Creamline vs Petro Gazz

In front of 12175 strong fans, Creamline completed its comeback and turned back Petro Gazz in four sets to retain its crown.

No team led by as many two points in a tense-filled start until the Angels struck back from 10-12 down with four straight hits behind Sabete to wrest control. Creamline raced to a 12-6 lead, took five of the next seven points and held sway to close out the championship on an 8-6 run. Sato scored back-to-back points on a dropball and a block, Gumabao banged in a couple of hits and Galanza wrapped up the set and put the Cool Sa a set a win from keeping the championship with an off-speed hit. Soltones tried to steer Petro Gazz back into the game with a couple of gutsy hits but Galanza, Sato and Gumabao combined in a decisive 8-4 closeout as the Angels got rattled and became tentative with their plays, leading to tight passes and enabling the Cool Smashers to stay in firm control. With Palma manning the fort, the Angels finished with five kill blocks, three more than the Cool Smashers, and came away with a couple of aces to help key their big opening set run. After shattering an 11-all count with a three-point blast, the Cool Smashers were never threatened, hiking their lead to 23-16 as the Angels got rattled and became tentative with their plays, leading to tight passes and enabling the Cool Smashers to stay in firm control.

More than anything else, the Cool Smashers' sixth championship in eight finals appearances in the country's first professional volleyball league showed the ...

[Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference](https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/) title by fending off Petro Gazz, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, in winner-take-all Game Three on Thursday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Galanza finished with triple-double numbers of 19 points, 16 digs and 11 receptions to help Creamline complete its comeback from a set down in Game 3 - and from a 0-1 deficit in the best-of-three championship series. [Conference MVP Tots Carlos](https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/tots-carlos-named-pvl-mvp-4-creamline-stars-in-premier-team-a1373-20230330) led from the front to lead the Cool Smashers comeback after dropping the first set, while Best Outside Spiker Jema Galanza delivered the game-winning kill off a combination play.

The Creamline Cool Smashers successfully retained their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference crown after drubbing rivals Petro Gazz in ...

Creamline overcame a first set hiccup to turn back Petro Gazz, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, in Game 3 of the Premier Volleyball League finals and cop the ...

The Cool Smashers turned things around in the third set with Risa Sato providing the energy off the bench, denying Jonah Sabete to give Creamline a 22-16 lead. The Cool Smashers then wrapped it up in the fourth set for the championship. Creamline overcame a first set hiccup to turn back Petro Gazz, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, in Game 3 of the Premier Volleyball League finals and cop the 2023 All-Filipino Conference title on Thursday at the MOA Arena.

Creamline outplayed Petro Gazz, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, in the winner-take-all Game Three to repeat as champion in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) ...

The Cool Smashers, who played the entire conference without injured superstar Alyssa Valdez, continued to pound on the Angels as they kept the latter at bay to build a 21-11 lead and eventually won the crown on an emphatic Galanza kill. Recovering from a first set defeat, Creamline took the next two sets and carried the momentum to the fourth frame where it raced to a 4-0 advantage. Creamline outplayed Petro Gazz, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-15, in the winner-take-all Game Three to repeat as champion in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, March 30, at the Mall of Asia Arena.