With semis matchups set, Creamline takes perfect run into duel vs Chery Tiggo
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With semis matchups set, Creamline takes perfect run into duel vs Chery Tiggo

/ 04:10 AM December 06, 2023

Jema Galanza (No. 23) thinks she still can do better, especially now that Creamline’s next game will be a semifinal duel against Chery Tiggo. —PVL IMAGES

Jema Galanza (No. 23) thinks she still can do better, especially now that Creamline’s next game will be a semifinal duel against Chery Tiggo. —PVL IMAGES

Creamline looks sharp for its title defense in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference and the Cool Smashers will take a perfect slate into the semifinals after hiking their winning streak to 11 games.For coach Sherwin Meneses, the team can even be sharper.

“[The 11-game win streak] is a big deal since it boosted the players’ morale,” Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses told the Inquirer in Filipino. “But I always tell [the Cool Smashers] that this is the time that we need to perform even better.”

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“[O]f course our goal is much higher than an elimination [round] sweep.”

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The Cool Smashers will battle No. 4 Chery Tiggo in a best-of-three series for a Finals berth after dominating every aspect of their matchup against Galeries Tower on Tuesday for a 19-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-13 victory at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.

Heavily favored

The reigning queens are heavily favored against the Crossovers, who finished tied with Cignal at 8-3 (win-loss) but was relegated to the fourth seed because of the points system.

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But it’s not only Meneses that thinks Creamline can do better than its victory against one of the league’s bottom-dwellers.

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Jema Galanza, who finished with 12 points mostly on attacks, is one of the Cool Smashers who is striving to be better with the semifinals starting in just two days.

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“Am I happy [with our Galeries win]? I am a bit happy but I am still looking for more from myself so I need to [work] ‘triple-time’ since our opponent on Thursday will be difficult,” Galanza said.

Cignal also finds little reason to celebrate after sweeping off Gerflor, 25-22, 25-11, 25-10, in the earlier game to secure the third seed.

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Even Vanie Gandler, who turned 23 on Tuesday, was in no mood to celebrate. INQ

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