The Creamline Cool Smashers secured an initial victory in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference finals with a 25-23, 19-25, 26-24, and 25-22 triumph over the Choco Mucho Flying Titans on Thursday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Diana Carlos tallied 16 markers, all coming from attacks, to be named Player of the Game for the Cool Smashers, which took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three championship series.
The former University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons standout emphasized that their trust among each other and following the system of head coach Sherwin Meneses are the keys to their winning run.
“Since day 1, ‘yun naman ang sinasabi namin na tiwala lang sa isa’t isa. Lagi rin naming sinasabi na umiikot lang kami sa isang sistema, and we are happy na nagagawa namin ‘yung system na ‘yun inside the court,” Carlos said.
Carlos admitted that there were some portions of Game 1 where the Cool Smashers’ energy was very low, but they managed to make some adjustments to maintain their unbeaten record in the season-ending conference.
“We are grateful na nakabawi kami dun sa sets na medyo low kami; from the outside, makikita mo na mababa ang energy namin. ‘Yun ang hinahanap ni coach, na mabago ‘yung ikot ng team,” Carlos said.
Carlos and the Cool Smashers can clinch the PVL championship in Game 2 on Saturday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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