The Creamline Cool Smashers is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by the Republic Biscuit Corporation and named after its Creamline Creamy Ice Cream brand.
Short name | Creamline | ||
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Nickname | Cool Smashers | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
Head coach | Sherwin Meneses (Adamson) | ||
Captain | Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo) | ||
League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
2024 All-Filipino | Champions | ||
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Premier Volleyball League: 8 (2018, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2022, 2023, 2023, 2024) |
History edit
The Creamline Cool Smashers made their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) debut at the Reinforced Open Conference in 2017 with Thai coach Tai Bundit as their first head coach. The team is owned by Republic Biscuit Corporation.[1] It is named after their Creamline Creamy Ice Cream brand.[2]
They would finish as third placers in the 2017 Reinforced Open Conference. Among the more successful teams in the PVL, Creamline has never finished outside the podium,[3] winning eight conference titles in total as of the conclusion of the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.[4]
Creamline also formed part of the Philippine national team's core and staff for the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup on account of winning the 2022 Invitational Conference.[5][6] Creamline acting as the national team would finish sixth, in the tournament hosted at home.[7]
Latest roster edit
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1 | Kyle Negrito | Setter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | December 15, 1996 | Far Eastern University | |
2 | Alyssa Valdez (C) | Outside Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | June 29, 1993 | Ateneo de Manila University | |
4 | Floremel Rodriguez | Opposite Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | August 29, 1996 | Southwesern University | |
5 | Risa Sato | Middle Blocker | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | October 4, 1994 | National University | |
6 | Jeanette Panaga | Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | July 25, 1994 | College of Saint Benilde | |
7 | Michele Gumabao | Opposite Hitter | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | September 2, 1992 | De La Salle University | |
8 | Ella de Jesus | Libero | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | August 17, 1993 | Ateneo de Manila University | |
9 | Lorie Bernardo | Middle Blocker | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | August 1, 2000 | University of the Philippines | |
10 | Pau Soriano | Middle blocker | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | December 31, 1991 | Adamson University | |
11 | Kyla Atienza | Libero | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | April 12, 1997 | [[Far Eastern Universit | |
13 | Denden Lazaro-Revilla | Libero | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | January 21, 1992 | Ateneo De Manila University | |
14 | Bea de Leon | Middle Blocker | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | August 2, 1996 | Ateneo De Manila University | |
15 | Theo Bea Bonafe | Setter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | University of the Philippines | ||
16 | Rizza Mandapat | Opposite Hitter | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | February 28, 1994 | National University | |
17 | Rosemarie Vargas | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | December 12, 1992 | Far Eastern University | |
18 | Tots Carlos | Opposite Hitter | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | July 7, 1998 | University of the Philippines | |
19 | Bernadeth Pons | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | October 19, 1996 | Far Eastern University | |
20 | Mafe Galanza | Setter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | May 11, 2000 | University of Santo Tomas | |
23 | Jema Galanza | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | November 28, 1996 | Adamson University |
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Team edit
Season | Conference | Title | Source |
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2017 | Reinforced | 3rd place | [9] |
Open | 3rd place | [10] | |
2018 | Reinforced | Champions | [11] |
Open | Champions | [12] | |
2019 | Reinforced | Runner-up | [13] |
Open | Champions | [14] | |
2021 | Open | Runner-up | [15] |
2022 | Open | Champions | [16] |
Invitational | Champions | [17] | |
Reinforced | 3rd place | [18] | |
2023 | First All-Filipino | Champions | [19] |
Invitational | Runner-up | [20] | |
Second All-Filipino | Champions | [21] | |
2024 | All-Filipino | Champions | [22] |
Individual edit
Season | Conference | Award | Name | Source |
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2017 | Reinforced | |||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [23] | ||
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Open | Best Setter | Jia Morado | [24] | |
2018 | Reinforced | |||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [25] | ||
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | [11] | |||
Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [26] | |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jema Galanza | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | [12] | |||
2019 | Reinforced | |||
Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Alyssa Valdez | [27] | ||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Jema Galanza | [28] | |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Jia Morado | [14] | ||
Best Setter | ||||
Best Libero | Kyla Atienza | [28] | ||
2021 | Open | |||
1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [15] | ||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
2022 | Open | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Tots Carlos | [29] |
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Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Alyssa Valdez | [16] | ||
Invitational | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Tots Carlos | [30] | |
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1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Celine Domingo | [31] | ||
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1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | [18] | ||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
2023 | 1st All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Conference) | Diana Mae Carlos | [19] |
1st Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jessica Margarett Galanza | |||
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
Best Setter | Jia Morado | |||
Most Valuable Player (Finals) | ||||
Invitational | Best Opposite Spiker | Diana Mae Carlos | [20] | |
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | |||
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Celine Domingo | |||
2nd All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Diana Mae Carlos | [32] | |
Best Opposite Spiker | Michele Gumabao | |||
1st Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | |||
2nd Best Outside Spiker | Jessica Margarett Galanza | |||
2024 | All-Filipino | Most Valuable Player (Finals) | Jessica Margarett Galanza | [33] |
2nd Best Outside Spiker | ||||
2nd Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | |||
Best Setter | Kyle Negrito |
Imports edit
Season | Number | Player | Country |
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2017 | 11 | Laura Schaudt | United States |
16 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand | |
2018 | 1 | Nikolina Aščerić (withdrew) | Serbia |
18 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand | |
21 | Laura Schaudt | United States | |
2019 | 16 | Kuttika Kaewpin | Thailand |
18 | Aleoscar Blanco | Venezuela | |
2022 | 21 | Yeliz Başa | Turkey |
Team captains edit
- Alyssa Valdez (2017 – present)
- Jia Morado (2023) – Interim captain
Coaches edit
- Tai Bundit (2017–18;[34] 2019–2021)
- Li Huanning (2019, withdrew)[35]
- Sherwin Meneses (2022–present)
Former players edit
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References edit
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