Coffee a win closer to a breakthrough playoffs appearance in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference.
Troncoso, flourishing as a Thunderbelle, hammered out 21 points including the last two winning points to deny Cignal from claiming the last quarterfinal ticket with a 19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12 win in their play-in game on Tuesday at Philsports Arena.
She may be a thorn in the side of Cignal, but all her learnings from her former team helped her lead a young ZUS Coffee squad to overcome a five-set thriller.
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