Chery Tiggo discovered newfound strength and resilience after navigating the inaugural Premier Volleyball League Play-In Tournament.
The Crossovers emerged victorious in Pool B, defeating the Nxled Chameleons on Thursday and the Farm Fresh Foxies on Tuesday to secure their place in the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference quarterfinals.
For Shaya Adorador, who averaged 16 points across both games, these victories proved that Chery Tiggo can compete with any team in the league.
“Sobrang importante po na naranasan namin ‘tong dikdikan talaga. Nakita namin sa Nxled at sa Farm Fresh na gusto rin talaga nilang manalo,” said Adorador, who delivered 18 points, 13 digs, and 11 receptions against the Foxies.
“Dito rin namin nakita na yung team namin, talagang hindi kami nagpatalo sa mga dikdikan na score-an at balikan ng bola kasi yun yung pinaka-importante. Nakita namin yung team namin na tine-test talaga kami sa ganong situations,” she continued.
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Chery Tiggo will need that same resolve, poise, and composure as they enter the quarterfinals as the eighth seed, set to face the top-ranked Creamline squad.
The Cool Smashers, last season’s Grand Slam champions, only suffered one loss in the preliminaries — a five-set defeat to the PLDT High Speed Hitters.
In their lone preliminary encounter, Creamline convincingly swept Chery Tiggo, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
“Sa two games, itong past two games na dumagdag sa amin bago kami umabot ng quarters, mahalaga dahil ayun nga, isa doon yung mate-test yung character ng team. Pangalawa, parang mahahasa pa yung teamwork namin at yung individual skills namin para alam mo yun, pag nag-work kasi individually mabubuo yung team so ayun po,” added Ara Galang, who delivered a team-best 20 points against Farm Fresh.
Game 1 of their best-of-three quarterfinal series is set for next Tuesday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
