Creamline Cool Smashers’ Alyssa Valdez throughout a recreation in opposition to Galeries Tower Excessive Risers within the PVL All-Filipino Convention. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Match-again Alyssa Valdez has been peaking on the proper time for the Creamline Cool Smashers and he or she hopes to to contribute extra of their title quest because the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Convention nears its climax.
Valdez delivered 16 factors, seven digs, and 7 wonderful receptions to seal the highest seed for Creamline with a 25-15, 26-24, 25-19 win over Galeries Tower on Thursday at Philsports Area.
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SCHEDULE: PVL All-Filipino Convention 2024-2025
The three-time MVP, who missed the previous two conferences because of a nagging knee harm, stated her stable exhibiting of their final preliminary recreation is a much-needed confidence booster forward of the qualifying spherical in opposition to the No.12 staff.
“I suppose, my arduous work additionally personally has been paying off,” Valdez instructed Inquirer Sports activities.
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“It’s a very large deal for me, for my confidence going to the qualifying rounds. And hopefully, makalampas din kami doon para mas makatulong pa ako atcontribute pa ako sa staff.”
Valdez and the Cool Smashers, who topped the preliminaries with a 10-1 report, are wanting ahead to the qualifying recreation as they play a distinct format to earn a slot within the best-of-three quarterfinals.
“I’d say it’s one thing completely different, one thing thrilling, one thing to stay up for. Kasi on the finish of the day, ang tagal na rin nating naglalaro sa PVL. SoI suppose, a bit of change would assist excite us, hopefully. So doon namin tinitignan yung bagong format na ito,” she stated.
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The 31-year-old spiker believes that their lone loss to PLDT that snapped their 19-game successful streak final Saturday was an enormous wake-up name and humbling to the staff.
“That was really one thing na masasabi namin na on the finish of the day, get up name talaga. However we had been humbled by that loss on the finish of the day so we labored arduous subsequent day and made certain na gagawin namin ‘yung trabaho namin and roles namin,” Valdez stated.
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“With that loss siguro, we might say na we have now a lot issues, so many issues to enhance on pa as a staff. It was a great loss for us, if that is smart.”
